Queen Elizabeth II goes on a passenger train from Norfolk to London
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[QUOTE]The Queen has displayed the common touch by catching a commuter train back to London after her Christmas break in Norfolk. Escorted by the station manager, she boarded the 10.54am Great Northern train service from King's Lynn station to Kings Cross on Monday, taking her first-class seat five minutes before departure. The one hour 40-minute journey would have cost her £54.90. "It's an honour to have her use the train service," Graeme Pratt, the station manager, told the Eastern Daily Press. "I asked her if she enjoyed her stay in Norfolk, to which she said she did."[/QUOTE]
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[url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/queen-elizabeth-II/12147512/Queen-rides-with-commuters-on-train-back-to-London.html]The Telegraph[/url]
bear in mind before anyone insults the queen or monarchy, that this is the face you will see in the last breaths of your existence before she destroys your soul
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She looks so excited to take the train
Suddenly the Queen starts slamming the shit out of rail fares and asking why her fucking train was 90 minutes late and she lost out on her reserved table seat because the reservation system broke on the day and it was a free for all
she looks like a granny biker in that picture
She should try one of the Pacers up north if she wants the real british rail experience
Likely the only British train to run on time in the past decade
-ohhhh, it seems i was not well-informed-
[QUOTE=Trixil;49713696]holy shit, someone very politically important rode a train? call the press![/QUOTE]
[I]The fucking Queen[/I] rode [I]public transit.[/I]
If Obama had taken Marta you bet your ass that'd be all over the news.
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Oh you ass you edited it a split second before I quoted you.
[QUOTE=smurfy;49713540]Suddenly the Queen starts slamming the shit out of rail fares and asking why her fucking train was 90 minutes late and she lost out on her reserved table seat because the reservation system broke on the day and it was a free for all[/QUOTE]
Ahah, that's what I thought!
I expected her to notice the sheer disarray of it all and then be the saviour of our fucked railway system.
David Cameron has underfunded the Royal Family this much!
It's a pity she probibly won't get to see the train fares, and if she does, she may not even realize how much that is for many people, heading such an expensive estate. (I wonder if she knows how much a pint of milk costs..)
[QUOTE=nuttyboffin;49713986]It's a pity she probibly won't get to see the train fares, and if she does, she may not even realize how much that is for many people, heading such an expensive estate. (I wonder if she knows how much a pint of milk costs..)[/QUOTE]
Of course she does. The Queen isn't stupid.
It's all a matter of how out of touch she may be with the prices vs income.
[QUOTE=smurfy;49713540]Suddenly the Queen starts slamming the shit out of rail fares and asking why her fucking train was 90 minutes late and she lost out on her reserved table seat because the reservation system broke on the day and it was a free for all[/QUOTE]
Virgin Trains man, they're the bane of my existence.
[QUOTE=nuttyboffin;49713986]It's a pity she probibly won't get to see the train fares, and if she does, she may not even realize how much that is for many people, heading such an expensive estate. (I wonder if she knows how much a pint of milk costs..)[/QUOTE]and the tax payer pays more to subsidising the private companies than they ever have & prices go up and up lol
she should catch the 23:20 from Hastings to Eastbourne
fulla drunk people arguing and puking everywhere, alongside tired commuters and musicians
last train galore
[QUOTE=Lemmingston;49714032]Of course she does. The Queen isn't stupid.
It's all a matter of how out of touch she may be with the prices vs income.[/QUOTE]
Well is she out of touch or not I don't keep up with Monarchy gossip?
[QUOTE=Cloak Raider;49713488]bear in mind before anyone insults the queen or monarchy, that this is the face you will see in the last breaths of your existence before she destroys your soul
[img]http://i.imgur.com/85DmmyQ.png[/img][/QUOTE]
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[QUOTE=Snood_1990;49714167]Virgin Trains man, they're the bane of my existence.[/QUOTE]
Fuck Virgin.
I'm all the way down in Hastings with a bunch of family up in Newcastle, it used to cost me £150 for two people to go up, now it costs £300+ since virgin took over.
I think many in the Royal Family do it to somewhat ground themselves. hell, even Prince Charles hires out the newest A1 Peppercorn (aka 60163 "Tornado") to haul the royal train around the kingdom when performing royal duties
Then again... the UK was the birthplace of railways (I think).
HM looks so giddy to take PT, even though for you guys it costs an arm and a leg to even use.
[QUOTE=Shadow801;49732037]Fuck Virgin.
I'm all the way down in Hastings with a bunch of family up in Newcastle, it used to cost me £150 for two people to go up, now it costs £300+ since virgin took over.[/QUOTE]
Christ. And I thought I had it bad that it costs £50 up and down to go see my parents who live 2 hours away.
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