There was an article on the Reader’s Digest website recently that I thought was quite interesting. The column was titled “The 15 Most Bizarre Perks of the Royal Family.” It was written by someone named Morgan Cutolo.

According to this article, once Queen Elizabeth II dies, the people of Britain are banned from being funny on public television. The BBC is serious about the death of their monarch. “The BBC isn’t allowed to air anything humorous for the 12 days between [the queen’s] death and her funeral,” says Cutolo. “In the event of the queen’s passing, [the] BBC will immediately stop what they’re doing, make the announcement of her death, and start airing documentaries about the Queen’s life that have been pre-recorded. The station even has black suits and ties ready to be thrown on at a…