Recently I read something interesting about the deaths of royalty. It seems that when the current queen of England, Queen Elizabeth II dies, the people of Britain are banned from being funny on public television. This is true. According to this report the BBC isn’t allowed to air anything humorous for the 12 days between Queen Elizabeth’s death and funeral.

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 moment’s notice. (1) The British really take the monarchy seriously.

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