Reign on her parade: Internet hijacks #QueenFacts hashtag
A hashtag launched to mark Queen Elizabeth II becoming Britain’s longest reigning monarch has been hijacked by Twitter users who have shared some questionable “facts” about the head of state.
Elizabeth II, 89, surpassed Queen Victoria’s record as the longest reigning British monarch on Thursday, having been on the throne for 63 years and 213 days.
To mark the occasion, Euronews began tweeting facts about the Queen under the hashtag #QueenFacts.
The internet reacted ironically, however, with users making up their own weird and wonderful “facts.”
RT has compiled a list of some of the funniest, most poignant and downright absurd tweets to mark her royal highness’s big day.
An original tweet from EuroNews, with an actual #QueenFact:
The Queen has answered
around three and a half million items of correspondence http://t.co/shUsMyBTAa#QueenFactspic.twitter.com/nA2qvnTvqI
— euronews (@euronews) September 8,
2015Within minutes, the internet responded with its own particular brand of royal humor.
That glue on the back of a
stamp? She calls it "selfie stick". #queenfacts
— Graham Lee (@iwasleeg) September 9,
2015When conditions are
favorable for swarming, Elizabeth will start laying eggs in queen cups. #queenfacts
— Dr Brooke
Magnanti (@belledejour_uk) September 9,
2015Without her white gloves, the Queen is entirely adhesive. #queenfactspic.twitter.com/cYl6cpU0OE
— TittyBiscuits. (@dawneywawney) September 9, 2015The real Queen actually died
and was replaced in the sixties, as is revealed by playing the national anthem backwards #queenfacts
— Grace Petrie
(@gracepetrie) September 9,
2015The Queen can only be destroyed by a scone through the heart.
#QueenFactspic.twitter.com/ONR3KRjVjD
— Bacardi Oakheart (@Midgetgems26) September 9, 2015The Queen's iconic wave comes from when they built her and didnt finish her 'wave.exe' programming due to tough deadlines #queenfacts
— Kelly Gardiner (@kellyjgardiner) September 9, 2015The Queen’s saucer section can separate and re-dock, a feature used sometimes when the stardrive section goes into combat. #QueenFacts
— Jive Turkey (@ncguk) September 9, 2015#QueenFacts The Queen's favourite food is spaghetti, but no-one has been brave enough to tell her how to eat it. pic.twitter.com/IxAd5IRuio
— Rick Burin (@rickburin) September 9, 2015#queenfacts She ignores show-offs. pic.twitter.com/pNQ4Ez5K9O
— Lissa Evans (@LissaKEvans) September 9, 2015The Queen once pulled on a load bearing eyebrow, causing her head to cave in, and her crown to fall off.
#queenfacts
— TittyBiscuits. (@dawneywawney) September 9, 2015The Queen™has promised to abdicate tomorrow if Charles agrees to take the name "King Jug eared Twat the First" #QueenFacts
— Adam Ippititimus (@Adders500) September 9, 2015#QueenFacts she's actually been dead for 10 years, it's Prince Andrew in drag really .
— Fuck Face (@fondablond) September 9, 2015If you make fun of The Queen on Twitter she will probably shoot you. #QueenFactspic.twitter.com/cGPp2JYzh0
— GameChap (@GameChap) September 9, 2015#queenfacts She is the funniest woman in the world. pic.twitter.com/JyoXqJeYhn
— Lissa Evans (@LissaKEvans) September 9, 2015
