The Queen Name-Drops Game Of Thrones In Her Christmas Speech

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December 26, 2014

Queen Elizabeth II delivered her annual Christmas speech yesterday, which is typically only viewed by faithful monarchists and denizens in the motherland and any Australian who’s remote is broken before they could switch from Channel 2. Except this time, she decided to reference Game Of Thrones, and the Twitterverse promptly went intro overdrive.

Thanks to the wonders of YouTube, you can view all seven minutes of the thing below. But essentially she visited the set of the show while in Belfast, and thought she’d use it as a platform to discuss reconciliation in light of, you know, that whole Scotland thing.

Here’s what her biggest fans had to say about the idea (note that they care far less about the politics).

Queen name drops game of thrones just to spite Charles. #QueensSpeech

— Death Valley Dave (@archidave) December 25, 2014

When you play the game of thrones you wear lavender or you die #QueensSpeech

— Seán (@glittercrisis) December 25, 2014

LIZ PLEASE NOT ALL OF US HAVE BEEN ON THE SET OF THE GAME OF THRONES #QueensSpeech

— Molly (@MollyAnneR_) December 25, 2014

That was the most boring episode of Game of Thrones yet #QueensSpeech pic.twitter.com/B1L1yO93hX

— Craig JL MacDonald (@Captaincraigmac) June 4, 2014

Love the fact Game of Thrones got a mention in the Queen’s Christmas Day message. +10 cool factor points. pic.twitter.com/bvHsVZdHm5

— Digital Spy (@digitalspy) December 25, 2014

Game of Thrones has ruined the #QueensSpeech for me. I just keep waiting for the naked lesbians to make this long speech interesting

— Richard Sandling (@squat_betty) June 4, 2014

Why are people bothered that the queen said Game of Thrones in her speech. She definitely prefers The Walking Dead. #QueensSpeech

— Oli (@Langston_Oli) December 25, 2014

Keep on rocking in the free world, Liz.

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