Queen Elizabeth, the ruler of memes

The repertoire he left us as a legacy is vast and useful for all situations. The most famous “Bizarre photos” of the queen are those in which she appears surprised and amazed, but the shots in which Elisabetta expresses her dissent with more than eloquent hints have also been very successful. The game that was created was a fantastic dichotomy between her inscrutable and silent way of reigning and her expressiveness so clear. So much so that in 2012 a frame immortalized during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in London became “the queen’s meme par excellence”, renamed by the British: “One is not amused”.

Before even landing on the apps, these expressions were a source of inspiration for many artists, more or less important, who wanted to underline the “rebellious spirit” of Her Majesty. An example is the Punk Queen by TvBoywhich represents the Queen Elizabeth in clothes and punk looks. Behind her a flag of the United Kingdom made with graffiti and drips of paint while the words “Punk’s not dead” appear on the sovereign’s shirt.

A separate discussion deserves the dispute with Meghan Markle. After the interview given by the wife of grandson Harry to Oprah Winfrey in which the couple had released shocking statements about their relationship with the royal family, the users of the network were unleashed in trying to interpret the thoughts of the sovereign who, in the meantime, had allowed the couple to move further and further away from Buckingham Palace.

Until a few hours after her death, while increasingly worrying rumors were chasing each other, the state of health of the queen it has never been questioned on social media. Indeed, often jokes were made about his age, his strength, how he had overcome the Covid-19 pandemic and his infinite reign. Over time, the claim that the queen had “entered a new phase” of her health has become a meme in itself. As if it were not possible, as if no one wanted to believe that even the totems can fall. And it is precisely when little comforting news came from London from London, the response of the memes was peremptory: no, the queen cannot die. And down a new string of memes until Thursday: when by now everything was foreshadowing the worst, the possibility that Elisabetta would once again make possible what seemed unexpected someone tried to exorcise her like this.