# The Queen was in Hospital: 2021-10-21 **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 21, 2021, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-queen-was-in-hospital-2021-10-21/952951 "2021-10-21T22:40:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Mk\_VII](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Mk\_VII](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mk_VII)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2021, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-queen-was-in-hospital-2021-10-21/952951/41 "2021-11-15T21:41:23Z")
The King Edward The Seventh Hospital For Officers is a private hospital which the Royals, and many others who can afford it, have used for many years, both for privacy and convenience. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2021, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-queen-was-in-hospital-2021-10-21/952951/42 "2021-11-15T23:08:21Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > I don’t know if he was breech, just that he was delivered by c-section. Oops. I interpreted your “also delivered that way” as breech, not C-section. The wording was a little unclear. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2021, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-queen-was-in-hospital-2021-10-21/952951/43 "2021-11-18T01:59:04Z")
> **[Queen 'entered a new phase' and we 'may not see her until February', say experts](https://www.ok.co.uk/lifestyle/queen-new-phase-wont-see-25469451)** > > Her Majesty is unlikely to be seen in public for the rest of the year, according to royal experts They make it sound as if she’s cocooned and will emerge in her True Form come spring. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2021, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-queen-was-in-hospital-2021-10-21/952951/44 "2021-11-18T03:45:34Z")
February came early this year. > **[Queen Elizabeth Seen for First Time Since Canceling Remembrance Day...](https://people.com/royals/queen-elizabeth-first-in-person-engagement-since-hospitalization-missing-remembrance-sunday/)** > > Queen Elizabeth conducted an in-person engagement for the first time since her October hospitalization just days after a back injury stopped her from appearing at Remembrance Sunday ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2021, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-queen-was-in-hospital-2021-10-21/952951/45 "2021-11-18T03:54:43Z")
That’s clearly a stunt queen. ---
**Author:** ![SanVito](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sanvito/32/2805_2.png) [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2021, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-queen-was-in-hospital-2021-10-21/952951/46 "2021-11-18T13:19:35Z")
Just look at that old granny-flat draylon armchair. My Mum’s got one of those. ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2021, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-queen-was-in-hospital-2021-10-21/952951/47 "2021-11-22T02:48:16Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > That’s clearly a stunt queen. Apparently she does [have](https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-isle-of-man-41097184) a stand-in for rehearsals. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2021, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-queen-was-in-hospital-2021-10-21/952951/48 "2021-11-22T02:54:18Z")
[This guy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Connery) was literally the stunt queen, portraying her skydiving from a helicopter into the stadium during the opening ceremonies of the 2012 Summer Olympics. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2022, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-queen-was-in-hospital-2021-10-21/952951/49 "2022-02-20T12:02:10Z")
Her Majesty has tested positive for covid. > **[Britain's Queen Elizabeth tests positive for Covid-19 | CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/20/uk/queen-elizabeth-coronavirus-intl-gbr/index.html?utm_medium=social&utm_term=link&utm_content=2022-02-20T11%3A59%3A39&utm_source=twcnnbrk)** > > Britain's Queen Elizabeth tested positive for coronavirus on Sunday, Buckingham Palace has announced. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2022, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-queen-was-in-hospital-2021-10-21/952951/50 "2022-02-20T12:54:17Z")
It’s amazing she avoided Covid for this long. Hopefully the vaccinations will minimize the symptoms. ---
**Author:** ![JaneDoe42](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janedoe42/32/14104_2.png) [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2022, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-queen-was-in-hospital-2021-10-21/952951/51 "2022-02-20T17:56:16Z")
Fingers crossed that she recovers. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2022, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-queen-was-in-hospital-2021-10-21/952951/52 "2022-02-20T18:15:37Z")
I’m sure she’s well vaccinated and reports are that she has only mild cold-like symptoms. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2022, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-queen-was-in-hospital-2021-10-21/952951/53 "2022-02-20T18:20:23Z")
Even mild cold-like symptoms can be an issue for someone her age. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2022, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-queen-was-in-hospital-2021-10-21/952951/54 "2022-02-20T18:26:26Z")
My mother’s covid (which killed her) started as “mild, cold like symptoms”. The queen may be fine, but she’s certainly not out of the woods, yet. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2022, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-queen-was-in-hospital-2021-10-21/952951/55 "2022-02-22T03:05:35Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > The queen may be fine, but she’s certainly not out of the woods, yet. We have a thread around here somewhere for famous people who died of Covid. It will be a tragic thread-stopper if she ends up there. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2022, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-queen-was-in-hospital-2021-10-21/952951/56 "2022-02-22T03:32:36Z")
[Inside the London Hospital Where Queen Elizabeth II Is Treated (insider.com)](https://www.insider.com/inside-king-edward-viis-hospital-queen-royal-family2017-5#each-air-conditioned-room-has-a-walk-in-shower-wall-mounted-tv-and-room-service-10) Looks more hospital-like than I was expecting. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2022, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-queen-was-in-hospital-2021-10-21/952951/57 "2022-02-22T03:59:36Z")
The pope had it and recovered, didnt he? Yeah, she’s pretty close to the top of any list of “most famous…” I hope she doesn’t make that thread. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2022, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-queen-was-in-hospital-2021-10-21/952951/58 "2022-02-22T08:13:30Z")
The queen’s recent weight loss has people concerned. She was joking and seems in good spirits. This recent photo surprised me. I hope the weight loss is just grieving over Phillip. It’s going to be quite a shock after she dies. The majority of Britons have never known a world without Queen Elizabeth. 70 Years on the throne. > **[Queen Elizabeth Quips She 'Can't Move' as She Uses Cane in Latest Appearance](https://people.com/royals/queen-elizabeth-quips-she-cant-move-uses-cane-latest-appearance/)** > > Queen Elizabeth's latest in-person meeting had an awkward start when she said she couldn't move as she held a cane. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2022, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-queen-was-in-hospital-2021-10-21/952951/59 "2022-02-22T08:28:35Z")
Do note that this article is from before Liz’s covid diagnosis. If the Queen is indeed in dire health, I expect that The Firm will stay mum about it until whenever she finally passes. ---
**Author:** ![SanVito](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sanvito/32/2805_2.png) [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2022, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-queen-was-in-hospital-2021-10-21/952951/60 "2022-02-22T08:48:37Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > The pope had it and recovered, didnt he? > > Yeah, she’s pretty close to the top of any list of “most famous…” Pretty close? I’m struggling to think of anyone who could take the crown off her as ‘most famous…’ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-queen-was-in-hospital-2021-10-21/952951.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-queen-was-in-hospital-2021-10-21/952951.md?page=4)