The Queen Name-Drops 'Game of Thrones,' Internet Loses It
What a time to be alive.
Hip octogenarian Queen Elizabeth reminded the public Thursday that she's been within sitting distance of the Iron Throne and you haven't.
In her annual Christmas Day address, the social-media-savvy-ish monarch rubbed it in referenced her June tour of the Game of Thrones set, which delighted the World Wide Web to no end. (Technically, she asked everybody to think about peace and reconciliation in Northern Ireland and not HBO, but you know the Internet—one-track mind.) One Twitter user said her mother lost control of her bladder upon hearing Her Majesty utter those three words. Another suggested Prince Harry cheekily put his grandmum up to it.
Keep reading for the funniest reactions and a video of the speech.
My mother still wetting herself over The Queen's Game of Thrones reference - the highlight of Christmas so far
— Helen Nianias (@helennianias) December 25, 2014
No one had Game of Thrones in the Queen's speech sweepstake. Bet she did it for a bet.
— Janine Gibson (@janinegibson) December 25, 2014
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Did the Queen seriously just name drop Game of Thrones!? I thought she'd have been more of an Orange is the New Black fan. #QueensSpeech
— Sophie Corfan (@sophcorfan) December 25, 2014
The Queen namedrops Games of Thrones - bet that was a dare by Prince Harry or something. #QueensSpeech
— Ty (@TheDashingChap) December 25, 2014
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Chelsea Peng is a writer and editor who was formerly the assistant editor at Marie Claire. She's also worked for The Strategist and Refinery29, and is a graduate of Northwestern University. On her tombstone, she would like a GIF of herself that's better than the one that already exists on the Internet and a free fro-yo machine. Besides frozen dairy products, she's into pirates, carbs, Balzac, and snacking so hard she has to go lie down.