Palace Beekeeper Informs the Royal Hives of the Queen’s Death – IOTW Report

Palace Beekeeper Informs the Royal Hives of the Queen’s Death

UK Daily Mail

The royal beekeeper – in an arcane tradition thought to date back centuries – has informed the hives kept in the grounds of Buckingham Palace and Clarence House of the Queen’s death.

And the bees have also been told, in hushed tones, that their new master is now King Charles III.

The official Palace beekeeper, John Chapple, 79, told MailOnline how he travelled to Buckingham Palace and Clarence House on Friday following news of The Queen’s death to carry out the superstitious ritual. More

11 Comments on Palace Beekeeper Informs the Royal Hives of the Queen’s Death

  1. Feeble old Sir Sidney Bumdoodle, the Royal Beekeeper, put it this way to his charges:

    Gather round my children, I have an important announcement to make to you all.

    Your matron, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has passed on to Bumblebee Heaven.

    Queen Bee: What did she die of?

    Sir Sidney: …uh…I’m not quite sure. She had red bumps all over…I’m guessing it was Hives…

    Queen Bee: Hah…I knew it. Last week she kept poking her face in here. I told my soldiers to earn their pay, and they did. Now I am the ONLY Queen in the whole of the United Kingdom.

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