Queen Elizabeth II: diminutive royal, iPod user

The Sun (Posh and Becks, not plasmatic giver-o-life) reports that Queen Elizabeth is rawkin' the palace on her new iPod. With Charles off quivering in a corner fearing the onset of the nanobot army, the Queen's second son (read: irrelevant) Andrew has become the Royal gadget go-to-guy and set her up with the silver 6GB iPod mini. Perhaps this is just the first step to getting His Steveness a knighthood like Sir Bill. At the very least, we like to imagine Gee Dub and QE2 kickin' back on the state bean bag, nothing between them but an iPod Audio Splitter and their "special relationship." Come on, it's easy if you try.

[Chu Chu @ Dec 19th 2005 2:05AM]

If it's good enough for the queen, it's good enough for me!

Now where do I find me one of these eyepod gadgets you whippersnappers keep talking about...

[Myke @ Dec 19th 2005 2:05AM]

Coming from The Sun, I doubt it's true.

[Stacy @ Dec 19th 2005 2:05AM]

Hey I know I would be quivering in the corner if some old lady with and Ipod was..er...Ipodding..

[Steve @ Dec 19th 2005 2:05AM]

Ditto post #2

[Conrad Quilty-Harper @ Dec 19th 2005 2:05AM]

Not just The Sun: http://www.macbytes.com/link.php?sid=20050617002602

[Ro Ley @ Dec 19th 2005 2:05AM]

As an insider at Buckingham, I can tell you that Andrew asked me to order this iPod in particular for the Queen.
http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000240041322/

What his motives were...I do not know

[Trae Shaw @ Dec 19th 2005 2:05AM]

Not to be picky but someone that is not part of the Commonwealth is not entitled Sir even when knighted. It is William Gates, KBE and possibly Steven Jobs, KBE.

[Malfoy Roark @ Dec 19th 2005 2:05AM]

Other than to be picky, what would be your motivation?

[shoepal @ Dec 19th 2005 2:05AM]

What an enjoyable and well written post. Cheers!

[Trae Shaw @ Dec 19th 2005 2:05AM]

To prevent further confusion?

[Ian Jardine @ Dec 19th 2005 2:05AM]

And he fav song?

"God save our gracious Queen......"

[The Jeremy @ Dec 19th 2005 2:05AM]

To Poster # 7, if the candidates are dual citizens, they could use the title "Sir." Steve Jobs should be a candidate for the KBE, and so should Nolan Bushnell. Both deserve it more than Gates, imho.

[Ro Ley @ Dec 19th 2005 2:05AM]

Why does Job's deserve it more than Gates? You know that in the last 18 months Gates has given roughly $750 million to fight AIDS in Africa, right?

[Trae Shaw @ Dec 19th 2005 2:05AM]

Jeremy, yes if a person is a dual citizen to a part of the Commonwealth then they themselves are part of the Commonwealth. What I said still stands...

[Will @ Dec 19th 2005 2:05AM]

Since when does a 6 GB iPod hold 10,000 songs? What, are they encoded at 10 kbps?

[izzy @ Dec 19th 2005 2:05AM]

Ro Ley=gates

we all know its u nice try though

[errol_slymm @ Dec 19th 2005 2:05AM]

God save the queen
The fascist regime
They made you a moron
Potential H-bomb

God save the queen
She aint no human being
There is no future
In England's dreaming

Don't be told what you want
Don't be told what you need
There's no future no future
No future for you

God save the queen
We mean it man
We love our queen
God saves

God save the queen
'Cos tourists are money
Our figures head
Is not what she seems

Oh god save history
God save your mad parade
Oh lord god have mercy
All crimes are paid

When there's no future
How can there be sin
We're the flowers in the dustbin
We're the poison in your human machine
We're the future you're future

God save the queen
We mean it man
We love our queen
God saves

God save the queen
We mean it man
And there is no future
In England's dreaming

No future no future
No future for you
No future no future
No future for me

No future no future
No future for you
No future no future
No future for you
No future no future for you

A royal favourite according to a palace insider

[mr.karmalicious @ Dec 19th 2005 2:05AM]

Even the queen's an iDiot.

[Tom Ford @ Dec 19th 2005 2:05AM]

sweet illustration. rock on, gramma. rock on.

[Raian @ Dec 19th 2005 2:05AM]

If this story is true it might begin to explain this:

http://www.cissme.com/beggars/rm/xl/basem/video/xls215cd-01_rvh.ram

The queen sneaking out to clubs and getting in cat fights... all because of the influence of that evil ipod

[Dave @ Dec 19th 2005 2:05AM]

The picture besmirches our monarch.

The picture depicts a figure looking:

1. Drunk.
2. Camp.
3. Sporting a hat which obviously would only be used during race day at Ascot, in which case she would be wearing binoculars.

Those responsible should be hanged. Thank you.

[Dan @ Dec 19th 2005 2:05AM]

I just imagined an RIAA lawyer getting his ass pounded to pavement by those guards in the funny hats outside Buckingham Palace.

I want to see that.

[Keith @ Dec 19th 2005 2:05AM]

Three cheers to whoever penned that graphic. Priceless! Now if we could just learn that Steven Hawking and Pope Benedict XVI are iPod users.

[Duncan Riley @ Dec 19th 2005 2:05AM]

Got to say, even as devils advocate here, that as a humble servant of Her Majesty I find the graphic quite offensive, although it is nice to know that HRH is probably listening to the same mp3 as I am, being the recent performances of the Last Night of the Proms.

[Victor @ Dec 19th 2005 2:05AM]

As a 'colonial' (Honolulu), I can't resist speculating which 'tunes' the Queen is downloading to her iPod. (After every possible version of "God Save the Queen," perhaps she might try "We Will Rock You" by Queen....)

And as a graphic designer, I appreciate the illustration, which is a take-off in the style of the television ads for iPod here in the states. (Her Majesty has demonstrated a keen sense of humor in the past, and my guess is that she is not offended by the illustration.)

[elizabeth winsor (H.R.H) @ Dec 19th 2005 2:05AM]

wonderful!! i never knew that ipodding was a real word and yes it is true.....i do have an ipod!!!

[elizabeth winsor (H.R.H) @ Dec 19th 2005 2:05AM]

wonderful!! i never knew that ipodding was a real word and yes it is true.....i do have an ipod!!!

[Sunn o))) @ Dec 19th 2005 2:05AM]

No iriver for James Bond, then. Elizabeth II launched a Queen's Medal for Music in March 2005, she's just keeping up with the times no doubt. But Jobs will have to go for the gusto -- Steve you gotta get one of those shields http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Warrant your chrome which says something like "By appointment...Apple is the Sole Purveyor of beatz to E II R. Others may step back."

Filling in the Royal rotation is:
- Edward Elgar (slow jam classic)
- Sir Peter Maxwell Davies - Two Renaissance Scottish Dances
- Indian Ensemble/Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Institute (Music Day)
- David Bowie or Elton
- U2 (vs. Numskullz - Ted Shred mixtape #4)
- Norah
- Louis Armstrong
- DJ Screw (to M'lady per Gee Dub mix)
- Fortunate Son - Three Dog
- City of Birmingham Young Voices Choir

What's up with the weak graphic it looks like Whoopie Goldberg trippin in movie makeup. Try this out http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/c/a/2005/06/24/DDGM1DD4N112.DTL&o=0.

[Sunn o))) @ Dec 19th 2005 2:05AM]

No iriver for James Bond, then. Elizabeth II launched a Queen's Medal for Music in March 2005, she's just keeping up with the times no doubt. But Jobs will have to go for the gusto -- Steve you gotta get one of those shields http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Warrant your chrome which says something like "By appointment...Apple is the Sole Purveyor of beatz to E II R. Others may step back."

Filling in the Royal rotation is:
- Edward Elgar (slow jam classic)
- Sir Peter Maxwell Davies - Two Renaissance Scottish Dances
- Indian Ensemble/Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Institute (Music Day)
- David Bowie or Elton
- U2 (vs. Numskullz - Ted Shred mixtape #4)
- Norah
- Louis Armstrong
- DJ Screw (to M'lady per Gee Dub mix)
- Fortunate Son - Three Dog
- City of Birmingham Young Voices Choir

What's up with the weak graphic it looks like Whoopie Goldberg trippin in movie makeup. Try this out http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/c/a/2005/06/24/DDGM1DD4N112.DTL&o=0.