Queen Elizabeth’s Death Ruled Twitter—But So Did The Trolls

World leaders and many admirers of Queen Elizabeth II offered well-wishes to the Royal Family following her death Thursday, but many of the most popular posts were jokes, criticism or downright hostility toward her.

The queen's death was announced on the Royal Family's website at 1:40 pm, which became the most popular post of the week.

The message has been liked by more than 2.5 million people.

According to NewsWhip, seven of the top 10 were about the queen's death, with the Royal Family's post topping the list.

There was a joke about having a "man queen" replace Elizabeth that was the third most popular.

The top 10 were cracked this week by a mockery of the "longstanding relationship with Africa" and a remembrance of Elizabeth as a head of state.

The groups historically oppressing the British Empire and the Irish took a very aggressive approach to her passing.

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Uju Anya, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University, was the author of the most savaging of the queen's character. The chief monarch of a thieving raping genocidal empire is dying, she said. Jeff Bezos, who wrote "This is someone supposedly working to make the world better?", was the most famous person to condemn it. I don't believe so. Oh wow. The message was found to violate its rules onusive behavior. There was no apology from Anya.

Key Background

It was the first formal communication from the Royal Family about Queen Elizabeth II's death. In British history, the queen was the longest serving monarch. King Charles III made his first public appearances as king on Friday, greeting crowds outside Buckingham Palace and giving a speech about his mother's death. The funeral of the queen is expected to take place 10 days after her death as part of a longstanding transition plan.

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