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On the 15th of February 2007, Arsenal F.C. became the first and only team to ever be invited to Buckingham Palace (i.redd.it)

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[–]MattGoonerBANG ON 90. THOSE ARE THE MOMENTS. THAT IS A MASSIVE MOMENT.[S,M] [score hidden] stickied comment (0 children)

RIP 👑

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    [–]sleepytipiSmith Rowe 32 points33 points  (4 children)

    So's Harry isn't he? Pretty sure there's some others in the family who are too. Think the "Royal" Arsenal must've caught their attention back in the olde days.

    [–]Annas_GhostAllAround 28 points29 points  (3 children)

    William supports Aston Villa I believe, was mentioned a bit when we played them in the FA Cup Final and he had to show up and watch them give destroyed by us

    [–][deleted] 9 points10 points  (1 child)

    I think thats Charles no? Or maybe both. They picked a team thats well known, established and has tradition but won't offend too many people.

    Sorry, I mean theyre totally real fans and its not a PR thing.

    Liz was defo arsenal though. Couldn't even hide it.

    [–]Justdessert5 17 points18 points  (0 children)

    Nah William is 100% Villa

    [–]ClemFandan-go 269 points270 points  (10 children)

    Goner*

    [–]swaki6677 80 points81 points  (0 children)

    Uff got guilty chuckle from me there

    [–]fuckimbackonreddit9Bambi Welbeck 35 points36 points  (0 children)

    Straight to jail

    [–]Ursuped 8 points9 points  (0 children)

    Bro

    [–]gooner-1969Williamson 19 points20 points  (1 child)

    Oh my... Too soon? It still made me spit my coffee out :)

    [–]skie1994 6 points7 points  (1 child)

    Comedy is banned until the funeral. Not kidding it is part of the actual procedure.

    [–]mojavespider25 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    Not on the internet it’s not

    [–]NRVulture 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    I'm going straight to hell for chuckling at this. RIP Her Majesty.

    [–]spaghettidriver69 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    Damn. Lol

    [–]HerroGoodMorning 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Too dark man!

    [–]I_am_not_angryÖzil -1 points0 points  (0 children)

    *was

    [–]tafster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    The photos from that visit were excellent

    [–]throwreddit666 370 points371 points  (6 children)

    Look at that smile. She's as star struck as any of us would be to meet The Professor himself.

    [–]fkndaveyOOH TO OOH TO BE 76 points77 points  (0 children)

    Downright smitten. Can't blame her.

    [–]wolskorttMartinelli, R9's heir 17 points18 points  (3 children)

    Look at that class. That style. That posture. Papa Wengz is truly marvelous.

    [–]arsene_wenger_botMikel Arteta 18 points19 points  (2 children)

    You weren’t world-class when Arsenal signed you.

    There's only one Arsène Wenger ([/u/panarangcurry](https://www.reddit.com/u/panarangcurry, quote from QuoteTab archive))

    [–]wolskorttMartinelli, R9's heir 17 points18 points  (0 children)

    I know Papa, and I'm forever grateful.

    [–]AssmarVela brought me MX/US 3 points4 points  (0 children)

    You were, Papa! You were!

    [–]nullmove 9 points10 points  (0 children)

    /r/GirlsMirin

    [–]IlCuocoAston Villa 0-2 Henry 2004 131 points132 points  (1 child)

    God save our David Dein

    God save our holy Dein

    God shaved Mike Dean

    [–]Perfect_Salamander_2 7 points8 points  (0 children)

    god shaved mike dean is even funnier if you sing it like 12 golden rings

    [–]Gifted_dingaling 42 points43 points  (6 children)

    British people, if the queen does in fact, die and they announce the death. What impact would it have on todays match/this weekend?

    [–]pinktiger128 70 points71 points  (5 children)

    Not British but according to Google there’s 9 days of mourning in which no premier league games will be played. Not sure how it would effect Europa league

    [–]Stones_Throw_Away_ 240 points241 points  (2 children)

    Not allowed to broadcast comedy either so they’ll definitely cancel Chelsea’s games.

    [–]pinktiger128 10 points11 points  (0 children)

    Don’t forget Liverpool

    [–]icebergiman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    Well done, I just reflexively snorted in laughter right in front of strangers while reading your comments

    [–]Gifted_dingaling 7 points8 points  (0 children)

    Ah, thank you!

    [–]Faolin_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    Think that will be enough for some of our knocks and bruises to be healed up, right?

    [–]RackTheGypperSaka 26 points27 points  (0 children)

    RIP Liz. A gooner till the end

    [–]Justhandguns 16 points17 points  (0 children)

    Our local supporter apparently.

    [–]howsthatforalance 17 points18 points  (1 child)

    Cesc Tweet

    Legend is that she’s a gooner.

    [–]TheBigNoz123Saka Saka former Left Backa 122 points123 points  (15 children)

    We are gargantuan

    Edit: on a serious note I hope the Queen is well, doesn’t look to good at the moment.

    [–]Mein_Bergkamp/r/Place 2022 92 points93 points  (3 children)

    She's probably already gone to be honest, they'll just be waiting to get everyone together for the announcement.

    [–]gooner-1969Williamson 42 points43 points  (2 children)

    Yep, couple of mates who work in the media say she's gone already.

    [–]Mein_Bergkamp/r/Place 2022 21 points22 points  (0 children)

    Yeah got friends in advertising saying advertising is being paused all over the shop

    [–]caligirlincali 9 points10 points  (0 children)

    It was obvious when the BBC went 'black' so to speak.

    [–][deleted] 26 points27 points  (7 children)

    She’s not well. She’s gonna die.

    [–]eagleslandingZinchenko 16 points17 points  (5 children)

    We’re all gonna die sooner or later

    [–][deleted] 78 points79 points  (4 children)

    And Spurs still won’t have won anything

    [–]Antix1331Ray Parlour 7 points8 points  (2 children)

    They've got loads of bottles though

    [–]dandefender55 2 points3 points  (1 child)

    No they haven't got any bottle, that's not how the phrase works. They lose their bottle. If they had loads of bottle that would make them a very courageous team.

    [–]Antix1331Ray Parlour 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    I was referring to their tweet about bottles

    [–]iuselectSaliba - 22 and built like a brick shithouse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    How dare you. They have an Audi cup

    [–]Sad_goonerthe last aubameyang defender 5 points6 points  (0 children)

    She’s been dead for hours

    [–]tekina7 0 points1 point  (2 children)

    Wait what?!

    [–]EstovaIan Wright 2 points3 points  (0 children)

    Word on the street is that she was in critical condition and they were getting everyone round in case this was it. Last I saw people were changing into black ties to I assume she's gone already.

    [–]TheBigNoz123Saka Saka former Left Backa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Well, she’s gone…

    [–]playathreeØdegaard 12 points13 points  (1 child)

    I remember this happening but can't remember what the specific occasion was?

    [–]MattGoonerBANG ON 90. THOSE ARE THE MOMENTS. THAT IS A MASSIVE MOMENT.[S] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

    Queen was supposed to be there to open the Emirates but missed it because she hurt her back so Philip did it instead and the Queen invited the team to Buckingham to make up for it

    [–]sinsan01 10 points11 points  (0 children)

    /r/mirin

    [–]ImTalkingGibberishMartinelli 8 points9 points  (0 children)

    Elizabeth the Great.
    Died peacefully while we were wearing black at work.

    [–]MiggeLevel99Trossard Goals 0/15 45 points46 points  (14 children)

    I hope she lives abit longer because I don't want 9 days without Premier League football.

    [–]Important_Call2087Thierry Henry 71 points72 points  (9 children)

    More time for Partey to recover.

    [–]Gifted_dingaling 88 points89 points  (7 children)

    Dude honestly? Imagine the queen being a massive arsenal fan says “nah, not on my watch!” And kicks it so our players have time to recover so we can win the league…Queen FC.

    [–]getrektbroSaka 33 points34 points  (5 children)

    I'm absolutely here for it, but this is the most ludicrous conspiracy theory ever proposed on this subreddit, I think.

    [–]ksimmons22 8 points9 points  (4 children)

    It's really not lol

    [–]Deanidge 1 point2 points  (2 children)

    All part of Papa Wengz 5 Dimensional Chess.

    [–]arsene_wenger_botMikel Arteta 2 points3 points  (1 child)

    Sol has experience, pace and physical power, which nobody else has together.

    There's only one Arsène Wenger ([/u/panarangcurry](https://www.reddit.com/u/panarangcurry, quote from QuoteTab archive))

    [–]Deanidge 5 points6 points  (0 children)

    Missed the mark there a bit papa wengz

    [–]The_Ivliad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    100% checks out

    [–]29adamskiHenry at the Bernabeu 10 points11 points  (0 children)

    The Queen's done it again.

    [–]Fearless-Video7989 11 points12 points  (0 children)

    How they would be able to fit in a 9 day break with how compressed the schedule already is I don't know.

    [–]the-hot-sosa/r/Place 2022 4 points5 points  (2 children)

    Apparently Football wont get cancelled but other sports like cricket and rugby will. But at this point were just speculating

    [–]lameitschan 2 points3 points  (1 child)

    Do you have a source for this? Not doubting you but just want to read up on it.

    [–]one_arsene_wenger 4 points5 points  (0 children)

    Obligatory

    [–]ImTalkingGibberishMartinelli 6 points7 points  (0 children)

    Queen Elizabeth the Great

    Arsenal finishing 5th: I rage.

    Arsenal on top of the league: I sleep.

    [–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

    She was an Arsenal fan after all

    [–]MapNo3870 6 points7 points  (1 child)

    I can’t imagine Arsenal without Arsène, same way I can’t imagine England without the queen!

    [–]pepsibookplant/r/Place 2022 3 points4 points  (0 children)

    Ite quite easy to imagine Arsenal without Arsene, has been for about 5 years

    [–]vinihendrix 3 points4 points  (0 children)

    Rip

    [–]Vx1xPx3xR 6 points7 points  (1 child)

    I’m a dumb American but why where Arsenal the only team to ever be invited? Was Elizabeth a supporter of Arsenal? Usually here in the states the champions almost always visits the White House.

    [–]Tombaugh_RegioMartinelli 10 points11 points  (0 children)

    She was supposed to do the ribbon cutting ceremony at the Emirates but had to cancel so she invited the team for tea.

    [–]glenman1964 2 points3 points  (0 children)

    RIP. The Queen Mother was also a gooner along with lots of the cousins/nephews etc.

    [–]mochalotivo 4 points5 points  (3 children)

    Semi-serious thought here: should Wenger be knighted?

    [–]CopiousBeesRobert Pirès 8 points9 points  (2 children)

    He's not British

    [–]mochalotivo 1 point2 points  (1 child)

    Ohhhh okay I didn’t know the person had to be British. Thank you!

    [–]CopiousBeesRobert Pirès 2 points3 points  (0 children)

    He could get given an 'honorary' knighthood (Bob Geldof, an Irishman, has one) but its kind a meaningless, basically a statement of "we would give you one if you were british but we cant".

    [–]Bahmawama 8 points9 points  (1 child)

    Royal Blood

    [–]Entire-Standard5712 2 points3 points  (0 children)

    Good duo 👍

    [–]DjappamanRosickyMozart -1 points0 points  (0 children)

    Petition for no queen posts.

    [–]DirectCrow2221 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    I heard that she supported Arsenal