Queen Elizabeth II has died at the age of 96. With the Royal family present at her bedside for a “peaceful” passing, British TV shifting into a somber black-tie mode, and with all scheduled programming canceled, the worst has now happened.
But it seems that Canada’s Drag Race didn’t get the memo. Season three of the RuPaul’s Drag Race spinoff is set to conclude tonight and their social media team wanted to get viewers hyped. Unfortunately for them, they chose to do it in the worst way possible.
They tweeted that “This crown is up for grabs… who is going to take it home???” which is a teeny tiny bit awkward given current events. The tweet was quickly deleted, but the internet doesn’t forget:
So yeah, something of a blunder from the show and one that’ll have their social media manager beating their head against the table for not checking their scheduled tweets.
The sad news from Scotland has the British media and public on high alert for anyone causing offense, with bland daytime chatshow Loose Women raked over the coals for not breaking to acknowledge the news. Expect any high-profile celebrity who makes light of this or a brand that tries to capitalize on it to be strongly criticized.
We await more updates from Buckingham Palace as to current events, though this will go down as a very sad day in British history.
