Mourners have different ways of dealing with grief. Some may weep, some may laugh, and some may mourn in silence.
While the mood in London during Queen Elizabeth II’s While the funeral service was somber, some viewers at home took to social media to lighten the mood by posting memes and videos meant to make people laugh.
Here’s a look at four memes and captioned video clips that went viral following the Queen’s death and funeral.
Twitter users who follow the financial media were quick to jokingly create a meme. Wall Street Silver (@WallStreetSilv) posted a meme mocking CNBC’s “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer for notoriously bad decisions when buying and selling stocks.
Absolutely legendary inverse indicator.#JimCramer pic.twitter.com/UtVfzjAFKn
— Wall Street Silver (@WallStreetSilv) September 8, 2022
After a video of the Prime Minister of Canada surfaced Justin Trudeau Days before the Queen’s funeral Queens sing “Bohemian Rhapsody” next to a piano in a London hotel lobby, Lisa Power (@LisaPow33260238) took to Twitter to address Trudeau’s past career as an acting teacher.
Last night at the Savoy. Our Prime Minister in Britain is representing Canada at the Queen’s funeral. �♀️
How do you say you were an acting teacher without saying you were an acting teacher? pic.twitter.com/kfRlve7pmV— Lisa Power (@LisaPow33260238) September 19, 2022
Canadian morning show host of Indie88, Brent AlbrechtShe thought a change of music during the Queen’s procession to Westminster Abbey might help lighten the mood.
Queen’s funeral isn’t sad when you put “Life is a Highway” behind it pic.twitter.com/aSnfnoZmEo
— Brent Albrecht (@Radio_Brent) September 19, 2022
DavidSmith Playing on a popular Queen meme that has been floating around for years, (@David_Strathdee) depicted the Queen’s image on a checkerboard-like pattern, often captioned “careful, she can move in any direction.” King Charles III’s tweet that…
