An eagle-eyed royal fan has spotted a chilling coincidence they are branding the 'curse of number 2' as a string of deaths, divorces and dramatic events hit the Royal Family in years that feature the 'creepy' digit. The anonymous social media user, who runs a viral royal fan page, revealed a whole host of dates that proved troubling for The Firm and people are gobsmacked by the coincidence between the devastating events.
Posting to TikTok, the fan page @ Britishroyal_fc mapped out their shocking theory with a slideshow of historical snaps of the royal family along with the 'creepily' similar dates that affected them.
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The video details a long list of royal deaths that all feature the seemingly fateful number, as King George VI - Queen Elizabeth II's father - died in 1952, along with King Edward VIII who died in 1972.
Princess Margaret and the Queen Mother also both passed away in 2002, and now Queen Elizabeth has sadly died in 2022.
It's not only deaths in the years featuring the number two that seem to haunt the royal family - as divorces and dramatic events also plagued the sovereign on similarly coincidental dates.
In a year the late Queen Elizabeth branded her "annus horribilis", 1992 saw three royal marriages break down as well as an awful fire at Windsor Castle.
In a shocking trio of regal divorces, Prince Charles, our new King, and the late Princess Diana separated that year, Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson also parted ways, and Princess Anne divorced her husband Mark Philipps three years after separating.
Adding weight to the alleged 'curse', in November 1992, a huge fire broke out in Windsor Castle which caused extensive damage, destroying 115 rooms, including nine State Rooms.
The fire burned for almost 12 hours and spread to surrounding buildings including Brunswick Tower and St George’s Hall.
Causing severe distress for the late monarch, the blaze began after a spotlight overheated and ignited a curtain that was pressed up against it.
Charles Anson, a former press secretary of the Queen's, recently said of the fire: "It really did feel like the last straw, a moment of symbolic difficulty that could be overwhelming".
Hundreds of people are stunned by the 'cursed' coincidence of the number two for the royal family, as they flocked to the comments section of the TikTok video to share their thoughts and theories.
One eagle-eyed commenter pointed out: "There was also some part of her journey to where she lies in state where she either left somewhere or arrived somewhere at 2:22pm".
The TikTok user is referring to the exact time the late Queen's silent procession starts on Wednesday, as Her Majesty's funeral consort will set off from Buckingham Palace at 2:22pm and travel towards Westminster Hall where she will lie in state for four days before the state funeral on Monday.
Other social media users agreed with the chilling sentiment behind the number, with one writing: "2 is definitely their unlucky number in the royal family".
One commenter added "that’s scary" while another said: "Omg 2 is really a cursed number".
One TikTok user took a different approach to the 'cursed' digit, writing: "The 'two' thing isnt [sic] a curse in my opinion its [sic] a blessing then it means she is still connected to her family some form of way".
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