Your Majesty, There's Been A Second Bus

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About

Your Majesty, There's Been A Second Bus refers to a series of video parodies and memes imagining a British version of 9/11, with two British buses crashing into two versions of the Big Ben clocktower. The title line, a reference to the 9/11-related meme "There's been a second plane," is usually said in a comically overdone British accent.

Origin

On June 28th, 2022, Twitter user @shoegazeenjoyr^[1] posted an edited image showing two buses crashing into two Big Ben clocktowers, captioning the image, "YOUR MAJESTY A SECOND BUS HAS HIT THE BIG BENS." The post gained over 60 retweets and 370 likes in over one year (shown below).

Spread

On July 1st, 2022, iFunny^[2] user Federick reposted a screenshot of the image posted in a messaging app. Though it only gained two likes in a year, this image would be the most used in subsequent video memes. On July 15th, 2022, YouTuber^[3] Samyhbu135 posted a video reading the line in a comical British accent, gaining over 4,600 views (shown below).

On November 29th, 2022, YouTuber Brandt^[4] posted an animated version of the meme (originally created by Charon's Ferry^[5]), gaining over 146,000 views (shown below, left). On August 13th, 2023, YouTuber^[6] "Republic of China Taiwan" posted a Roblox version of the meme, gaining over 92,000 views (shown below, right).