"I've noticed a quite disturbing rise in this sort of toxic nationalism since the death of the #Queen," wrote one person in repsonse to his comment.

"Would be an amazing Pixar movie about the bee queen assuming this means she is now the British monarch too."

"As a mark of respect during this time of national mourning the weather has been cancelled this week," wrote one person.

"Meme me me me me me me EVERYTHING IS ABOUT ME me me me me LOOK AT MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE," said one person after seeing the picture.

"I have no words for Wayne Lineker and co's tribute to the Queen," said one person after seing the clip of his club's tribute.

"I’m not Welsh but Michael Sheen makes me want to get a dragon tattooed on my face after this," wrote one person after watching clip.

"You, a white male billionaire, saying this to a black woman is astronomical levels of asinine you know that right."

"Charles and the Royals' mansions will stay warm this winter, whilst pensioners and working class people will struggle to pay their bills amidst an energy crisis."

The Monetary Policy Committee was due to meet to next week. The Bank had widely been expected to hike rates at the next meeting.