The sun setting on the British Empire

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

I found this actually pretty interesting: https://what-if.xkcd.com/48/

[beaver2.0]

The Sun shall never set on the English Empire, just as Englishmen never never never shall be slaves.  Though, the sun may actually set on its domains, it will never truly be destroyed.

[Oswald Acted Alone, You Kook]

I thought the British Empire ended in 1997.