The State Funeral of HRH Queen Elizabeth II

originally posted by: Oldcarpy2
a reply to: Wide-Eyes

There are posh parts?

Lol.

a reply to: Oldcarpy2

I can't think of any that could best her.. sadly might be too big aa void to fill..

originally posted by: Oldcarpy2
a reply to: VierEyes

Ever been to Wales?!!!!

No, but our coach driver was Welsh. Kind of a cagey fellow.

originally posted by: UpThenDown

originally posted by: carewemust
a reply to: cashisking

Queen Elizabeth has a bigger turnout for her funeral, than U.S. hero George Floyd had for all 5 of his funerals...combined.

And it will be far more than ALL of trumps funerals and Bidens combined, whats your point?

Mere footnotes in the History books, I suspect.

originally posted by: Oldcarpy2

originally posted by: UpThenDown

originally posted by: carewemust
a reply to: cashisking

Queen Elizabeth has a bigger turnout for her funeral, than U.S. hero George Floyd had for all 5 of his funerals...combined.

And it will be far more than ALL of trumps funerals and Bidens combined, whats your point?

Mere footnotes in the History books, I suspect.

Everything will be...and the history books themselves made meaningless, when the Russia vs NATO War kicks off.

a reply to: carewemust

Not today, thank you.

It's over, now. A private ceremony to lay the Queen to rest.

Rest in peace, Ma'am.

Next up, the Coronation.....

originally posted by: Oldcarpy2
It's over, now. A private ceremony to lay the Queen to rest.

Rest in peace, Ma'am.

Next up, the Coronation.....

I must admit I won't be watching that with the same respect...

a reply to: Kurokage

Me neither.

But I will watch it, though.

He will never be held in such affection, that's for sure.

a reply to: Oldcarpy2

Today has been a rather solemn occasion.

The good thing about The Coronation is that it will be more of a celebratory event.
It'll probably be late spring or early summer 2023.
After a long hard winter it might be just the thing we need.....

Even if its viewed as an opportunity to vent one things certain, the pubs will be bouncing!

a reply to: Freeborn

Very moving. Watched it all and didn't get bored. And my attention span is very short.

as a perspective I've seen an undivided Britain I'd forgotten existed, bar a few individual or groups there really is little between county folk & townies, i know that'll annoy the various media outlets and talking faces that thrive on division..

a reply to: Freeborn

the pubs will need it by then but agree on the timing... i was thinking June just before it gets really warm but still warm enough for the over nighting campers not to get hypothermia.. ..

a reply to: nickyw

We concentrate far too much on the few things that divide us rather than the many things that unite us.
We are far better and far stronger together.

Something we should all ponder on more.

a reply to: nickyw

June 2nd 2023 is a Friday.....and its the 70th anniversary of QEII's Coronation.
I'm not sure how Charles would view that but I think it would be perfect, a full weekend of celebrations.....or protests!

originally posted by: Oldcarpy2
a reply to: Freeborn

Watched it all and didn't get bored.

Of course you didn't get bored.....you were posting on ATS the whole time lol.

QE2s Christmas message from the year I was born 1974

There can be few people in any country of the Commonwealth who are not anxious about what is happening in their own countries or in the rest of the world at this time.

We have never been short of problems, but in the last year everything seems to have happened at once. There have been floods and drought and famine: there have been outbreaks of senseless violence. And on top of it all the cost of living continues to rise - everywhere.

Here in Britain, from where so many people of the Commonwealth came, we hear a great deal about our troubles, about discord and dissension and about the uncertainty of our future.

Perhaps we make too much of what is wrong and too little of what is right. The trouble with gloom is that it feeds upon itself and depression causes more depression.

There are indeed real dangers and there are real fears and we will never overcome them if we turn against each other with angry accusations. We may hold different points of view but it is in times of stress and difficulty that we most need to remember that we have much more in common than there is dividing us.

We have the lessons of history to show that the British people have survived many a desperate situation when they acted together. People in a crowd may seem oblivious of each other. Yet if you look at your neighbours you will see other people with worries and difficulties probably greater than your own. It is time to recognise that in the end we all depend upon each other and that we are therefore responsible for each other.

Fortunately over the centuries we have devised a way of sharing this responsibility, a uniquely effective system for bringing progress out of conflict. We have developed Parliamentary Government by which the rights and freedom of the people are maintained. It allows change to take place temperately and without violence. And when time demands, it can reflect and give a voice to the determination and resolve of the Nation. This system, this product of British genius, has been successfully exported to the world wide Commonwealth.

This year I have opened Parliament four times: in New Zealand, in Australia, and twice the Mother of Parliaments in Westminster. I suspect this may be a record, but what impressed me was that the system itself flourishes thousands of miles away and this alone should give us confidence.

You may be asking what can we do personally to make things better? I believe the Christmas message provides the best clue. Goodwill is better than resentment, tolerance is better than revenge, compassion is better than anger, above all a lively concern for the interests of others as well as our own.

In times of doubt and anxiety the attitudes people show in their daily lives, in their homes, and in their work, are of supreme importance.
It is by acting in this spirit that every man, woman and child can help and 'make a difference'.
In Britain I am sure it could make all the difference. We are an inventive and tenacious people and the comradeship of adversity brings out the best in us. And we have great resources, not just those of character but in our industry and trade, in our farms and in the seas around our shores. My message today is one of encouragement and hope.

Christmas on this side of the equator comes at the darkest time of the year: but we can look forward hopefully to lengthening days and the returning sun. The first Christmas came at a time that was dark and threatening, but from it came the light of the world. I wish you all a happy Christmas.

So little has changed really in near 50 years, relevant as much today as it was back then

I served and i think in doing so it can give you more respect for the Queen than a lot of civilians. I certainly had respect for the Queen, and while she had a good long life I’m more saddened by the end of an era than her passing. She is all most of us ever knew and took for granted.

I was proud of the military today, they gave their boss a fantastic send off and I am sure this day will stay in their memories forever. I’m sure the long days rehearsing will too, we’ve all been there.

Charles has an impossible task following such an amazing monarch, one I do not think he is anywhere close to being fit for, he doesn’t look well either. I’m willing to let him prove me wrong but with the Queen now gone I feel there will increasingly be talk of ending our monarchy.

A wise movie in my opinion would have been to hand it to William but after waiting this long that was never going to be the case.



RIP your Majesty.

a reply to: Freeborn

very true and we let the media take us down those paths, it was nice to let it be some outsiders be the obnoxious ones for a change instead of doing it to ourselves.

a reply to: Freeborn

the 2nd sounds to good to be true, though lets hope we don't recreate the 30th anniversary of black Wednesday first..
(16 sept 92) I'll be honest it irks me more to see major than blair.. though the hubris is the same in all of them..