Queen Elizabeth II / King Charles

Subject: RE: Queen Elizabeth II / King Charles
From: Senoufou
Date: 13 Sep 22 - 02:58 AM

My sister, who lives in Perthshire, watched the cortege pass through bringing Her Majesty from Balmoral to Edinburgh to lie in state. And my two nieces who live in Edinburgh are going to St Giles Cathedral to pay respects to the Queen there. However, there are very long queues, and one has to wait for hours to gain entry.
I feel very sad, as I remember watching HMs Coronation on a tiny black-and-white TV at a neighbour's house (No-one else had a TV then!). I also remember my mother explaining to me before then that she had just heard on the radio that King George VI had died. So long ago.
Elizabeth II served our country admirably for all those years, and never put a foot wrong. I second Bonzo, May she rest in peace.

Subject: RE: Queen Elizabeth II / King Charles
From: Bonzo3legs
Date: 13 Sep 22 - 01:45 AM

May she rest in peace. Long live the King.

Subject: BS: Her Royal Highness
From: Donuel
Date: 12 Sep 22 - 11:47 PM

Was very down to Earth.

Subject: Queen Elizabeth II / King Charles
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 12 Sep 22 - 11:46 PM

ONE THREAD on the topic. And keep it polite.

I have one observation then I'll launch this. I am totally impressed, in an end-of-life sense, at how the Queen shuffled off this mortal coil. She launched a new Prime Minister on Tuesday, apparently didn't feel good on Wednesday, and on Thursday was gone. Poof! If you have to go, that's the way to do it. I doubt they'll say anything about what the cause was ("old age" will cover it), but whatever, it wasn't a prolonged medical agony.

Well done, Liz!