that reminded e of when was on holiday and realised i had forgotten my radar key ( key for accessible toilets ) and joined a queue at the council office .I was surprised at size of the line and when i finally got in couldn't help but notice there seemed to be a bunch of staff sitting at booths doing nowr who i kept looking at and after a while one noticed and waved e over . me " are you available" her "yes what do you want" me "a radar key " her "no problem" me "are you always this busy?" her "what are you on about" me "that" pointing at the " line her "thats to sign the remembrance book for Princess Diana" me "ffs" she laughed 30 people glared at us i left and told Mrs Solid the world had gone mad .
There’s enough ****ing marmalade sandwiches on the streets of London to keep the foodbanks going for weeks.
Queue is currently 5 miles long and it will take 9 hours from where it starts to get into Westminster Hall ... ... but it has absolutely nothing to do with the popularuty of the Royal family in this country / around the world ... the crowds would have been just as long for an elected president ... 100% GSTK ... and bless the late Queen
We do seem to have a strange British way of reacting to events, we saw the same out pouring when Princess Diana died. I honestly didn't know how people would react to this, to see 5 mile queues is quite astonishing. i wonder how much is driven by social media, but not sure we had social media around Di's death, certainly not to the same level it is today. Maybe people genuinely did love her or maybe it's just a symbol of Britishness. I'm not fussed, I just follow the line of respect, keep things simple. To continue to work until the age of 96 though is quite some achievement, I'd just want my coco and bed at that age and a fooking great big do not disturb sign.
I've been struck by the numbers that have flown in from overseas ... quite remarkable ... can't imagine there being many, if any, would do that if a certain folically weird former US president were to pop his clogs, for instance...
I've done it myself a fair few times and can confirm it does hurt when you crack your head, although that was a full on face plant. I''ve learned to get down as quickly as possible now, because you do get a warning it's going to happen - he knew, because he stepped forward (that clip don't show it), but then stepped back in line, he should have gone down then, but your own vanity prevents you doing so, I'm a man, I'm fine, bang! It's the headache after I hate, but that's aside from cracking your nut.
I see Biden and his mob are coming over Monday, about 100 representatives from other countries I believe. Massive security risk that one, I think public best out of it that day, watch it at home on tv in safety.
It is some part to do with the royal family. There'll be plenty in that queue who have zero interest in the royal family though, but will be feeling something meaningful towards the individual. It was the same for Diana even though she was no longer a royal. You mentioned a president. Millions turned out for, and tuned in to, Kennedy's funeral. Because he as an individual meant something to so many and the position he held only elevated that. Same with Gandhi when he died. A million turned out the following day alone. I can like the individual, even have a deal of sympathy for them and even an attachment to them, without supporting the institution they represent in the slightest because it's archaic and wrong.
Theyve mostly banned mobiles so social media bollocks hasn't had much of an impact I don't think. You know for a fact i phones were allowed some Red Potato attention seeking Yank would film himself dabbing on the coffin or something
Ye but it's also because his melon got popped and that was quite intense. And an average funeral in India turns out about 5,000 people and about 7,500 cows.
Good move banning phones will keep all the simple Millenials away with sexual orientation issues aswell as the slags n stabbers
Day 2 of your Queen lying in state where she shall remain till Monday morning Will educate the masses on the burial procedure for kings and queens somewhere along the weekend so that you’re all set for Monday mornings Funeral procession with great in depth knowledge prolly link a few YouTube vids too for those that can’t read well so they will have visual aids to help them out a bit. Till then you scummy ignoramuses
You make some good points but there are some significant distinctions ... The public response to Kennedy's death had a lot to do with its' horrific manner and that Americans were determined to show that they would not be cowed or beaten by such acts ... a far better comparison would to compare the public response to a President dying of old age. The Queen's death was sad, but not tragic or horrifc - she had a good innings and died of old age - the turn out is one of sadness, affection, admiration and respect - it is not undepinned by defiant, outraged nationalism combining with the grief - like JFK's. As for Ghandhi, India is a deeply religious country and it can't be denied that much of the grief and mourning stemmed from that perspective. It was hugely domestic. We are a largely a secular nation so we can't really ascribe religion as a major factor for the numbers turning up - despite her being head of the Chiurch of Endland - nor does it play a part in the thousands of foreign visitors feeling a need to pay their respects. As to whether the monarchy is archaic and wrong? I think that is a matter of opinion and for debate. The monarchy in this country has been largely symbolic since right back to Elizabeth I - they don't really have much say in running the country - what really is archaic and wrong is that decisions that affect everyone's lives have been, and continue to be, made by a bunch of self-serving, amoral, public school twats - irrespective of the political party they are affiliated to
