A truly special day. Very emotional but as has been said already on here so proud to be British. Rest easy ma’am. GSTK
I looked at that final flight of steps they had to climb and, without any exaggeration, my heart was beating like it was a last minute penalty in the Cup Final ... ... as they marched to the back of the hearse I was silently mouthing 'come on lads'.
Was describing the final march to Windsor to my sister. She was stuck at the airport in Boston with crap wifi. I was saying how the Queen's hearse was surrounded by so many guards and how they were protecting her on her final journey. Was crying by the end of the message. Such an emotional day
It was incredible Smug, as soon as the front four bearers got onto the first step, all of the weight of the coffin was on the rear four bearers. A quarter of a tonne of dead (excuse the phrase) weight takes some doing
Really good Bank Holiday weekend that. Unbelievable dedication and professionalism from the armed forces and the Royal Family in laying Her Majesty to rest. Great to see so many of the public lining the streets and queueing up to pay their respects as well. Great last minute point for the Lads as well.
Just seen today's front pages and they've managed to capture the moment well. BBC News - Newspaper headlines: 'Carried to her rest' and an 'outpouring of love'https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-62963753
I do think that there should also be a nod of appreciation for the work behind the scenes by the Police and the Security Services - they must have been full on for a week now. Arguably the biggest and most high-profile single event in modern history and it all went off without a murmur of bother. Very well done to all involved.
Quite right mate. My niece works for the MOD, in London, and was telling me they arrested two hundred people on the eve of the funeral. They held them 'on suspicion' and released them without charge last night ... ... she was joking that anyone who'd bought a megaphone or ordered a banner was pulled in
Anyone know who that bloke was walking in front of the hearse towards Windsor Castle. He must have been about seven feet tall.
The bald one is a fella called Tall Paul, he's been her footman for years and they were close (the wife told me this). There was another really tall bloke, with wavy hair and glasses. No idea who he was.
Just as they pulled off from the great Hall, yes, he did go marra pointed it out to the wife and to my lad. That is when reality will have kicked in after of what has transpired these past few years. I don't think we will see much more of him. The other one I noticed was in the Abbey with Harry standing directly behind his father when they played the national anthem...From the close ups, Harry never sang it and a close up of Charles with tears in his eyes may have been because he didn't hear Harry singing it.. Another Royal who can do one.
How proud do these lads look, to have been asked to do this . . . . and how professional please log in to view this image
I wish that I'd seen and posted this yesterday . . . . Incredibly poignant cartoon by @mortenmorland in today’s Times. If you know someone who lives alone, perhaps bereaved, for whom today may hit especially hard, perhaps give them a ring later on please log in to view this image
