Off Topic The Queen

[malagamackem]

I’ve just rang her, said good night and told her I love her

Well done - she will feel so content. And you know that you've done a marvellous and loving human thing to make her feel at peace. It makes me remember my Dad and he was days away from passing and I hugged him and told him I loved him. It was one of the most special moments of my life coz I realised I hadn't done it enough before. Tell her that you love her every occasion you can mate. God bless you and your family

 

[C19RK73]

Well done - she will feel so content. And you know that you've done a marvellous and loving human thing to make her feel at peace. It makes me remember my Dad and he was days away from passing and I hugged him and told him I loved him. It was one of the most special moments of my life coz I realised I hadn't done it enough before. Tell her that you love her every occasion you can mate. God bless you and your family

Thank you, we are all our own queen and kings little prince and princesses at the end of the day

 

[Moanjam]

GSTK

 

[samwise_new]

out of everything that was ever made public through the media (and there has been a lifetimes worth) the one main thing that sticks with me was that poor woman sat alone at her husbands funeral, no one should have to do that yet there she was, knowing she would be seen by her public observing the rules laid down by her government.

for one who is not a great fan of the royal family i have the utmost respect for that woman, our queen and even i was shouting at the television, just hoping one family member would go over and sit with her, i am sure none of us would have taken that away from her, to find out later that the government themselves broke their own rules finished me with politics...you either set an example or you do not make rules, simple.

if nothing else, that one solitary occasion should tell us all we need to know about her..sleep well your majesty.

 

[C19RK73]

out of everything that was ever made public through the media (and there has been a lifetimes worth) the one main thing that sticks with me was that poor woman sat alone at her husbands funeral, no one should have to do that yet there she was, knowing she would be seen by her public observing the rules laid down by her government.

for one who is not a great fan of the royal family i have the utmost respect for that woman, our queen and even i was shouting at the television, just hoping one family member would go over and sit with her, i am sure none of us would have taken that away from her, to find out later that the government themselves broke their own rules finished me with politics...you either set an example or you do not make rules, simple.

if nothing else, that one solitary occasion should tell us all we need to know about her..sleep well your majesty.

I still have my dads ashes to this day, through one thing and another still have not laid him to rest because of those rules that the ****ehawks broke

worst thing is truss was one of them

 

[King Kareoke]

I’ve just rang her, said good night and told her I love her

Brilliant

A strange one for me My mum died over 10 years ago but became seriously ill during my cancer battle. I never really got the best chance to say a real goodbye as I was recovering from the operation. What is poignant is that she actually looked like the Queen so some of the coverage has been hard

 

[C19RK73]

Brilliant

A strange one for me My mum died over 10 years ago but became seriously ill during my cancer battle. I never really got the best chance to say a real goodbye as I was recovering from the operation. What is poignant is that she actually looked like the Queen so some of the coverage has been hard

I see my mam in the queen also, I see my gran in the queen mother, I guess it’s being brought up as a royalist, I am sorry for your loss but I hope that you have been victorious in you cancer battle?

 

[Whittylad]

Well done - she will feel so content. And you know that you've done a marvellous and loving human thing to make her feel at peace. It makes me remember my Dad and he was days away from passing and I hugged him and told him I loved him. It was one of the most special moments of my life coz I realised I hadn't done it enough before. Tell her that you love her every occasion you can mate. God bless you and your family

Lovely words.

 

[marcusblackcat]

I do like the sound of the pipes, there are usually one or two busking on the streets of Edinburgh when we visit at Christmas time, in the full kilt and stuff. We always stop and listen, excellent imo.

I love a good bagpipe player. Fantastic. But there are so many utterly garbage ones busking!

 

[Whittylad]

I’ve just rang her, said good night and told her I love her

Lovely just lovely.

 

[King Kareoke]

I see my mam in the queen also, I see my gran in the queen mother, I guess it’s being brought up as a royalist, I am sorry for your loss but I hope that you have been victorious in you cancer battle?

Fortunately yes. Been ok for a number of years. Thanks to NHS and all the support I received they made it happen. It just brings things home (my dad died when I was very young)

 

[Oliver's Army]

I love a good bagpipe player. Fantastic. But there are so many utterly garbage ones busking!

The one outside the Ensign Ewart on the Royal Mile side was class last year.

 

[C19RK73]

Fortunately yes. Been ok for a number of years. Thanks to NHS and all the support I received they made it happen. It just brings things home (my dad died when I was very young)

I’m so pleased to hear you are now ok, my dad @grandpops lost his mother when he was four and father when he was five so I sort of understand ish

 

[Smug in Boots]

Thanks it's been tough as it was unexpected even though she was 88. Thanks.

One of my regrets in life, and there's not been many, was when I popped in to see a very good mate, Jake, who was a full blown Ashfield Hell's Angel. He was very well known and respected throughout the country, as hard as they come.

He worked for Raleigh finance company, doing motor bike repossessions, and had just taken in a big Kawasaki I'd agreed to buy. I showed up, at his house, and he wasn't his usual self so, of course, i asked what his problem was. He said his old mam had just died so I trotted out some predictable drivel about 'being sorry to hear that mate' and got straight back to business.

It didn't strike me how much the bloke was hurting until I lost my own Mam. Then it was too late and I couldn't go back to him to say anything worthwhile. I saw him as a big scary monster but he was still a bairn to his mam and she was everything to him.

I always wished I could've said what I felt but I didn't even mention it when my Mam passed away. I was too much of a coward and didn't want to hear him being compassionate towards me when I'd skipped over his loss like it was nothing.

Death of a loved one is never easy regardless of how tough we believe ourselves to be.

 

[Bob the Mackem]

Great Post mate

 

[young2077]

out of everything that was ever made public through the media (and there has been a lifetimes worth) the one main thing that sticks with me was that poor woman sat alone at her husbands funeral, no one should have to do that yet there she was, knowing she would be seen by her public observing the rules laid down by her government.

for one who is not a great fan of the royal family i have the utmost respect for that woman, our queen and even i was shouting at the television, just hoping one family member would go over and sit with her, i am sure none of us would have taken that away from her, to find out later that the government themselves broke their own rules finished me with politics...you either set an example or you do not make rules, simple.

if nothing else, that one solitary occasion should tell us all we need to know about her..sleep well your majesty.

I said similar when the photo was posted earlier. I couldn't quite put all the things in to words that photo said about her but it summed up her rule and the respect she had for the British people. If the normal families on the street had these rules at funerals during covid she was going to stick to them too.

 

[Smug in Boots]

I said similar when the photo was posted earlier. I couldn't quite put all the things in to words that photo said about her but it summed up her rule and the respect she had for the British people. If the normal families on the street had these rules at funerals during covid she was going to stick to them too.

Boris Johnson should hang his head in shame tbh.

He won't of course and will feel entitled to be at the funeral.

 

[Mr_B]

One of my regrets in life, and there's not been many, was when I popped in to see a very good mate, Jake, who was a full blown Ashfield Hell's Angel. He was very well known and respected throughout the country, as hard as they come.

He worked for Raleigh finance company, doing motor bike repossessions, and had just taken in a big Kawasaki I'd agreed to buy. I showed up, at his house, and he wasn't his usual self so, of course, i asked what his problem was. He said his old mam had just died so I trotted out some predictable drivel about 'being sorry to hear that mate' and got straight back to business.

It didn't strike me how much the bloke was hurting until I lost my own Mam. Then it was too late and I couldn't go back to him to say anything worthwhile. I saw him as a big scary monster but he was still a bairn to his mam and she was everything to him.

I always wished I could've said what I felt but I didn't even mention it when my Mam passed away. I was too much of a coward and didn't want to hear him being compassionate towards me when I'd skipped over his loss like it was nothing.

Death of a loved one is never easy regardless of how tough we believe ourselves to be.

Lads always seem to respect their mother’s more, and rightly so. You never realise it until it’s too late.

 

[samwise_new]

One of my regrets in life, and there's not been many, was when I popped in to see a very good mate, Jake, who was a full blown Ashfield Hell's Angel. He was very well known and respected throughout the country, as hard as they come.

He worked for Raleigh finance company, doing motor bike repossessions, and had just taken in a big Kawasaki I'd agreed to buy. I showed up, at his house, and he wasn't his usual self so, of course, i asked what his problem was. He said his old mam had just died so I trotted out some predictable drivel about 'being sorry to hear that mate' and got straight back to business.

It didn't strike me how much the bloke was hurting until I lost my own Mam. Then it was too late and I couldn't go back to him to say anything worthwhile. I saw him as a big scary monster but he was still a bairn to his mam and she was everything to him.

I always wished I could've said what I felt but I didn't even mention it when my Mam passed away. I was too much of a coward and didn't want to hear him being compassionate towards me when I'd skipped over his loss like it was nothing.

Death of a loved one is never easy regardless of how tough we believe ourselves to be.

you know something, i bet many avoided him during those times, there is not a lot you honestly can say as there is no way to ease their grief or make it any easier for them though we all wish we could, in truth he was probably thankful to see you and just your presence at the time quite possibly helped him more than any words could.

we all wonder how we will react or how it will affect us but one thing i have learned in my time is that people all react differently and i will never ever call anyone who might not react as some think they should, grief is a personal thing i feel and even though some might not outwardly show it they most likely are an emotional wreck inside... i am pretty much 'immune' to it now, lost my dad at 13, couple of good friends in my teens due to motorbike accidents and one from a freak pit accident, one of my sons at 12 weeks old and shortly after that my mother, most recently have all been my partners family and sometimes she must think i just do not care but i just find it so hard to have the same emotions these days.

 

[Nacho]

Nice article on her. Bit more like talking about her as a normal person than the iconic figure that most of us saw her as.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...ES-BRANDRETH-answers-question-wants-know.html

I know it's the DM and they're usually a pack of ****ers but this is on the money.