Off Topic The Queen

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The Norton Cat said:
Today, I've been to the Palace, and to Green Park to lay flowers. What an incredible atmosphere. People of all backgrounds, of all races, all religions, all parts of this country, and from countless other countries all paying their respects to the Queen and, most refreshingly in these most selfish of times, behaving with respect towards one another.
In Green Park, people are taking it upon themselves to remove the plastic wrappings from the flowers that have been left, to arrange the flowers nicely, and to make sure that all and every note and written tribute are visible. There's no bickering, no one trying to take control, just people working together to create a respectful, friendly, welcoming, but slightly sombre environment for any and everyone to pay their respects. Its an amazing atmosphere of community and caring with thousands of people coming together, and anyone that has been there today will remember it for the rest of their lives.
Absolutely amazing.
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Great to hear, did you get any pics you can share?
 
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The Norton Cat said:
Today, I've been to the Palace, and to Green Park to lay flowers. What an incredible atmosphere. People of all backgrounds, of all races, all religions, all parts of this country, and from countless other countries all paying their respects to the Queen and, most refreshingly in these most selfish of times, behaving with respect towards one another.
In Green Park, people are taking it upon themselves to remove the plastic wrappings from the flowers that have been left, to arrange the flowers nicely, and to make sure that all and every note and written tribute are visible. There's no bickering, no one trying to take control, just people working together to create a respectful, friendly, welcoming, but slightly sombre environment for any and everyone to pay their respects. Its an amazing atmosphere of community and caring with thousands of people coming together, and anyone that has been there today will remember it for the rest of their lives.
Absolutely amazing.
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Brilliant, thank you for sharing your experience
 
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Oliver's Army said:
Excellent, thank you for those.

I saw on the news that they are planning on gathering the flowers in and then composting them and using the compost to plant a tree in the Queen's memory. A great idea imo.
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Definitely. A really nice idea. Something was said about all of the notes and cards being kept too.
Bit of a faff uploading photos to this site, isn't it? I'll try and stick some more on later.
 
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The Norton Cat said:
Some more
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Brilliant, you got yourself right to the gates, superb. I heard something about the significance of the sunflowers but i can't remember what it was. Was it her favourite flower or something?
 
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Just watched the Queens arrival in Edinburgh and as a long time retired police officer I am ashamed to see police officers lining the route wearing their dayglow jackets instead of their smart uniforms and white gloves as we had to wear in my day at official occasions like this.
They were stood around looking like council bin men, standards have dropped dramatically.
Next to the smartly turned out servicemen they were a real embarrassment to me.
 
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The Norton Cat said:
Today, I've been to the Palace, and to Green Park to lay flowers. What an incredible atmosphere. People of all backgrounds, of all races, all religions, all parts of this country, and from countless other countries all paying their respects to the Queen and, most refreshingly in these most selfish of times, behaving with respect towards one another.
In Green Park, people are taking it upon themselves to remove the plastic wrappings from the flowers that have been left, to arrange the flowers nicely, and to make sure that all and every note and written tribute are visible. There's no bickering, no one trying to take control, just people working together to create a respectful, friendly, welcoming, but slightly sombre environment for any and everyone to pay their respects. Its an amazing atmosphere of community and caring with thousands of people coming together, and anyone that has been there today will remember it for the rest of their lives.
Absolutely amazing.
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What a marvelous post, it really gladden my heart
I’m in Greece at the moment and had a couple of beers with an Ausie couple this afternoon, the first thing they said when they realised I was a Brit was how sorry they were and then waxed lyrical about her. I have to admit that surprised me.
 
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cumbrianmackem said:
Just watched the Queens arrival in Edinburgh and as a long time retired police officer I am ashamed to see police officers lining the route wearing their dayglow jackets instead of their smart uniforms and white gloves as we had to wear in my day at official occasions like this.
They were stood around looking like council bin men, standards have dropped dramatically.
Next to the smartly turned out servicemen they were a real embarrassment to me.
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Probably 'elf and safety..
 
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Sid MCFC said:
What a marvelous post, it really gladden my heart
I’m in Greece at the moment and had a couple of beers with an Ausie couple this afternoon, the first thing they said when they realised I was a Brit was how sorry they were and then waxed lyrical about her. I have to admit that surprised me.
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It was a really great atmosphere.
Hope you're having a great time in Greece.
 
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Over the past few days I've been watching the likes of Brassic, Topgear and a few other shows, and it's amazing how often the Queen is mentioned. Never noticed before.

Top Gear, classic cop show cars. Ford Capri form the professionals,

Freddie - I've never watched it

Paddy- You call yourself British?

Harris - Are you aware of the fact that we have a Queen in this Country

Freddie- Well yeah, she give me the MBE.

Mic drop
 
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