Queen Elizabeth Funeral

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:someone just texted me that the corgis are there--is that true?? I was watching earlier and didn't seem them when as they approached st. george's. but then had to turn it off.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:someone just texted me that the corgis are there--is that true?? I was watching earlier and didn't seem them when as they approached st. george's. but then had to turn it off.

Yes. Sandy and Muick were there. As was one of her ponies. Sweet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:someone just texted me that the corgis are there--is that true?? I was watching earlier and didn't seem them when as they approached st. george's. but then had to turn it off.

Yes, they were standing off to the side as the hearse passed thru the Quadrangle of Windsor Castle. I think they were standing next to all the household staff (footmen, cooks, maids) that had come out to pay their respects.

[Anonymous]

Major kudos to the people playing bagpipes and those playing the brass/woodwinds at the earlier procession. Their cheeks must be hurting them after all this playing.

I assume Peter Phillips is walking with the senior royals because he is a male. You will see Earl Snowden walking but not his sister.

A little suprised women (other than Princess Anne) weren't part of the procession. If they were, they would be allowed to wear shoes other than heels, correct?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:someone just texted me that the corgis are there--is that true?? I was watching earlier and didn't seem them when as they approached st. george's. but then had to turn it off.

Yes, they were standing off to the side as the hearse passed thru the Quadrangle of Windsor Castle. I think they were standing next to all the household staff (footmen, cooks, maids) that had come out to pay their respects.

aww that just melts my heart. I saw her pony, but not the corgis. so sweet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Major kudos to the people playing bagpipes and those playing the brass/woodwinds at the earlier procession. Their cheeks must be hurting them after all this playing.

I assume Peter Phillips is walking with the senior royals because he is a male. You will see Earl Snowden walking but not his sister.

A little suprised women (other than Princess Anne) weren't part of the procession. If they were, they would be allowed to wear shoes other than heels, correct?

The musicians were incredible. All did an outstanding job.

[Anonymous]

wow, the st. george's chapel procession is just so moving. the constant beat of the drum and the bells tolling.

[Anonymous]

Do you think Charles, William and George are imagining their own funerals? An "oh, this is what mine will be like"?

[Anonymous]

The guys carrying the coffin are probably so relieved they got through it without dropping the coffin.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do you think Charles, William and George are imagining their own funerals? An "oh, this is what mine will be like"?

None will be as grand as this. Simply the age of the three and by the time George is King, the traditions will likely be no more.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do you think Charles, William and George are imagining their own funerals? An "oh, this is what mine will be like"?

None will be as grand as this. Simply the age of the three and by the time George is King, the traditions will likely be no more.

There’s no guarantee the traditions will be gone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do you think Charles, William and George are imagining their own funerals? An "oh, this is what mine will be like"?

None will be as grand as this. Simply the age of the three and by the time George is King, the traditions will likely be no more.

I wonder if I'll even be alive when William passes? I figure I'll have one more royal funeral in that of KC3 but this is truly once in a lifetime event.

[Anonymous]

Given the likely age of William when he succeeds Charles and then George when he succeeds William, we’re very unlikely to see someone who served for as long as Elizabeth did.

For a lot of reasons, this is very historic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do you think Charles, William and George are imagining their own funerals? An "oh, this is what mine will be like"?

None will be as grand as this. Simply the age of the three and by the time George is King, the traditions will likely be no more.

There’s no guarantee the traditions will be gone.

DP. I don’t even think there’s a guarantee that there will be a monarchy by the time it’s George’s turn.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The guys carrying the coffin are probably so relieved they got through it without dropping the coffin.

Watching them carrying this heavy coffin was uncomfortable. Certainly in this day of modern machinery, we can utilize another method to get a coffin up 3 flights of stairs.
I that had dropped, those poor soliders would be mortified for life.