Queen Elizabeth Funeral

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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.

I bet the hardest part was keeping their support arm against the back of the person across from them. Carrying the weight was probably easy. Keeping your arm outstretch without support seems impossible. I’m surprised that isn’t something they couldn’t work around.

How are the crown and scepter attached to the coffin? I'm amazed they didn't fall off. Those men deserve all the accolades in the world for carrying that coffin so smoothly up those steps with the entire world watching.

There are gold hooks on the coffin. You could see them visible for the scepter.

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When has anyone in the RF had a chance to eat or use the bathroom? It's one continuous ceremony after another especially for the children. no one has had a break since early this morning and it's 4pm.

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

The whole day has been magnificent

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The crown appeared to be screwed into something. The BBC feed briefly showed a person doing what appeared to be an "unscrewing" at one point but then cut away for crowd shots. I'm guessing there is an apparatus concealed by the pillow and flag and that everything was attached with hardware. You wouldn't want anything less secure. I'm guessing once the coffin was on the pedestal at St. Goearge, they could unscrew it so that it can be removed before internment.

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Anonymous wrote:When has anyone in the RF had a chance to eat or use the bathroom? It's one continuous ceremony after another especially for the children. no one has had a break since early this morning and it's 4pm.

All I can think is they must be exhausted and have blisters. I bet they all go home tonight, collapse, then get Into their jammies and have a good cry.

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Anonymous wrote:When has anyone in the RF had a chance to eat or use the bathroom? It's one continuous ceremony after another especially for the children. no one has had a break since early this morning and it's 4pm.

All I can think is they must be exhausted and have blisters. I bet they all go home tonight, collapse, then get Into their jammies and have a good cry.

Camilla literally looked older when they were walking into St. George's than she did earlier in the day. She is someone who often looks very with it for someone her age and you can tell the toil of the day is really weighing on her (also maybe the understanding of how much more of this there is to come for her because of the coronation and then official duties of queen consort).

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dammit--the pony and those corgis just broke my heart. I want my pets there when I go. just so touching.

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The removing of the crown, orb and scepter so moving.

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Anonymous wrote:When has anyone in the RF had a chance to eat or use the bathroom? It's one continuous ceremony after another especially for the children. no one has had a break since early this morning and it's 4pm.

I was just thinking, I hope there were some granola bars in those cars.

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Anonymous wrote:The removing of the crown, orb and scepter so moving.

I am the opposite of a monarchist and it gave me a chill! Symbolism can be so incredibly powerful.

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Anonymous wrote:When has anyone in the RF had a chance to eat or use the bathroom? It's one continuous ceremony after another especially for the children. no one has had a break since early this morning and it's 4pm.

Wasn't there a break for them as the queen rolled up towards Windsor castle? At least a quick break.

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Anonymous wrote:When has anyone in the RF had a chance to eat or use the bathroom? It's one continuous ceremony after another especially for the children. no one has had a break since early this morning and it's 4pm.

They’re probably wearing Depends.

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Anonymous wrote:When has anyone in the RF had a chance to eat or use the bathroom? It's one continuous ceremony after another especially for the children. no one has had a break since early this morning and it's 4pm.

They weren't with the coffin during the procession from Westminster to Windsor -- my guess is they were quickly whisked to somewhere to stop, eat, drink, use the bathroom, and have a few moments out of the cameras before they they rejoined the procession outside Windsor. And at least this service is much shorter and they largely just have to sit and watch.

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Anonymous wrote:The removing of the crown, orb and scepter so moving.

I am the opposite of a monarchist and it gave me a chill! Symbolism can be so incredibly powerful.

Full circle

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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.

There’s no guarantee the monarchy will be around in its current form by the time it’s George’s turn.