Queen Elizabeth Funeral

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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).

They still have the private ceremony tonight when she is laid to rest.

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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.

It really feels like the passing of something momentous out of the world.

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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.

They would not have been allowed! Cameras on the car windows the whole time. They must have gone somewhere for a break between ceremonies. The hearse took a very slow and circuitous route so there was time.

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

I couldn't stop thinking about this.

Also: the hearse driver needs more accolades. I think that would be stressful, driving that slowly and smoothly with the queen's coffin in the car! What a weird experience for that guy. I hope he gets a beer soon.

I feel stressed for all the people who are playing specific and important roles in this funeral -- the pallbearers, the drivers, the people in the choir. If you make a mistake, billions of people will see it. That would be very stressful to me. But I suppose they all had many opportunities to practice (my understanding is that this funeral has been planned for decades).

They started planning all of this as soon as she became Queen. Charles’ funeral is already planned too.

My other question is how they attached the crown, pillow, etc to the coffin?

I've wondered the same and have googled, asked how and no answer. If anyone knows or finds out how they were attached, please post. Thanks.

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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.

They were all in cars from westminster to windsor. I was watching the kids. they were on the entire time. no break.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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).

She's in pain right? From her broken toe? I can't imagine walking in heels and standing in heels with a broken toe.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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

I couldn't stop thinking about this.

Also: the hearse driver needs more accolades. I think that would be stressful, driving that slowly and smoothly with the queen's coffin in the car! What a weird experience for that guy. I hope he gets a beer soon.

I feel stressed for all the people who are playing specific and important roles in this funeral -- the pallbearers, the drivers, the people in the choir. If you make a mistake, billions of people will see it. That would be very stressful to me. But I suppose they all had many opportunities to practice (my understanding is that this funeral has been planned for decades).

They started planning all of this as soon as she became Queen. Charles’ funeral is already planned too.

My other question is how they attached the crown, pillow, etc to the coffin?

I've wondered the same and have googled, asked how and no answer. If anyone knows or finds out how they were attached, please post. Thanks.

The orb has a little rod sticking out of the bottom of it. It was stuck into the coffin. The scepter had some kind of hooks. The pillow appeared to attached to the coffin and in the middle of the pillow there was a piece sticking up that the crown was stuck on to.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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

I couldn't stop thinking about this.

Also: the hearse driver needs more accolades. I think that would be stressful, driving that slowly and smoothly with the queen's coffin in the car! What a weird experience for that guy. I hope he gets a beer soon.

I feel stressed for all the people who are playing specific and important roles in this funeral -- the pallbearers, the drivers, the people in the choir. If you make a mistake, billions of people will see it. That would be very stressful to me. But I suppose they all had many opportunities to practice (my understanding is that this funeral has been planned for decades).

They started planning all of this as soon as she became Queen. Charles’ funeral is already planned too.

My other question is how they attached the crown, pillow, etc to the coffin?

I've wondered the same and have googled, asked how and no answer. If anyone knows or finds out how they were attached, please post. Thanks.

The scepter was attached via heave duty hinged clamps to two posts attached to the coffin. The orb had an attachment mechanism on the bottom that fitted into the top of the coffin very tightly. The pillow the crown was sitting on had a hard stand in it (you could see the top of it when the crown was removed, the exact shape of the inside of the crown) and the crown was screwed into the stand on at least two sides (you could see the entry points when the crown was removed, and also at one point you could see a person unscrewing the crown after the coffin had been placed on the pedestal).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

It really feels like the passing of something momentous out of the world.

It was. A 70-year reign is momentous. The continuity and peaceful transition to the new King is still a rarity. (We used to have it and I hope we can get it back )

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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.

They were all in cars from westminster to windsor. I was watching the kids. they were on the entire time. no break.

The queen rolled up towards Windsor castle herself. Everyone else had a short break.

[Anonymous]

At work and not able to catch much of the funeral. Will it be available online later?

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Anonymous wrote:The newscasters need to stop talking over it. We don’t need a narrator.

Where are you watching? Sky News channel via Pluto TV app has been the best.

DP but I watching NBC and they literally said “all is quiet except the footsteps “… And your voices!

Lol yeah any American channel is trash for this

I watched on PBS. No commentary.

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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

There was a moment towards the end when they were interring the coffin and a lone bagpiper was playing a last lament. As he walked away, the music fading with him. Incredibly touching.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The newscasters need to stop talking over it. We don’t need a narrator.

Where are you watching? Sky News channel via Pluto TV app has been the best.

DP but I watching NBC and they literally said “all is quiet except the footsteps “… And your voices!

Lol yeah any American channel is trash for this

I watched on PBS. No commentary.

Yes, that was very nice. Was that a feed from BBC?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

They were all in cars from westminster to windsor. I was watching the kids. they were on the entire time. no break.

I think this is also part of the different parenting style in America. Children can handle an hour or two ceremony in Europe without a snack.