Queen Elizabeth Funeral

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Anonymous wrote:Windsor Castle is where the other former direct royals are buried.

You can't deny the historical proportion of this funeral. They have not had such a big funeral since the 1700s.

What did they do when Victoria died?

I was wondering the same thing. I feel like half of Europe was ruled by descendants of Queen Victoria.

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Anonymous wrote:Windsor Castle is where the other former direct royals are buried.

You can't deny the historical proportion of this funeral. They have not had such a big funeral since the 1700s.

What did they do when Victoria died?

I was wondering the same thing. I feel like half of Europe was ruled by descendants of Queen Victoria.

There was no TV or Internet during Victoria’s time. This funeral was expected to be watched by 4 billion people across the world.

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Anonymous wrote:Why is Prince George wearing navy blue instead of black like everyone else (including Charlotte)?

William and Harry (when not in uniform) have also been wearing blue suits this entire time, while the women have worn black. It’s clearly some sort of protocol.

Then why black pants and blue jacket for George?
Charlotte is just the cutest. Proud parents for sure.

His pants are navy too. Probably wanted to emulate his father who was wearing the Navy uniform.

That explains a lot. They look perfect.

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Anonymous wrote:Windsor Castle is where the other former direct royals are buried.

You can't deny the historical proportion of this funeral. They have not had such a big funeral since the 1700s.

Which I find odd since they buried another monarch (her father) just 70-some years ago. And his father before him and so on.

Exactly. Was her father’s funeral not a big deal?

I saw in Wikipedia the last three funerals for the Kings they were held at St. George's Chapel. even though they didn't reign long, surprised they weren't held at Westminster Abbey cause it's still the King. Wonder where CHarles will have his?

Does anyone know the name of the song that was played during the processional? Hauntingly beautiful.

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Anonymous wrote:Thought it might be best to start a new thread for the funeral.

Am I remembering incorrectly but I thought Tony Blair and Cherie separated? They got back together? Also, what happened to his face?

No, they are still married. There was speculation in the press in the UK around 2015 or so that he had an affair but it was never proven and let's be frank, the British press has a subset that's very salacious and always out to attack anyone who's famous. No idea of the state of the marriage but they are indeed still married.

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Anonymous wrote:Why is Prince George wearing navy blue instead of black like everyone else (including Charlotte)?

William and Harry (when not in uniform) have also been wearing blue suits this entire time, while the women have worn black. It’s clearly some sort of protocol.

Then why black pants and blue jacket for George?
Charlotte is just the cutest. Proud parents for sure.

His pants are navy too. Probably wanted to emulate his father who was wearing the Navy uniform.

That explains a lot. They look perfect.

I think William wore a similar blue suit/black tie combo during the walkabouts a few days ago.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m at work but glad I recorded PBS because they are using the BBC feed.

Yeah, for those complaining about the US network anchors yammering on and on -- PBS was the way to go. Virtual silence most of the time. I've had to switch over to NBC due to issues pulling in WETA this morning and the NBC yak yak yak is beyond tiresome.

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Anonymous wrote:Why is Prince George wearing navy blue instead of black like everyone else (including Charlotte)?

Future king, needs to stand out from the crowd.

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Anonymous wrote:Why is Prince George wearing navy blue instead of black like everyone else (including Charlotte)?

Future king, needs to stand out from the crowd.

No. He’s in a traditional navy suit, fully matching.

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I was surprised to see Sarah sitting with the family.

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Anonymous wrote:I was surprised to see Sarah sitting with the family.

All details were approved by the Queen. Sarah had a good relationship with the Queen and was around for decades. You can tell family/familial ties take precedence as they included even the disgraced former king of Spain.

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Who is behind William? A York princess’s husband?

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Because of this funeral etc I will only get my world wide news from BBC. No scandals, no Trump, no Proud Boys. I love it.

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Without cable, I don’t think you can stream BBC normally. They are making an exception because of the funeral. But I tried to stream BBC last week and it wouldn’t let me because it said I need to buy a UK TV license or something.

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Anonymous wrote:Why is Prince George wearing navy blue instead of black like everyone else (including Charlotte)?

William and Harry (when not in uniform) have also been wearing blue suits this entire time, while the women have worn black. It’s clearly some sort of protocol.

Then why black pants and blue jacket for George?
Charlotte is just the cutest. Proud parents for sure.

His pants are navy too. Probably wanted to emulate his father who was wearing the Navy uniform.

That explains a lot. They look perfect.

I think William wore a similar blue suit/black tie combo during the walkabouts a few days ago.

Both navy and black are approved colors for this event. The black tie is the only thing that's not flexible, and you'll notice whenever William or George wears a blue suit, the tie is still black.