Underworld Posted September 11, 2022 Posted September 11, 2022 It felt so sad seeing her coffin leaving Balmoral for the last time.. In my 30 years of life i was just used of having queen Elizabeth. I feel her funeral will be quite an event
midnightdawn Posted September 11, 2022 Posted September 11, 2022 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Daydream said: I do wonder if the Queen died in Scotland intentionally. She loved Scotland and wants it to stay as part of the UK. She did stay at Balmoral longer this year than she normally does, and she probably had an inkling that she was about to die soon, so I wonder if she stayed there for so long because she wanted it to be the place she died, to show how much she cares for the country and hopes it can heal the relationship between Scotland the rest of the UK. We’ll never know, but it’s a theory. I read she hoped to die there because it meant so much to her. She would normally go back to Buckingham Palace to meet the new PM but the fact that she made them go to Balmoral seems a sign she wanted to make sure her last days were there. I don't think she was that fond of Buckingham Palace. Edited September 11, 2022 by midnightdawn
Apocalipstick Posted September 11, 2022 Author Posted September 11, 2022 Wow. Seeing the coffin yet it still feels surreal. And these aerial shots of Scotland are beautiful, such a fitting place for her to spend the last days of her life.
Apocalipstick Posted September 11, 2022 Author Posted September 11, 2022 Prime Minister Liz Truss had known for over two hours of the Queen's condition as she stood in front of MPs to deliver her Commons statement on Thursday Before the first announcement was even made, those in the loop knew the Queen only had hours left
Zack Posted September 11, 2022 Posted September 11, 2022 The new Line of Succession has been confirmed, following the death of The Queen: https://www.royal.uk/succession It doesn't look like Archie and Lili will be taking up the style of Prince and Princess at the moment, even though they are now legally entitled to.
TimeAmpala Posted September 11, 2022 Posted September 11, 2022 the dissociation with reality and obsession with a monarch in these few replies i've read, whew, in 2022 at that...
Jan Posted September 11, 2022 Posted September 11, 2022 4 hours ago, Daydream said: It's sad, but at the same time I'm glad that she died in her favourite residence. Balmoral, and Scotland in general, are beautiful.
Gorgeous Posted September 11, 2022 Posted September 11, 2022 45 minutes ago, Jan said: It's sad, but at the same time I'm glad that she died in her favourite residence. Balmoral, and Scotland in general, are beautiful. What breaks my heart the most is that we didn't get so see her in a shiny, handmade, wood-crafted guillotine
John Slayne Posted September 11, 2022 Posted September 11, 2022 btw people in this thread mourning the colonising Her Majesty are permanently banned from calling North Koreans brainwashed
publikcitizen Posted September 11, 2022 Posted September 11, 2022 Will there be an open casket viewing?
Apocalipstick Posted September 11, 2022 Author Posted September 11, 2022 36 minutes ago, publikcitizen said: Will there be an open casket viewing? Nope
Tusk Posted September 11, 2022 Posted September 11, 2022 7 hours ago, Daydream said: I do wonder if the Queen died in Scotland intentionally. She loved Scotland and wants it to stay as part of the UK. She did stay at Balmoral longer this year than she normally does, and she probably had an inkling that she was about to die soon, so I wonder if she stayed there for so long because she wanted it to be the place she died, to show how much she cares for the country and hopes it can heal the relationship between Scotland the rest of the UK. We’ll never know, but it’s a theory. She goes there every summer. I think she was too frail to travel, so she stayed. I don’t think there was anything more to her dying there than that.
Daydream Posted September 11, 2022 Posted September 11, 2022 Hopefully the coronation will be in Spring/Summer next year. Although the Queen’s took 16 months of planning, I don’t think Charles’ will take as long, as a) technology has vastly improved since then so should make things a lot easier and b) the Queen taking the throne was very sudden, whereas Charles has been expected for a long time, so a lot of plans should already be in place and it will just be a matter of setting a date and making a few tweaks. I know they’ve already said it will be a scaled down version of the Queen’s ceremony, but I’m hoping the coronation will serve all the pomp and circumstance we love about the Royal Family. I want to see the gold carriages, the horses, all the jewels etc. Undoubtably some people will complain that it’s insensitive to parade all these things whilst many suffer with the cost of living crisis, however it really wouldn’t, as the Royal Family already has all these things/artefacts. They’ve owned them for centuries, so it’s just a matter of dusting them off. No expense to the public. If we’re gonna have a Royal Family, we might as well do it right. And it’s what this country is known for and what other parts of the world will expect as they all have eyes on us. The biggest expense with these things is always the cost of security, police and closing off roads. But these expenses will happen anyway regardless of how grand the ceremony is, so we might as well make the most of it.
CoralBlue Posted September 11, 2022 Posted September 11, 2022 11 hours ago, Espresso said: This may be a strange question but isnt that weird? She's laying there for 2 days, then they will move her to London & the burial will be on 19th? Isn't a human body decomposing in that time?
publikcitizen Posted September 11, 2022 Posted September 11, 2022 19 minutes ago, CoralBlue said: This may be a strange question but isnt that weird? She's laying there for 2 days, then they will move her to London & the burial will be on 19th? Isn't a human body decomposing in that time? I am assuming they pumped her full of formaldehyde
BTS Posted September 11, 2022 Posted September 11, 2022 12 minutes ago, CoralBlue said: This may be a strange question but isnt that weird? She's laying there for 2 days, then they will move her to London & the burial will be on 19th? Isn't a human body decomposing in that time? If you’ve never been to a British/Irish funeral I’ll describe it. The body is embalmed to delay composing. There could even be an open casket at this stage. Most funerals here take place within 3-4 days & are open casket. But an embalmment can last at least 2 weeks so Liz isn’t rotting just yet
CoralBlue Posted September 11, 2022 Posted September 11, 2022 9 minutes ago, publikcitizen said: I am assuming they pumped her full of formaldehyde 9 minutes ago, BTS said: If you’ve never been to a British/Irish funeral I’ll describe it. The body is embalmed to delay composing. There could even be an open casket at this stage. Most funerals here take place within 3-4 days & are open casket. But an embalmment can last at least 2 weeks so Liz isn’t rotting just yet Ok thanks for the explanation, it does make sense. I thought of them using cooling chambers or similar but that might be too complicated.
Daydream Posted September 11, 2022 Posted September 11, 2022 Fun fact: Queen Victoria was the first queen to live at Balmoral Castle and she first set foot in there on 8 September 1848. Queen Elizabeth II died at the castle 174 years later to the day, on 8 September 2022.
Daydream Posted September 11, 2022 Posted September 11, 2022 31 minutes ago, CoralBlue said: This may be a strange question but isnt that weird? She's laying there for 2 days, then they will move her to London & the burial will be on 19th? Isn't a human body decomposing in that time? Her coffin is lead lined. All royal coffins are lead lined and sealed so it’s absolutely airtight. This helps preserve the body and slows down decomposition. This is also why the coffin is so heavy and why there’s 8 pallbearers instead of 6. Diana’s coffin was the same and weighed 540 pounds.
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