event Queen Elizabeth II laid to rest: 1926-2022

[anti-bitch]

3 minutes ago, Protocol said:

K but that crowd and parade was maybe 0.085% non white

You are just making a problem out of nothing.

[BlackStar_93]

8 minutes ago, Protocol said:

Still screaming at the horse poop. The horses really did not give a ****.

This is giving North Korea cult of personality. Andrew being front row  Disgusting family and sycophantic country

Yes because the 2k people attending and the few 10,000's watching from outside the Cathedral are indicative of the 67M people who live in the UK. 

Edited September 19, 2022 by BlackStar_93

[Apocalipstick]

The flowers in Windsor look so beautiful 

[mrpartyrocker]

Wtf is wrong with people throwing flowers at a car? That’s literally a sign of disgusting behaviour when these flowers will end up on the ground until they clean the roads and they end up in a trash bin.. 

[Sergi91]

2 hours ago, Espresso said:

 

Why aren’t they wearing their crowns? 

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2 hours ago, TasteOfYourLips said:

It seems like it was always Charles who had a problem with Harry's decision. No wonder why he didn't understand why Harry gave up his HRH title for Meghan when he indirectly (or not) killed Diana when he stripped her of HRH.

 

Why do only women in this family lead decent private lives?

It was always Charles who was my bet for the black baby comment. 

 

All this talk of a truce between the brothers is a farce as Harry's tell-all book is coming soon (as it should) and the revisionist history on William as a supposed saint in his youth to make Harry a too-easy scapegoat is also ridiculous.

 

 

[BlackStar_93]

44 minutes ago, Espresso said:

 

I think it's due to Queen Elizabeth reigning throughout multiple generations who showed unwavering support and devotion to the monarchy. Boomers loved her because she was a symbol of hope and prosperity in post-WW2 Britain, this devotion was then passed down to their children and nobody questioned it. I think a lot of younger adults (millennials and Gen Z) don't feel quite as enamored with the concept of a monarchy due to massive societal and sociological shifts in the last couple of decades and are far more inclined to challenge the system. Political discourse is now more mainstream than ever and is arguably more diverse due to the internet. Not that long ago, people's opinions were formed by television and newspapers - that's not the case anymore. 

[Daydream]

Everything today has been magnificent. I don’t think anywhere in the world can do it as well as we do…

 

Apparently 4.1 billion people are watching worldwide (more than half the world’s population). Higher than Diana’s (2.5 billion) and making it the most viewed televised event of ALL TIME.  “Abolish the monarchy” my ass.

Edited September 19, 2022 by Daydream

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[Buddy]

6 minutes ago, Daydream said:

Everything today has been magnificent. I don’t think anywhere in the world can do it as well as we do…

 

Apparently 4.1 billion people are watching worldwide (more than half the world’s population). Higher than Diana’s (2.5 billion) and making it the most viewed televised event of ALL TIME.  “Abolish the monarchy” my ass.

lol half the world my ass

 

There are too many people working today to make a living to care about this **** 

[Gaia]

I don't really care for monarchy but idk something about Queen Elizabeth was likeable. I also like Harry and Meghan. Don't care for anyone else especially Charles and Camilla. 

[Vermillion]

7 minutes ago, Daydream said:

Everything today has been magnificent. I don’t think anywhere in the world can do it as well as we do…

 

Apparently 4.1 billion people are watching worldwide (more than half the world’s population). Higher than Diana’s (2.5 billion) and making it the most viewed televised event of ALL TIME.  “Abolish the monarchy” my ass.

Utter BS. Those metrics probably include those that tuned in for a minute to a stream or video clip during the past week. 

 

Also wildly skewed given Diana was early-internet so no comparisons should be made.

[Daydream]

1 minute ago, Buddy said:

lol half the world my ass

 

There are too many people working today to make a living to care about this **** 

You’ve got a point, I was surprised by that figure too as obviously for the rest of the world outside the UK it’s a normal Monday. 4.1bn is a lot of people to be watching TV.  I guess we’ll see when we get the final figures tomorrow presumably.

[Buddy]

Just now, Daydream said:

You’ve got a point, I was surprised by that figure too as obviously for the rest of the world outside the UK it’s a normal Monday. 4.1bn is a lot of people to be watching TV.  I guess we’ll see when we get the final figures tomorrow presumably.

Maybe it's AVAILABLE to that many people, but 4.1 billion are def not tuning in  

[Kamil24]

I think maybe 4 billion people will tune it at some point, even if just for a few seconds. Not like that many people are watching the entire thing.

[Daydream]

The pallbearers have been amazing.

[Daydream]

I think the most emotional moment of all will be when they remove the jewels/crown from the top of her coffin. That will be the moment she’s finally separated from the crown for the final time.

[Pikachoo]

I'm listening to Gaga's The Queen while watching this funeral which makes it all the more sadder.

 

4 minutes ago, Daydream said:

I think the most emotional moment of all will be when they remove the jewels/crown from the top of her coffin. That will be the moment she’s finally separated from the crown for the final time.

awwww :(

[Raphy23]

53 minutes ago, Gaia said:

I don't really care for monarchy but idk something about Queen Elizabeth was likeable. I also like Harry and Meghan. Don't care for anyone else especially Charles and Camilla. 

same

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2 hours ago, Sergi91 said:

Why aren’t they wearing their crowns? 

From Quora that I found on the fly (so not necessarily accurate) - and I'm assuming you're referring to Charles as well as the monarchs from other European countries.

 

It simply doesn't happen mostly for decorum reasons in modern constitutional monarchies as they're seen as old-fashioned and heavy and for other reasons below.

 

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Since in most European countries, there is a segregation between Church and State, there is hardly any country where there is a real coronation.
Britain is an exception; there, the head of state is also head of the church.
Elisabeth II ‘s coronation featured not only the crown, but also an orb and sceptre.
In the Netherlands, the crown, sceptre and orb are displayed in the church but not really used. In fact, the crown is too big to be actually worn ;)
In Norway the constitution was changed in 1905 to replace the coronation with a blessing. However, the crown is still displayed in the church.
In Denmark, the last king to be actually crowned was Christian VIII in 1839.
Spanish monarchs are not crowned but proclaimed; the crown and sceptre are placed before them during the ceremony.
The Belgian monarch does not have a crown, only a throne. The official title, btw, is not king of Belgium but king of the Belgians; thus stressing he represents the people.

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In all those cases the regalia (crown, scepter etc.) of these countries belong to the state and not to the monarch personally. This means that - if not explicitly permitted - no citizen, including the monarch, can use them for any purpose. A headdress in the form of a crown does not in itself have to be part of the recognized regalia and/or be accepted as a fitting decorative part of the monarch’s attire.

Permission is granted if and in so far as it is deemed necessary to meet legal or ceremonial requirements, for instance in the ceremony of investiture of a new monarch or to emphasize a particular solemn occasion like the opening of a parliamentary year.

With time the desirability for a monarch to be fitted out with regalia in cases where the law does not prescribe the use of them may vary. The monarch or his or her spouse may not be popular or the government may wish to project a somewhat informal image of the monarch.

Bear in mind that all European monarchies from the size of and including Luxembourg upwards are parliamentary democracies where the monarch is no more than a symbol of national unity and sovereignty and has virtually no real political or governmental power.

The smaller monarchies, such as the principality of Monaco or Lichtenstein are not independent countries in the sense that they have a significant army or diplomatic relations with other countries.

The exception is the Vatican State, but its Head of State, the Pope, has supreme and absolute powers in all such matters within the Vatican, and he may wear whatever kind of headdress he prefers, up to and including a constellation of three crowns, the one on top of the other. But for the aforementioned reason of a desired image of simplicity and humility recent popes have never worn their tiara's, not even when first assuming the dignity of the high office as the vicar of Christ on earth. This is one of the titles the Roman Catholic church claims for its leader, who, though actually chosen, is the only monarch with absolute and real power within his own territory in Europe. In international etiquette (protocol) he ranks above all other heads of state, including emperors.

 

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[Daydream]

They said on one of the news channels that now the titles and the jewels have been taken back from her, she goes to the grave as a simple Christian girl. I thought that was extremely poignant. She’s done her duty, now she’s back to behind a normal person.

[Pikachoo]

well, that's it. Queen Elizabeth's reign is officially over. What a day in history this is.

[WiredBrain]

Completely broken me, such a sad day but so full of pride