Moderate thread for moderates (re the queen)

[TheSpottedZebra]

This is a moderate thread for moderate people who aren't mad keen royalists but also aren't wishing the royals harm either.

For those who don't post mawkish shite but also don't post hateful things.

For those who spent hours watching the news but then went to the loo at 6.30, and for those who stayed watching the news. Or watched no news.

For those who are passed off at Eastenders is cancelled, and for those not that bothered.

Come gather here, air your petty gripes but not your mean ones. Have a gossip, or talk about your dinner.

What a great idea! Sad for the family, on a human level, but honestly can't get too worked up about the news.

So yeah, I watched ALL the news and then did go to the loo at 6.30, and 'missed it'. Just as I did with my granny!

Thank you! I feel for them too but also, i2m not crying, I'm not standing up and rasing a glass. I'm not saying a prayer even though I'm atheist (my sister).

I’m sad but looking forward to change.

Might mean a shift in the air.

Ooh, what kind of a shift do you foresee?

She lived a full life and I'm glad to hear she passed peacefully, hopefully the royal family are supporting each other

Yeah, that's me. DH hates royals and will be angry and annoyed all week with the coverage, but I'm sort of meh.

I have some admiration for Elizabeth's dignity in the face of, well.... everything, and her commitment to her duty as Queen. It is, quite literally, the end of an era, but I can't exactly feel sad about it.

I'm fairly anti-monarchy, but have shed a few tears. She represented a link to my late mother, and further, to lived experience of WWII that most of us just can't conceive of. She clearly had a sense of service, even though I might disagree with the the concept.

I met her once. She was charming and funny. She served a very strong G&T.

I feel as much empathy for them as I would any strangers loss. But can't say I'm particularly affected by it. It's nice she died peacefully at home. Interested in what, if any, changes Charles reign brings.

To be honest I'm more concerned with and upset by my own DGMs devastating cancer diagnosis this week. An equally dignified and wonderful lady.

I'll be spending the rest of the evening crocheting- if I can decide which of my many works in progress to do. The baby blanket, scarf, hat or doll?

Great thread idea! I only turned on the news when I saw the news alert that she'd actually died, then watched an hour or so. That's enough for me really!
I am sad and definitely do feel its the end of an era (literally).
Was looking forward to Eastenders and
I will be annoyed if the school closes tomorrow as some seem to be.
I almost didn't come on mumsnet because I was dreading the wall to wall threads!

I also went to the loo and missed the announcement. I feel the same, really can't get my head around the outpouring of grief that will no doubt come. Although she seemed a good person and lived a long and healthy life, I always see that as a positive thing and feel its much more sad when people die prematurely.

Yeah, I feel sorry for her family and all, as I would for anyone who suffered a bereavement, but I find the hysteria a bit jarring.

I'm generally quite flippant. My football team's striker is currently injured, so if the fixture list gets postponed for the next few weeks it'll give him a bit more chance to get fit, so they can crack on with postponing that by all means.

A strange one for me as we live in Windsor ! But I've been on the train this afternoon going to check in at Gatwick airport hotel tonight and a flight in morning. I'm not a massive royalist but it is sad and end of an era . However I'm not sad if she was in pain or unhappy- and we don't really know that wasn't the case.

Ohbsorry to hear that, RagingWoke.
That must be especially hard when juxtaposed with all the emoting for the queen.

I vote hat, as it sounds easiest.

I haven't watched a single minute of the rrolling news. The whole media circus is beyond ghoulish. Add to that all the social media performance grieving... just nope.

I am Hindu and light a lamp every evening and say a few prayers. Just a few minutes of reflection on the day that is all. Today spent a few seconds extra thinking about the Queen and her very full and lovely family life- warts and all. She was a true matriarch. And for that I admire her.

I am very meh about her role as Queen however.

I had the BBC on all afternoon, with Huw in his prematurely black tie watching the gates of Balmoral in the rain. Then I got fed up, told my daughter it could go on for days, and switched off about 2 minutes before the announcement. I feel a bit guilty!

I had a tiny cry earlier when I saw the news about the ‘concern for her health’ and it was clear which way it was going. Not when they actually announced her death.

It is sad, I’m not a huge monarchist but not anti either. I do feel a degree of affection for them almost in spite of myself. I think she was the best of them, and it’s strangely unsettling to think what might come next even though I do realise it won’t actually make any difference to my day to day life.

This is the thread for me.

I have respect for queenie and her sense of duty but ultimately think a monarchy is pretty absurd. Bowing and scraping to someone due to an accident of birth seems pretty out of place in 2022.

On a human level she lived a long and very healthy life, had amazing experiences, travelled widely and had a husband she loved and four healthy children. A good life and (by the sounds of it) a good death.

Interesting to see tributes to her from unicef and DEC - no respect for the hereditary aspect but much respect for her long service and support of many causes. A good end I hope.

I feel a bit sad but more because it's a 'moment' and shes a human, defo not a monarchist although weirdly finding myself fascinated by all of the ceremony around it and found myself down a London bridge rabbit hole earlier. Definitely finding the extremes of lovers vs haters quite hard to cope with.

Oh they're all out with their tributes. Even... Paddington!

I've been watching the news all afternoon, mostly for the sense of watching a piece of history, and then they made the announcement as I was getting the baby and toddler ready for bed so I missed it! Very thankful for iplayer so I could watch it!

It's been more emotional than I thought it would be, I must admit

I liked the Queen and shed a little tear earlier but she was almost 100 years old, a devout believer in God and probably longed to be reunited with her husband. As much as the streets will be packed with mourners on the day of her funeral I really hope people act with dignity and we don't have a repeat of all that wailing and screaming we saw with Diana's procession. It was absolutely ridiculous.

I'd loved to have been a fly on the wall when Harry arrived at Balmoral.

I’ve been listening to the radio all day but missed the announcement because I was crawling under DS’s bed looking for his AirPods.

I’ve often wondered whether I’d feel sad when the Queen died but I don’t really. End of an era though.