Feel quite sad and tearful about The Queen

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Yes, she was 96 years of age, yes she was old, yes she probably had ill health but she’s the only monarch I and quite a lot of people Will have known.

I was sitting watching ITV news earlier and they were talking about her health then suddenly it was announced she had passed. It was expected but I just felt so shocked and saddened.

Some people may not have liked her or the royal family, but at the end of the day she was an old woman and she did give 70 years of her life to the country. She was like the nation’s grandmother.

We will never have another like her. I hope she’s at peace now with her beloved Philip 💐

I have been emotional since lunch time , cried when I heard the news, still feel fragile

I've teared up a few times tonight, I'm not fussed by the rest of the royals but have always felt that she and David Attenborough are the nations grandparents, representing a generation that has all but disappeared.

The progress and development since they've both been alive, I found out about her death on my phone. When the notice was brought out and there was a really weird looking overhead view of people stretching out their phones to take a photo of the notice on the gates. And then thinking back to how different the view would have been during WW2 when she was young.

I feel her passing has left my world slightly more insecure. I think that's why I loved her. More than just being so respected by her peers around the world, she was a steady hand on a tiller of the country and she always knew what to say. I loved her broadcast during covid.
I feel very sad that shes gone.

@HangingOver the same! I have cried so much. I didn’t know her but I DID know her if that makes sense. Such a remarkable lady who gave her life to this country. May she rest forever in peace and be with her loved ones. X

This is how I feel. Weirdly discombobulated. Like the world has shifted sideways or something.

I cried too. For me, it instantly brought back memories of my late grandparents who would have been the same age as the Queen.
I also thought it was incredible that only a few months ago we were celebrating the jubilee. It's like the Queen was meant to get to that milestone before passing. It reminded me of my wedding day 3 years ago. The day after, my 93 year old grandma suddenly died. But the day before, she was at my wedding and that feels so significant.

The Queen's death will bring up all sorts of personal emotions I think.

I’ve been crying all evening, a reassuring and permanent presence has suddenly gone. I loved our wonderful Queen and feel completely bereft.

@TidesOfLife I got teared up at the Jubilee too when she looked out on that crowd in her bright green suit probably knowing it was the last time. I know she was privileged and didn't always make the best decisions but I hope she knew she was loved and we thought she'd done a good job.

Although she may not have been able to 'do' anything I'm sure her PM meetings and passing on her experience from 15 previous PM guided them to make the decisions that they believed to be right.

I feel sad and have cried and bit.

But it’s not her dying really. I recently lost my own mum and feel incredibly sorry for Her children and grandchildren. It’s an awful thing to go through anyway, but then having to deal with protocol on top must be so difficult. Watching the cars with some of the family arrive, really choked me up.

I also realised that my mum (she was 66 when she passed) only ever knew one Monarch. My kids will likely know 3. That felt weird.

Then there’s the fact that’s she has always been there, she is a huge part of peoples lives from a cultural stand point. So there’s a loss there.

Its been a weird evening.

I'm taken aback by how sad I feel. I am no royalist but the length of her reign, the fact she dedicated herself wholly to a life she didn't choose, the sheer amount of history and time that have passed, the way she was such a constant presence - it feels immense.

I felt sad today. She was a wonderful head of state for such a long time.

Yes! I said to my husband earlier, I just felt like she was going to outlive us all and be here forever! But then again, like most people, she's all I've known.

So sad tonight. It's an irreplaceable loss and there have been too many of those. The Queen was a link with the past but she was also an inspiration and a reassuring presence, most recently during the early days of the pandemic. She devoted her whole life to service just as she said she would, working right up until her very last days. It's the end of an era and although long planned for, it feels very hard to take in.

I'm not really a royalist but I shed a tear or two

What gives me comfort is that she wasn't without Philip for long .

That was a real love story . I hope they are together again

I've cried all afternoon and evening -way before the announcement!

@Neowwwm same, I thought we would gradually see less and less of her and then it would be announced. The fact she was seen 48 hours ago not exactly looking at deaths door makes it more of a shock.

I just feel like she was some maternal figure we all looked up to.

she was just an old woman and I just had a lot of respect and admiration for her.

I really really do feel so sad. I wish our Queen was still here.

They're together again ❤️

Does anyone know what could have gone so wrong between Tuesday and today? I know she looked frail but she didn’t look overly ill in the photo of her meeting Liz Truss?

I just didn’t know what to make of the announcements such as “her doctors are concerned for health” and “she is comfortable and resting” and “she is under medical supervision” I just am saddened, what on earth could have happened when she was meeting the prime minister only two days ago?

That’s such a sweet photo. Just never will be the same again

Even my children who are in their 20s have been trying to stay cool but have all actually opened up and said they are really sad ! I personally think that she was a wonderful Monarch and think that Charles will struggle.RIP Queen Elizabeth 💕

It just breaks me seeing the photo of her sitting alone at Prince Philip’s funeral and the recent photos of her at Balmoral this week.

It just feels weird saying the Queen is dead. It’s weird. It just feels surreal. I don’t want to believe it.

The Paddington tweet set me off this evening!

I really empathise with all the PPs about how the queen’s passing has brought back memories of our own grandparents or parents. My nan adored the queen and told me that when she used to live in Kenya in the 50s she and her friends loved seeing photos of the queen and (and of course, Margaret!) and their style. I always think of my nan when I see photos of the queen in her youth.

Thank you for starting this thread - I made the mistake of going on Twitter and the thoughtless and vile comments made so uncomfortable; I forget that it is a horrible place where the worst ideas are amplified. I think that many people today will feel like those of us on this thread or on the moderates thread.

I agree with everything you say.

yes there are some vile people. I’ve even had people around me make vile comments about her passing and it makes me sick. One does not have to like the Royal Family or the Queen, but she was an elderly woman who served her country for 7 decades and she was a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.

people can be vile.