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Feel quite sad and tearful about The Queen

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asblindasabat · 08/09/2022 21:13

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 💐

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stillvicarinatutu · 09/09/2022 00:28

I love seeing them as humans - that photo for me said it . They were just a man and woman who loved each other. They were both so beautiful when they were young but that photo for me shows that true love lasts . ❤️

Ewetoo · 09/09/2022 00:39

I'm in irish, born & living in Co. Galway all my life & I've been crying (sometimes bawling!) all evening... To me she has been someone constant & timeless in my life & she has fostered really good relations between Ireland & the UK. Beautiful woman inside & out. The UK are rightfully incredibly proud of her amazing legacy but it's still gut wrenching😢

FruitPastilleNut · 09/09/2022 00:40

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?

what on earth could have happened when she was meeting the prime minister only two days ago?

Surely you're not serious?

She was 96. Heart attack. Stroke. Fall down the stairs. Any one of dozens of other causes of death that are common in people in their 90's. It's hardly a shock or some unfathomable mystery!

PenvelopewithaP · 09/09/2022 00:42

StressfulBedtimes · 08/09/2022 21:21

Oh god I’ve cried loads
I never thought I’d be one of those people
but the Nations Grandmother is exactly how I feel about her
Not helped by the fact that I lost my own Grandmother a few months ago and she reminds me so so much of the Queen; she looked exactly like her, smiled like her, even dressed like her, it feels odd seeing pictures of her everywhere I turn
My Nan loved the Queen too, she would’ve been so sad

The Queen really was a remarkable woman, no matter how you feel about the Royals no one can deny that
Its a very sad day 😔

Same here, @StressfulBedtimes. I lost my lovely grandmother in May. She was born in the same year as the Queen and died in the same year as the Queen. I miss her so much. She also admired and respected the Queen, and I know she would have been deeply saddened by her passing. For me, today emphasises the end of a generation who had so much courage, and who we owe so much too.

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asblindasabat · 09/09/2022 00:42

stillvicarinatutu · 09/09/2022 00:28

I love seeing them as humans - that photo for me said it . They were just a man and woman who loved each other. They were both so beautiful when they were young but that photo for me shows that true love lasts . ❤️

I really do hope there is an after life and I hope she can be with her beloved philip again. I’m sure she missed him terribly and a year without him probably felt like a lifetime. True love.

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Ewetoo · 09/09/2022 00:42

iamjustwinginglife · 08/09/2022 23:38

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

This was me, the minute sky news started their coverage, still crying, so sad.

PenvelopewithaP · 09/09/2022 00:44

*so much to!
Bleugh, edit button please MN!

DutchessOfMuck · 09/09/2022 00:44

It's just completely surreal I can't believe she is gone. I've been crying on and off since the news broke yesterday afternoon saying she was under medical care at Balmoral. I keep thinking about her life and all the changes she seen and all the people she met who were dead long before I was born, like JFK etc.

When I heard the news reporter say King for the first time I jumped a little.

Then I thought on Christmas morning I usually set the timer for the Queens speech but this year there will be no Queens speech it will be the Kings speech.

It's all just very sad

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asblindasabat · 09/09/2022 00:51

DutchessOfMuck · 09/09/2022 00:44

It's just completely surreal I can't believe she is gone. I've been crying on and off since the news broke yesterday afternoon saying she was under medical care at Balmoral. I keep thinking about her life and all the changes she seen and all the people she met who were dead long before I was born, like JFK etc.

When I heard the news reporter say King for the first time I jumped a little.

Then I thought on Christmas morning I usually set the timer for the Queens speech but this year there will be no Queens speech it will be the Kings speech.

It's all just very sad

Was actually just thinking about that myself.

I loved watching the Queens speech on Christmas Day

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asblindasabat · 09/09/2022 01:11

FruitPastilleNut · 09/09/2022 00:40

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?

what on earth could have happened when she was meeting the prime minister only two days ago?

Surely you're not serious?

She was 96. Heart attack. Stroke. Fall down the stairs. Any one of dozens of other causes of death that are common in people in their 90's. It's hardly a shock or some unfathomable mystery!

I just meant it from the point of view that wow I only seen her photograph from two days ago and now she is gone. I know it’s not surprising but nonetheless, I am still pretty shocked.

I just didn’t understand all the stuff saying she was under medical care and all that. I didn’t know what had gone wrong. I was hoping she would somehow pull through.

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Bettyboo12 · 09/09/2022 01:40

Watching old pictures and videos and seeing the amazing life she led, not mention her ups and downs during her monarchy has had me in bits. Like others have said she has been a canstant figure throughout our lives, I never experienced having a granny as mine both sadly passed but I always saw her has a granny figure in our lives if that makes sense.

MangyInseam · 09/09/2022 03:18

I cried a bit, but I was surprised when I came home from work that my grumpy husband was all red-eyed and puffy from extensive crying.

UnbalancingAct · 09/09/2022 06:19

I totally understand, I also think of her like she was the country's grandmother. She was born in the same year as mine. I also feel sorry for the Cambridge children (are they still called that?), what a first day at school.

Andromachehadabadday · 09/09/2022 06:25

asblindasabat · 09/09/2022 01:11

I just meant it from the point of view that wow I only seen her photograph from two days ago and now she is gone. I know it’s not surprising but nonetheless, I am still pretty shocked.

I just didn’t understand all the stuff saying she was under medical care and all that. I didn’t know what had gone wrong. I was hoping she would somehow pull through.

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My mum was 66. Wasn’t in the best health, but nowhere near expecting her to die soon.

She was on the phone to me at 10am and mentioned she wanted to refill her inhaler.

At 1pm, She went to get a shower to go for her go appointment. Never made it into the shower.

She was dead by 2pm. The day before she had been decorating a 3 tier cake for my cousins birthday. It’s not unusual to deteriorate very quickly. Especially at her age.

queeniefan · 09/09/2022 13:01

It's completely normal to feel sad about something so historic. This is most significant royal death since Queen Victoria so it's a pretty big deal. Of course there was her father, grandfather & great grandfather, but she was on the throne for 70 years. I was watching the coverage yesterday and when it cut to Hugh Edwards on the BBC clearly with tears in his eyes I broke down. When they started playing the national anthem I was in a right state. I'm no royalist but I was really upset by the news. She was after all The Queen, a constant is everyone's lives and she's gone. Coupled with all the shite that's happening in the world as well - emotions are running high.

If you want to have a good cry then go for it. It shows you have compassion and empathy unlike some people in this country. I've had tears in my eyes for most of the morning.

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asblindasabat · 09/09/2022 14:54

queeniefan · 09/09/2022 13:01

It's completely normal to feel sad about something so historic. This is most significant royal death since Queen Victoria so it's a pretty big deal. Of course there was her father, grandfather & great grandfather, but she was on the throne for 70 years. I was watching the coverage yesterday and when it cut to Hugh Edwards on the BBC clearly with tears in his eyes I broke down. When they started playing the national anthem I was in a right state. I'm no royalist but I was really upset by the news. She was after all The Queen, a constant is everyone's lives and she's gone. Coupled with all the shite that's happening in the world as well - emotions are running high.

If you want to have a good cry then go for it. It shows you have compassion and empathy unlike some people in this country. I've had tears in my eyes for most of the morning.

So true, I went to bed last night and thought I’d be ok by morning but I’m still feeling quite emotional. I never thought I’d feel like this.

I just rewatched her Christmas Day Speech from 2021 on YouTube and her lovely soft, elegant voice just brings tears to my eyes. I never thought I would miss her like this but I really do. I feel like I’ve lost a family member, that might be ridiculous to say but it’s true.

As per her Christmas Day 2021 speech - “But life, of course, consists of final partings as well as first meetings.” 💔

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mumsie8 · 09/09/2022 18:24

Well i just weeped at King Charles's speech, especially the ending. I did not expect to feel the way i do, about any of this.

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asblindasabat · 09/09/2022 18:27

mumsie8 · 09/09/2022 18:24

Well i just weeped at King Charles's speech, especially the ending. I did not expect to feel the way i do, about any of this.

Nor me!! I just miss our lovely Queenie so much 😔😔💔

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MrsMcisaCt · 09/09/2022 18:28

I've just cried over King Charles' speech. So sad. You're far from alone in crying, OP x

DutchessOfMuck · 09/09/2022 19:17

I thought the kings speech was extremely lovely. Very moving and sweet. I only got a few minutes in and the tears were running down my face again.

It is very much a time for reflection and I agree with the pp that emotions are high after the past few years we have all had.

BiscuitLover3678 · 09/09/2022 19:40

It’s the end of an era, a really big sense of change. She’s been a constant over absolutely everything, so it makes perfect sense. I think it’s the fact she worked until the absolute end. I always found it unbelievable she was still going in her 90s, when she could have just given up. She was quite a fascinating woman.

Now we just have kings. 🤨

BiscuitLover3678 · 09/09/2022 19:41

I think if feels like she’d always be there because she always has! No matter what goes on in the world, this little old lady just kept on going. Never a complaint.

And now she’s finally gone.

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asblindasabat · 09/09/2022 19:48

I will really miss her Christmas Day speeches. I really enjoyed sitting down with the family every year to watch her speech

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asblindasabat · 09/09/2022 20:22

I really can’t shift this sadness that I feel. I never thought I’d feel so sad.

I really liked the Queen and now she’s just not here

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TokyoSushi · 09/09/2022 20:24

I'm really surprised at how sad I feel, everything just feels a bit odd. I think as a country we're doing very well with it so far, making me really quite proud.