The Queens funeral

[KenAdams]

This is a real good guide for all the timings for tomorrow - www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60617519

The bit at the end with the Lord Chamberlain will be the hardest to watch I think, signaling the end of his service to her, as will the act of separating her from her crown.

I know everyone isn't a royalist but today will be such a sad occasion.

Quite.

Me too. So personal and the colours are beautiful. Such a difference from white lilies which I think are such depressing flowers.

There were. But by all accounts they decided to change a bunch of stuff and certain things were overlooked too. In addition it sounds like some plans were completely ripped when the announcement was made too - some for practical reasons, others for reasons unknown.

Just to get you thinking, on the Friday there were scaffolds going up in Westminster. Getting that camera up in the top of the Abbey must have been a feet. Normally for something on this scale they'd take a lot longer than 10days on stuff like that. And if your specialist crew is in one place, they may not be able to do it elsewhere too.

I have no idea how many cameras and feeds they have running today but it's enormous.

I also think she knew to go before Christmas. These 12 days would have been a very complex challenge for so many families if it had been over the Christmas period.
Wonderful woman that she was.

I was just talking to my kids about this. How when I was in the forces it so often fell to us to do the litter picking, sweeping and clear up after big events. I remember six months before I left, resentfully sweeping a huge outside area before a reception for a load of dignitaries and thinking how I couldn't wait to never have to do this kind of tedious BS again!

The coffin was built with fastenings for these on top

The petals have been brought up with a lot if the stiff upper lip. So I'm not surprised they are holding it together. They've also probably had more private and quiet moments with the coffin. And I imagine the interment at windsor will feel more final.

The view of the coffin from above set me off crying. Crazy when you think how long she reigned and that the last time we had a funeral for a monarch was her father all those years ago.

The bass voices in the choir are so low you almost feel rather than hear them

I like the wreath. There is something very personal about the pink flowers. Also like the rosemary and oak leaves.

The Baroness was very impressive and wore her Commonwealth scarf beautifully.

Beautiful music.

Watching on RTE.

Sorry royals not petals !

agreed!

I love James Macmillan's music. Fabulous composer.

Wow - the choir are going for it with this one! Incredible.

It's nice to see a good mix of church leaders there, not just from the well-known established church but the Pentecostal and other denominations too.

I think the wreath is very beautiful, the roses look like some of the David Austin Elizabeth varieties

I was literally looking through my fingers I felt so stressed for them.

This singing is giving me real goose bumps. Just wonderful.

The Archbishop is doing a grand job.

@KosherDill Not at all. Look at the schedule for the day linked in the OP’s first post.

Please can we* all* stop bickering. If there's a disrespectful post just ignore and move on. I have hidden threads today so I don't feel tempted to argue. People looking for a row don't get one if you don't react.

Some will find a row in an empty room when they want to!

Beautiful singing.

Actually I'm not sure there are benches in the front row of the choir now, just got a better view. So might be the red ones have to stand. But they have to be there in order to see the conductor and hear the rest of the choir.

Yes. But getting the right presenters and specialist crew is a different matter. Especially since they needed so many extra for a broadcast on that scale.

Its not a criticism of Scotland. Its a point about the size of the operation this week.