The Queens funeral 2

[KenAdams]

For when the first one fills up

"I'd say that the Australian, Canadian and New Zealand focus is because they are the commonwealth countries where the queen is still head of state. None of the other commonwealth countries have the UK monarch as their had of state so have no place in the procession."

Well, except there are 11 other countries who also have the UK monarch as their head of state:

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_realm

To people complaining about the crowd using their phones, I think many people use them in order to see better if they’re behind folk in a crowd.

Who are the two women walking carrying canes? Not military or royalty I don’t think?

Who are the women in front of the gun carriage with bows/spears?

I don't think the sand will be needed to prevent horses slipping (maybe humans though) - they will probably have either studs or tungsten -tipped nails in their shoes. And hopefully not freshly shod, so the shoes have a bit of wear on them.

The sunlight falling through the trees on to the coffin looks lovely.

Snap!!

Yes, they were there, they arrived fairly early on.

Well, that remains to be seen, of course. For a start, he doesn't have seventy years to establish how we'll remember him.

Now stop it @Benefi ! 😀

What would happen if one of the navy ratings fainted? Would they just get dragged along?

As a Londoner, I have only today learned that Hyde Park Corner is the Southern corner! I always assumed that it was the NE corner by Marble Arch

Yes. DH recognised one of them (he used to be in the TA and spent time at Horseguards).

It was on the card on the coffin wreath

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Yes I am also wondering that. And they seem to be walking in at least 2 inch heels.

Thank You for your concern BordoisAgain - it must be wonderful to be so righteous

How many miles is this journey anyone know?

Princess Anne is obviously super-fit. I'm younger than her and I couldn't walk all that way.

I wonder if they've got undercover security in the crowd? Probably the ones NOT holding their mobiles...

Have you never been past the Hyde Park Corner stop on a bus, or noticed where Hyde Park Corner tube station is?

I have a lot of respect for Princess Anne being part of it.

I could Start to talk about any ex military yes.

But the talk is about the royal family and Harry? .

No matter what the ins and outs are, I'm just saying that unlike people wearing a uniform who have never actually severed, Harry has .

Doesn’t it 😊 I bet thousands of people watching will plan visits because of this, it all looks incredible.

I get very confused with Wellington & Marble Arch. I know that Marble Arch is at the bottom of Oxford and Regent Streets so when I go past Wellington Arch I get very disoriented. As I think it's Marble Arch but it's not

2 miles from the Abbey. A lot of the procession started further up Whitehall though