The Queens funeral 2

[KenAdams]

For when the first one fills up

@Romeiswheretheheartis I remember that!

I was waiting for someone to rush and get the flowers off too.

Those bloody flowers look so undignified

Very tall man here !

BBC is currently blaring out March music over the footage and itv you can only hear the footsteps. Not sure which is more accurate?

The closest I got to the Queen was 19 years ago when I was dating a royal guard (he was one of queen's cavalry). I stayed the night with him in Windsor barracks (I think that's what it's called - a barracks?). All his bunk mates or whatever he called them were stationed in Beirut I think so we had the entire dormitory (?) to ourselves. On a bed narrower than a gurney lol. Of course he wasn't supposed to be bringing me in, but he was a good friend of the soldier on duty on the way in. I had never even heard of Windsor Castle at the time (I'm not British) but I believe from recollection that he said that she wasn't in Windsor at the time. It was one of my best dates with him. He was really lovely.

It really does feel final now. The Queens final journey is almost over. I feel a real sense of sadness.
We will never see anyone quite like her again in our lifetime.

I would have thought they would have a designated flower sweeper

Some of the people in this procession were in the other one as well - members of the royal household. I recognise the talk page who was in the James Bond clip.

These people living in these houses they're passing have got prime position

Please tell me the poor bearers don't have to carry the coffin again, they must be worn out! Could they get some others this time!

I do too. I feel like this is it. I feel sad I won't see her on that balcony again.

She needs to be laid to rest now. She's had a good send off but she's been travelled around a lot.

I was wondering that too!

The gunshots took me by surprise! Nearly choked on my lunch

I didn’t realise Windsor was so ‘country’.I really thought it was a town next to other towns.

So this long walk where they are now - have they bussed all the parading people over in time for it. Or is it different people's?

I thought that when I saw her at one of the events last week.

Did we ever find out who the women in the procession were?

Now this walk down a country lane feels the epitomy of England.. very serene

Would appreciate from anyone in the know why on BBC you can hear marching band music but none on itv. Is the music being heard/pumped into the footage from elsewhere?

I'm surprised about the countryside too! We go tk legoland a lot and you can see Windsor Castle.... it doesn't feel like country!

I can't imagine that they'd mind at all!

Looks like the band are a little way ahead of the hearse

Different people I believe .I don’t think they could have bussed them all over in time. They were probably stood ready long before the funeral party got there.