The Queens funeral 2

[KenAdams]

For when the first one fills up

Did anyone just see that horse?

Yes the orb and sceptre look fixed but the Crown doesn't look terribly secure to me unless there is some invisible wizardry going on under it and the cushion.

I was in Windsor for Harry & Megan's wedding, it was really busy, but nothing like this!

I thought the same about Eugenie. Imagine being early pregnant and having to go this while feeling like you're going to throw up at an second! Nice though if it is the case.

I’m surprised none of the horses have taken out some of the route liners so far! A few of them are really playing up and it only takes one to behave like a twat to set others off!

Love the Long Walk - it's a beautiful scene

Was that a gun shot??

The super tall guy with the glasses isn’t Tall Paul.

If you follow the A308 from Runnymede to windsor, it crosses the Long Walk and that's where they turned right towards the castle.

HN's page 'Tall Paul' Whybrew is walking in front of the hearse and there's someone behind him about half his height.

Also an even taller man right beside him. Looks a bit like Richard Osman! Wonder who he is?

Yes, they’re every minute

My guess would be it's because he's still growing. Probably a sensible move since it'll be his 'best' suit and he might get to wear it again at an official function before he grows out of it. A navy suit is much more useful than a black one.

He's a former private secretary called Matthew apparently!

A family member knows JLP very well. They rang us last week to tell us he was being interviewed....

Tall paul is the bald one. Who is the even taller man next to him?

Do we know who he is?

Will we see the next ceremony?

Yes I think so, then there's a private burial later that we won't see.

I volunteered to go down from Scotland but didn’t get picked! Usually when the police ask for volunteer for things on day off there isn’t that much of an uptake but everyone put their name in for this!

I agree, but they couldnt go up steps like those at the entry to St George's unless it was fixed in some way!

The Long Walk is very aptly named...

Matthew Magee.. former assistant secretary. Is 7’2.

There's a black man marching beside the coffin in a dark uniform with a lot of gold chains dangling off his uniform. He has some sort of helmet with a red fluffy thing on top? Who is he?

Is that the cross roads with a B road? It didnt look like it from street view

Three random questions I wondered about.

1. Does anyone know where Prince Edward's children are?
2. Why do only male family members (with the exception of Princess Anne) get to walk behind the coffin?
3. Why does only Charles get a floral tribute?

Otherwise it's all very dignified, but not too sad

Funeral marches by Mendelssohn and Beethoven