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The Queens funeral 3

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KenAdams · 19/09/2022 15:34

Again, thread 2 has filled up fast.

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elizaregina · 19/09/2022 21:37

@MrsFezziwig

Great Idea, all 3 of them.

EmmaH2022 · 19/09/2022 21:38

what a day. Don't know how they are standing upright.

did anyone else really struggle with the removal of crown, orb and sceptre?

was very lucky to get a copy of the Metro en route home. Excellent cover.

SilverLiningPlaybook · 19/09/2022 21:40

I didn't cry, but found the ceremony, the respect and the hymns very moving. In this country of ours which is such a mess in so many ways, we can still do pageantry really well. The longest serving monarch in history, and the best. We are privileged to have lived through her reign. I don't think we will see her like again. It's a magnificent moment in history.

I thought Charlotte and George were fantastic. Such a long day for them, but they didn't put a foot wrong.

The RF look absolutely exhausted and devastated. I hope they all get a rest now out of public sight for a while. I noticed Harry puff out his cheeks and collapse in the car after the service. Charles looked unbearably sad at points, and Camilla has aged overnight. I do wonder how long Charles' time will last. He must have been thinking about his own funeral , and I'm sure William was thinking about the moment he will be King too. Charles looks weighed down already and I wonder how he will cope with it all It is one thing to become a monarch when you are young and full of hope and promise. Quite another to come to the throne as an elderly man.

SilverLiningPlaybook · 19/09/2022 21:41

containsnuts · 19/09/2022 21:27

I'm glad she's finally been laid to rest. Her coffin has been all over the place and loaded in-and-out of various vehicles. It was starting to feel a bit undignified imo.

I felt that too.

LIZS · 19/09/2022 21:43

Watching the highlights. There were overtones of the Last Post from the organ as the pall bearers finished setting her down in St George' chapel. Also notice wreaths either side of the aisle by the RF, so assume family flowers.

NiqueNique · 19/09/2022 21:44

Also wreaths from other dignitaries.

JenniferWooley · 19/09/2022 21:44

Just seen on FB that the senior drum major of the pipe band today is a lad from my hometown.

I was holding it together until they removed her crown & then Charles' face when they sang God Save the King tipped me right over the edge.

Agree with classics nomination - I've been following along all day & for the most part the threads have been lovely.

BreadInCaptivity · 19/09/2022 21:48

TiddyTidTwo · 19/09/2022 19:24

Gosh so many moments today, too many to list.

As ex British Army, I have shed more than a few tears for my Commander in Chief, The Boss. But also as a member of the British public, a mother and a daughter, a dog owner and a horse owner. HM was many things to many people.

Today has shown what the British are about, a proud nation even in troubled times. Nowhere in the world can you experience what happened today.

And finally, a massive salute to these men.

What a lovely post x

CaveMum · 19/09/2022 21:49

Lovely interview about the Queen and her racehorses with her racing manager John Warren www.racingpost.com/news/the-queen/i-do-think-the-queen-has-a-serious-chance-of-leaving-a-very-important-legacy/579457

Kite22 · 19/09/2022 21:51

JaneDorney · 19/09/2022 21:09

They don't .

Most ordinary churches have pews facing the altar.

But I still think it is a good question, in that the Churches that have the grand occasions televised from them do - just today St Georges and Westminster Abbey do - and, indeed, plenty of other Cathedrals do, so, does anyone know why ?

ItsnotaHenryMoore · 19/09/2022 21:54

Kite22 · 19/09/2022 21:51

But I still think it is a good question, in that the Churches that have the grand occasions televised from them do - just today St Georges and Westminster Abbey do - and, indeed, plenty of other Cathedrals do, so, does anyone know why ?

Isnt that usually where the choir sit? Facing each other?

Neowwwm · 19/09/2022 21:57

Reaching here, I understand the emotion of the day and find God Save the King jarring to hear, I feel almost like the new monarchs must hate that it suddenly is for them because their parent died!

I read that the Queen requested God Save the King at her funeral. Based on nothing whatsoever(!!!) - I'd like to think as a mother/son private 'joke' she would sing it to him as a child and it have been their little thing.

RedToothBrush · 19/09/2022 22:00

From the Telegraph:
Rather than the presenters in front of the camera, it was the BBC’s behind-the-scenes team that deserved the credit. The corporation was responsible for filming the services and the processions using 213 cameras in Westminster Abbey, Windsor and various points along the route, then sharing the images with ITV, Sky News and the rest of the world. It was brilliantly done. The most striking shots were taken from high above, looking down on the coffin from the ceilings of the Abbey and St George’s Chapel.

From what I've been told, this is such the understatement. Setting up, filming, getting the manpower for (an enormous number of cameramen are contractors now, who aren't employed directly by the BBC) and then directing 213 different cameras in the space of 10 days is both insane and quite simply astonishing. Especially on top of also having a huge outside broadcast in Edinburgh to also manage at even shorter notice. Even with planning and regular rehearsals, even simple things like tracking down where the equipment is this week and which staff are available, is something else.

The commentary from the BBC might not be to everyone's taste. That misses the point, that the BBC provided the feeds to literally everyone else.

Two of my close friends worked today and I'm so proud of them. They didn't have a uniform and went unseen, but they both played a significant role over the past week.

Skodacool · 19/09/2022 22:07

Neowwwm · 19/09/2022 21:57

Reaching here, I understand the emotion of the day and find God Save the King jarring to hear, I feel almost like the new monarchs must hate that it suddenly is for them because their parent died!

I read that the Queen requested God Save the King at her funeral. Based on nothing whatsoever(!!!) - I'd like to think as a mother/son private 'joke' she would sing it to him as a child and it have been their little thing.

It became God Save the King the moment the Queen died. Nothing to do with any request of the Queen.

HopeMumsnet · 19/09/2022 22:09

Hi all,
Thanks for the classics nominations, we'll pass them up the chain of command.

PizzaFunghi · 19/09/2022 22:10

I wonder if they've worked out the numbers (estimates) yet for the crowds in London and Windsor. And for how many people passed through The Queue in the end.

I read 5 billion watching on TV, but I am not sure how reliable that figure is yet. Would be interesting to know if it is, and how it might have been calculated - people watching live? Clips on the news? Catch-up included? survey about whether they'd seen any of it? etc

PlacidPenelope · 19/09/2022 22:10

Looking at images online finally the mystery (to me anyway!) of how the crown remained secure on the coffin is solved! Special cushion with a raised circular bit that had two holes in it suggesting that the crown had special pointy things on it to go in the holes - I can now rest easy knowing this.

Rapidtango · 19/09/2022 22:12

EmmaH2022, yes, that was the point it really hit home that we won't see HMQ again. Takes some getting used to.

KenAdams · 19/09/2022 22:16

MrsFezziwig · 19/09/2022 21:16

@KenAdams just popping back to say I’ve nominated your threads for Classics - a snapshot of a unique day from Mumsnetters’ points of view. They need a few more nominations to make it happen though if anyone’s interested, so hope the last thread hasn’t been hijacked by the usual dull Harry & Meghan stuff - really not what these threads were intended to be about.

That's so lovely of you, thank you x

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KenAdams · 19/09/2022 22:18

What a fitting end for today, she's with her loved ones now.

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Novum · 19/09/2022 22:22

Hellocatshome · 19/09/2022 17:51

There didn't seem to be, everyone got in the same side although I imagine they could have managed to go round and open their own car door had they really been that bothered.

Possibly also a security thing? Everyone breathes a bit easier once those in line for the throne are in bullet-proof cars?

PlacidPenelope · 19/09/2022 22:27

Beachsidesunset · 19/09/2022 21:27

I'll leave this here for posterity.

There is one of the Queen's scarves on the saddle of Emma. Such poignant images amongst all the pomp and pageantry.

icelolly12 · 19/09/2022 22:27

Neowwwm · 19/09/2022 21:57

Reaching here, I understand the emotion of the day and find God Save the King jarring to hear, I feel almost like the new monarchs must hate that it suddenly is for them because their parent died!

I read that the Queen requested God Save the King at her funeral. Based on nothing whatsoever(!!!) - I'd like to think as a mother/son private 'joke' she would sing it to him as a child and it have been their little thing.

I see it as a kind of passing on the baton...it's your turn now Charles, and more explicitly her giving her public approval to the nation that Charles in next in line...

PlacidPenelope · 19/09/2022 22:28

Speaking of bullet proof cars did anyone else notice how thick the doors of the Beast the US President's car are? They must be a hell of a weight to pull open.

EmmaH2022 · 19/09/2022 22:32

I really hope the mourners have finished all their duties for the day. They must be so knackered.

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