Would you be sad if the Queen died?

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I've just been reading the thread about Prince Phillip going into hospital and a poster said they wouldn't be sad if the Queen passed, as she doesn't actually know who we are.

I'm not a royalist by any means and I don't know how I'd feel if the news broke that she died.

How would you feel?

Be sad in end of era thing. Shes been around a long time. Slightly concerned if charles took over. Kinda think time to put this royal family to bed after her death but i have no say so what i tgink doesnt matter.

I would be sad as like londonrach it would mark the end of an era, and also think of her family in mourning. The other thought is that it could well be a reign which started with a Prime Minister who is generally revered (Churchill) and ended with the worst one of her reign, if not ever (Johnson).

I would be sad as she has been an exempelry queen, and has never put a well heeled foot wrong! She is really just a figurehead ,and stands for a Commonwealth ,which although a little bit outdated now has served us well over the years .If we had no monarchy at all ,would we be wealthier ? Looking at USA as an example still great pockets of poverty there .Did anyone see the Simon Reeves Documentary featuring the homeless of LA very eye opening !

It is never sad when a person lives an excellent life and dies in old age, particularly if they don't really suffer at the end.

The deaths of strangers that get me are when the person is young and particularly if they have died in pain and fear. I also feel more for their loved ones knowing that they had died in terrible circumstances. I also feel sad if I hear about someone enduring a sad life up to their death as it is sad to think they never had a chance of happiness.

The Queen has had an excellent life.

No. And I don’t think she’s amazing. She (and Phil) produced those God awful children of theirs.

How often on MN do we see parents getting the blame for raising self-entitled, spoilt kids who don’t know how to behave? And yet, in everything going on with Charles and Andrew in particular over the years she’s been completely above reproach.

@fluffygreenmonsterhoody I agree 100%
The irony is mind boggling. I'd be ashamed if those were my kids.

No. I would be void of emotion.

I would be sad as she has been an exempelry queen, and has never put a well heeled foot wrong!

What about when Diana died? The royal family didn't cover themselves in glory then with what they put the two princes through.

As for how she has done the job that she has been paid handsomly for, it's just a job. Would you be sad about other people who have done the same and died? Recently there was the tragic death of a nurse who had helped many many people, particularly some awful cases recently, who died in a car crash. Are you sad about her dying?

I would. I think she’s an incredible woman who has reigned with dignity. When you start to read about her life and some of the stuff she did in the war, you realise how spectacular she is.

Stamps and Money will look a bit weird with Charles head on them.

I'd be sadder at all the continual sycaphantic media coverage.

Many hard working old people die in abject poverty. They deserve my respect and genuine sympathy.

The 'no, I don't know her' gang are the same people who will wail in the streets when Attenborough goes too.

Do you think there are only those 2 kinds of people in the UK?

I'm not going to 'wail in the streets' over any random death. Now yes, Sir David is an incredible man, but I don't know him any more then I know the queen. It's not one or the other. I'm not crying for anyone here.

Not really.

@TracyBeakerSoYeah
I just reported that, save me wasting my time responding.

So you can hand it out but not take it, hiding behind mummy's apron!

I think she appears to be a decent woman who has faithfully done her duty in a role that was never intended to be hers.

Will I be grief stricken? No. I don’t know her. Will I be sad in an end of an era, nostalgic way? Yes I think so.

I don’t think she’ll ever die, think she’ll be sat on that throne at 100 if she gets her way. I wouldn’t be sad though, it’s not like she gives a toss about any of us lol.

I’d feel respect for her and her service I suppose but as soon as she’s gone I think we should disband the lot of them. Down grade them to something more like the Scandinavian Royals, cut their civil list payments kick them out of palaces and let them live off all the wealth they have already.
Buck palace, the Crown Jewels etc - all that stuff belong to the country anyway.

Wouldn't give a shiny shit.

I dont think I would be phased. However I will be heartbroken when david attenborough dies.

I’ll be sad about the fact that it truly will be the end of an era. The next generation of royals just don’t command respect in the same way the Queen does IMO (I’m talking about Charles and Camilla). In fact they don’t command any respect at all.

’David & the Queen feel like the grand parents of the whole Earth’

Good grief! Maybe to you they do but you’re totally deluding yourself about how many people feel about an over privileged rich old bird!!

@tillytrotter1

So you can hand it out but not take it, hiding behind mummy's apron!

Mummy's apron? Sorry I don't understand! I'm not hiding at all. I stand by ALL my posts last night.

I said the poster was deluded, which means believing something something that is not true. I said this as a direct response to the Queen and David Attenborough being the grandparents of the earth. Obviously this is not true and therefore my comment is correct.

They told me to fuck off to the other side of fuck & fuck off a bit more, which is just a nasty personal attack. Not even related to the subject matter, unlike my comment above.

The whole thing was done and dusted last night. No need for you to jump on now and have a go at me, particularly when I wasn't the one telling people to fuck off multiple times.

The poster has apologised, both on here and by PM (which I just discovered because I use the app) so I think perhaps you should stick to answering the OP rather than dredging up a settled situation.

I think the comment about all she put the princes through after Diana's death is unfair. It was the media and the public who demanded they be dragged out in public while the Queen was trying to shelter them from the whole circus.

I think the Queen represents a rapidly dying England in all its faults and decencies, and is seen as the last bastion of that fading era so her death will be nostalgic and sad for many people.

Why are people saying they'll be sad/worried when Charles becomes King? What do they think is actually going to change?

I hate the monarchy - as an institution not the actual individuals but if I have to have someone being the monarch then The Queen is a lot more palatable than Charles.

I am old enough to remember the death of the King. Everywhere was closed up. I doubt the same will be done for the Queeen.