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?

I would be very sad but glad that the monarchy would continue as always

Not as sad as when Diana died.

I'd be sad and also shaken by it. In that, the country is in enough of a state at the moment, the queen dying would be the last thing we needed. And I say that as a bit of a republican.

I'd be sad in a way that she's the only Monarch I've known. Yes she's had a luxurious life compared to most but she's also hard working - imagine having to shake hands with people you can't bear...and oh, she had to put up with Trump, every minute of that must have felt like a lifetime! And shall we discuss her family fuck ups being played out in full glare of the public? I get that the royal family are marmite so I don't expect people to agree with me.

There is regular government 'rehearsal' for a state death/funeral so it doesn't surprise me that the press have a similar scenario.

"I was only a couple of months old when Diana died, but it seemed the entire world was in mourning when she passed from what I've seen."

Not true. A lot of people were sad. Quite a few people were apathetic and some others were annoyed about the disturbance to their own lives e.g. football matches being cancelled. I personally lost earnings because of it.
It's not what you'll hear of course. The official story is that the whole country was devastated at the loss of the queen of hearts.
In the 90s it was still quite taboo not to be a royalist - I remember a vicar hadn't been able to lower the flag on his church and received death threats for it.

I think when well-known people or celebrities die it’s always sad as it’s sort of a reminder of time passing and your own mortality, as well as that of all your loved ones.

Yes, very

having previously worked for the Royals,i would of course be sad

i have also been watching the crown on netflix,which made me think more about how her life has never been her own etc

@Gwenhwyfar That's interesting. You're right, I've never heard anyone say that they were inconvenienced by it or anything along those lines. I know that I would have been very sad if I was old enough at the time when Diana died. I really admire her.

Maybe a wee bit. The whole Prince Andrew thing has turned me off the whole family though.

@LoveNote Are you able to share with us what position you had when working for them?

Not in the slightest

No 🤣

No. Couldn't give a monkeys. She's a had very good innings, never had to worry about money and had a rather lovely privileged life.

I'm pretty ruddy sure the Queen and her family didn't feel sad when various members of my family popped their clogs because she didn't know them, just like I don't know the Queen.

I’d feel sorry that her family had suffered a loss just like when any other little old lady dies but no more than that, she’s nobody special to me.

It's not what you'll hear of course.The official story is that the whole country was devastated at the loss of the queen of hearts.

It was actually very unsettling. It felt like the whole country was in the grip of mass hysteria and that everyone around you had lost their heads.

Also, imagine the shit the government would be getting away with under cover of the queen's death while the media weren't watching.

One word...nope

I'd think 'Oh, that's a shame' and get on with my day.

I'm a Republican, so I wouldn't be sad for that reason.

I'd be sad that a family had lost their Mother/Grandmother.

I also feel sorry for her on a personal level. I think the monarchy is an odd and cruel institution which traps people very strange public lives they don't really suit. I can't help but feel she could have had a happier life under different circumstances.

Good point though @neonglow

There will be an immense outpouring of grief. I was only a couple of months old when Diana died, but it seemed the entire world was in mourning when she passed

Even as a republic I can see there's a bit of difference between a young woman losing her life and the death of someone over 90

Though it'll be the end of an era I can't feel sad over someone I don't know, but I'll certainly be pretty disgusted sorry to have Charles as king

I think more people were appalled at the OTT behaviour after Diana died than participated in it.

It was sad that a young woman passed away leaving two very vulnerable children behind. That is a tragedy no matter who it is. But the screaming and shouting that followed was utterly distasteful and imo made a mockery of her death as if they cared about her more than her own family.

"It was actually very unsettling. It felt like the whole country was in the grip of mass hysteria and that everyone around you had lost their heads."

I saw that on TV, but in real life I didn't meet anyone who was devastated. I'm still angry about my loss of earnings when the cafe I was working at closed for her funeral.