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?

No, not one bit.
Contrary to popular belief I think she has been a terrible monarch.
She presides over a country that has never been more divided, both in terms of brexit and poverty.
She is one of the wealthiest women in the world, lives a life of unfathomable privilege and has had a decent innings and has been lucky enough to meet her great grandkids.
Just can't really feel sad about it at all tbh

I will be very unsettled about the royal family and it's future when she dies.

I'm 50, and she has been a constant of public calm and dignity throughout my awareness of the royal family.

I feel the Queen is the last of the old guard who i base my value of the monarchy on.

I stand behind the importance of her but feel
She is the last of the line.

Shock News not everything in The Crown is real

In further Shock News inferring that juggling your parents death and taking on the mantle of Head Of State at the same time might have been an upsetting, stressful experience is hardly a flight of fancy.

My mum was the same age as her. Born in the same year. My mum passed away 2011. It will make me think of my mum. She would have been sad to see her go.

I don't know her, so I wouldn't be sad. I think people who would would be mourning the idea of the Queen than who she actually was.

Nope, couldn't give a shit. 'Really old person dies shocker' - whatever.

No. Not in the slightest,

Nope. Totally outdated monarch wearing jewels and a crown worth millions as she introduces a parliament which affects the everyday people who she has no idea about.

And I think that in private she's a bit of a bitch- just a feeling.

I'd be a bit sad. Sad for her family.

Fair enough if you wouldn't be sad, but I think it's a bit disturbing to say it'd be great because you'd get a day off. About anyone dying. Even if they're old. It's still going to cause a family a great deal of sadness. Have a word with yourself, and book a day of annual leave if you're so desperate for a day off.

yes in a way because she's been a constant of sorts in my life & my family's life. this said, not much, i can't say i have any real views on her at all.

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.

Oh I definitely had neighbours who were distraught. I love that you've managed to hold on to your anger for 22 years - that's some commitment there!

The revisionist history of the reality of Diana who was actually a very troubled woman who has been beatified by her tragic death is very interesting, I think

Nope couldn’t give a toss

@minesagin37 - my grandmother was the same, very big fan of the queen, she was, died herself earlier this year.

No I wouldn’t care, just as she doesn’t care about us. I think the royals are an unnecessary burden, and I don’t think they bring anything to the country that we couldn’t easily do without.

" I really admire her."

Diana? She visited one or two AIDS patients and she did something good about land mines, but she didn't do much really.
Why do you admire her so much?

@Excitedforxmas love the honesty 🤣

Meh. I’d probably feel sad for her family and friends to lose someone but as a monarch then not really

Sad- no, she has outlived a few people my age (44)

Watching the crown made me sad that anyone is born into a predetermined life.

I think her death with streamline the monarchy and might be the best thing for the ‘firm’.

I'd feel it was the end of an era but would not be affected personally, no.
But nor was I affected when Princess Di died, only on the level that it was tragic two children would be motherless and I am like that with any story whereby children are orphaned.
What it will mean for the future of the royal family though is a different thing entirely. I cannot see us ever becoming a Republic but nor do I see the royals' popularity as strong as the affection for the Queen

Why sad?
This exceptionally rich lady has lived to a ripe old age having lived in unbelievable comfort And never had to worry about paying her bills, utilities, car insurance or where she would holiday. She has never had to worry about redundancy, NHS waiting lists or the cold winters. In fact she has never had to dust, vacuum, cook or clean unless she chose to. No worries about cost of travel or rising food cost.
Pretty pampered life paid for by the taxpayer - can't see anything sad about it!

It will feel like what it is: the end of an era. The country and the world are changing. She will pass away with the last of her generation- and a new era will begin. That's life.

Wouldn't be sad in the sense that I detest all that the 'royal' family stand for. It would be sad for her family in the same way that any old lady dying would be sad, but no more than that.
I would hope it would be the seed that sows a future referendum on the monarchy.

I would be sad, but in a fairly minor way. She has been there in the background for my whole life and it will be odd once she is not there.

Yes a bit sad I think. End of an era and shes done her duty into incredibly old age. She must be knackered.
They didn't choose to be born into it did they so can hardly blame them.
Wouldnt be sad to see royal family seriously streamlined after she's gone.