Would you be sad if the Queen died?

[icantchoosejustone]

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?

Monarchy and aristocracy should have no place in any society. Sadly that's what we have in the UK.

I will be sad.

I haven't had many constants in my life but, as strange as it is to think like this, the Queen and her reign have been one. Possibly the steadiest thing in my life!

I enjoy watching royal news etc of the whole family, and having watched The Crown recently (binged!) I feel like they're more human than most give them credit for .. which sounds odd, because obviously they're human, but you know what I mean. Yes, I will be sad.

More than anything, though, the Queen saddens me in general, as she's had a wasted life, in a way. You can say what you like about the riches, the dinners, and whatever - but at the end of the day, the poor woman has had her entire life dictated to her, pretty much every move she makes, for a very very long time. She might have money, but she has never known freedom.

I'm sad my kids won't see a female monarch.

A bit. I think it will bring an instability which may be quite disconcerting. I would hope people would be more dignified than they were when Diana died -demanding to see the Royal Family's grief, detracting from the princes' rights to grieve in peace, wailing and weeping in Hyde Park. It was all a bit of a pantomime and so many people got swept along in the hysterics of of.
I am always moved by death, wherever that be someone old or young, expected or not. I feel sad for their families and also it stands as a reminder of what we all must face, for ourselves and our loved ones.

No

All the pomp and ceremony when the QM died annoyed the crap out of me, and not because I'm Irish, I thought, wow, she planned this for herself! It made me think she was a narcissist.
When the Queen dies, the coverage will exhaust me but I have respect for the way she has always conducted herself so well. Her kids were all loose cannons.

It'll be interesting to see how Charles handles being King. I think he's alright! His interests are things I can get behind. He's been interested in the environment and sustainable farming While prince Andrew was out ''sweating'' and not recalling sex with young girls.

So good call trimming Andrew off the firm's list.

I would be sad, agree with the monarchy or not it's the end of an era. I admire her and how she has conducted the life that was chosen for her.

And yes, I agree, the Queen has had no choice in her life at all. Yes, she is privileged, but nothing would make me wish to live like they do. I cannot begin to fathom why on earth people marry into the RF, you're having up everything else. I can't help thinking that somewhere there is a parallel planet where the Queen has spent her life happily living in a quiet terraced house, going to work in a library, and being able to shut the door at the end of the day without having your family scrutinised.
Money can't bring happiness in the same way that freedom, privacy, and choice can.

No- she's a complete stranger.

I'd kind of feel for anyone that died (except my rapists etc and their supporters.) Death is sad.

I give about as much of a shit whether ahe lives or dies as she does about me

I think a thread speculating on anyone's death is in very poor taste - including this one.

Bit off topic but I bet she was sad when Dianna died. What type of grandmother would want to see her grandchildren motherless?
I can't decide if I'd be sad or not. She's the only monarch I've known and am pretty sure both Charles and William will be shit kings.

I'm not a massive royalist but she's been queen for all of my 50 years (and for most of my mum's life) and it would be inhuman not to feel some sadness at her passing.

Errr no. I wouldn’t be sad if they all died. Apart from wearing shiny things and waving at people they are pointless.

No, she's had a ball. I'll be really disappointed when PC is king, though.

I would feel a little sadness. She was of the same age era and generation as my Grandmother who passed 9 years ago.
My Grandmother all her life was I terrsyed and followed the queen, commented on her outfits and really engaged with her.
I'm of a totally different generation and can't compare myself to the queen on any level. I do have great respect for her. She has served our country well and dedicated mist of her life yo being a good queen for us. I will feel sadness at the end of an era and the probable changes to our royal family her demise will undoubtedly bring.

I'd be very sad

Only sad because the end of a life is quite sad even if it is that of a stranger who has led a long and productive , hopefully happy life .

She's had a good innings has lived in privileged pampered wealth all her life. I wont be sad when she goes really

I will also be sad that will lose 2 days of my annual leave to enforced Bank holidays.

I will be fuming that Camilla will be queen despite all the ‘no plans for that’ comments in the past. There had been a massive PR exercise to make her more acceptable and the public have allowed themselves to be manipulated. She and Prince Charles behaved appallingly from the outset of his relationship with Diana and have got away with it.

She presides over a country that has never been more divided, both in terms of brexit and poverty. there is nowt quite like a short memory.

Motherontheedge1

Are you also fuming that Charles will be king?