To see people wearing colourful clothing at the queen's funeral?

[dottypotter]

Wouldn't it be good to see everyone in colour as the queen liked to wear rather than black?
Will anybody think of it and do it I wonder?

Black is so morbid and becoming outdated.

I think it was the queen who asked people wear black. But I wonder if some dignitaries from overseas will wear more colourful headdresses. I think that would be lovely and very fitting.

Google ‘rainbow Queen’ to see all of her amazing Technicolor outfits!
I would be amazing to see a crowd of colour but I don’t think it will happen.
I guess some people would miss the point entirely & end up dressing like clowns…

I wear black to funerals, I like black though

Yes for sure it would be lovely.

Black is classy and classic. This is not a circus parade.

The Queen wore bright colours so she could be spotted in crowds

she was also very traditional so I expect most will wear black

The queen wore bright colours so everyone could see her she was really quite small in real life

Lol black is morbid . Colour is celebrating a life . Black is becoming outdated at funerals.

“Black is becoming outdated at funerals.”

Really? You’ve done the stats in that have you? 🙄

Some of us like traditional and dignified.

I mean the whole royal family existence is based on tradition and codes of conduct. It’s not surprising if there’s a rigid mourning dress code

I think it should be a funeral colour. Most cultures either wear black or white to funerals. I would be ok with black or white.

Each to their own but I find funerals where people wear bright colours a bit tacky. I think black is respectful and I like the tradition of wearing it.

How offensive. My dad's funeral was dignified and he also asked for no black clothing .

God forbid there should be anything morbid at a funeral 🙄

It’ll be all black, perhaps apart from countries that don’t traditionally wear black.

Black at funerals is outdated now? Nobody I know has got the memo.

It's a celebration of a life.

For some people, it's a celebration of life, so they like bright colours

For some people, it's a sad occasion, marking the end of a life, and loss, si they like dark colours

Personally, I'm in the latter camp, but it's not hard to acknowledge and respect others' views

Tacky lol
Lots of people ask for colour to be worn now or something red etc.

YABU.

She was a 96yr old lady who lived her life by tradition.

I imagine that she was a firm believer that this new way of thinking regarding funerals was a step too far.

She did wear lovely bright outfits when appropriate but would never do so at a funeral, she believed in tradition.

Some people don't have any black clothes or at least not any suitable. In this time of financial hardships you wouldn't expect people to buy new clothes surely?

I have seen many more people wearing black since Saturday. Group of girls all wearing black dresses on way out to cocktail bar when I was on way home from work. People I've seen out & about have been much quieter too.

Wear what colours you want, sure her Maj will still approve.

Yes I agree black is becoming less seen at funerals. At a recy funeral no one was wearing black (small funeral, but immediate family were there). Not full on rainbow but not black.
I think for the Queen though traditional black seems appropriate.

I do think wearing black to funerals is becoming outdated especially for those who have died of old age. It’s more fitting for those who have died young/tragically I think.

The funerals I've been to this year have all been traditional black, even the one in their 40s. The ones in their 80s and 90s were to be expected.

This is the utmost of formal funerals, for a 96 year old. It's not an occasion for celebrating individuality by colour.

I've no issue with colourful celebrations of life (I'd probably go for that option myself), but this funeral is not the occasion for it.