To think that cheering and clapping the Queen's coffin as it passes by is inappropriate and downright weird....

[Tuilpmouse]

It seems such a strange reaction. It's as though many people have no sense of reverence or respect, and treat everything, even the Queen's coffin passing by, as a spectacle to be gawped at as they video the thing on their mobiles (that they'll never actually watch!)

as one of the newsreaders said you can't clap and hold your phone up.

It's a new world.

It's a world where we 'show our support'.
Where we interact with everything.
No one seems capable of saying nothing anymore!

Now, silence is the ultimate sign of disapproval.

That’s very true. Everything has to be done noisily these days.

It doesn’t bother me if that’s the mood fine

Sometimes your reaction to an emotional moment surprises you. It sounded like they were welcoming her home.
Whilst it’s sad, a 96 year old leading a good and long life is something to be celebrated. It’s not a tragedy like a younger person dying. I don’t think it was disrespectful.

'Youre comparing bewildered grief at the loss of a beloved ^^parent to the death of a 96 year old figurehead who has never been so much as glimpsed in the flesh by most of her subjects…?'

Up until the last couple of years the Queen was out & about most days of the week, attending Charity events, official engagements meeting people everyday! That comment sounds as though she's been sat in Buckingham Palace for 70 years!

It’s a bit sad for people who just wanted to stand and silently watch the coffin go by if there’s people next to them whooping and cheering.

I'm not what?

😂

I wore bright yellow shoes to my mums funeral and asked people to fill a book with their happiest/funniest memories of her.
I wanted to celebrate her life with those that knew her, rather than just be sad she was dead.

Everyone grieves in different ways, some just want to be sad, some quiet, some want to celebrate the life the person lived or give thanks. Let's not judge

Some people don't know how to be quiet, so filled gaps with whooping and clapping, it was very strange,

Yeah I thought it was a bit weird. In complete contrast to how things went down in Edinburgh where you could hear a pin drop.

People are bloody weird!

So when they’re all walking behind the coffin on Monday will there be lots of clapping and cheering. (and yelling at PA presumably) 🤷‍♀️?

It’s not the actual funeral. She lived a good long life and people are showing their appreciation for all she has done.

Who's enforcing any thing?

Everyone in Edinburgh looked too fixed to their phones from what I saw!

There was clapping in Edinburgh on Sunday. (I was there).

There was no cheering and whooping. After the coffin passed there was applause and yes, I think it's a way of saying thank you. This is fairly normal behaviour - this time last year our school's head teacher died, the family had arranged a drive past of the school by the funeral cortege and invited everyone to line the streets. Hundreds did, there was polite applause as the cortege drove past.

On Monday, I assume it will be quiet when the coffin moves to Westminster Abbey but clapping when the hearse takes the coffin to Windsor

I agree op. I also disagree with people holding up phones, esp in the family's faces. Show some consideration and respect please

How are people going to know the ‘rules’ though? If one starts clapping and cheering they’ll all be at it.

Same its not the jubilee ffs
And people put down your bloody phones otherwise you're not there to show respect at all

I found the slightly strange too - but on the other hand how does someone standing on the side of the road connect with a car with a coffin (not wanting to be horrible - but you can't be demonstrative as it's over quickly and no one on the sidelines is directly involved, but they want to have some connection).

^^This.
To me it sounds horribly like being pleased she’s died.
Very disrespectful and unpleasant.

I personally also find it strange. I was always taught you lower your head when a funeral convoy drives past. But I also find the big deal made about the funeral and it being an 'historic event' strange. It's a ritual to help the bereaved not a spectacle. However, those are just my views and others are welcome to theirs.