to finally share this secret!

[hereforever]

Name changed as potentially identifying, but been here forever.

Many years ago (deliberately being vague but 10+ years ago) my dh came home from work and said he has a massive secret to tell me, that I couldn't tell another soul.....that his company was designing and building the Queen's Hearse. The business is just a small family-run firm based in the North, and whilst they had been making Jaguar hearses for years this was totally unexpected.
The whole team worked really hard on it and it was built with the utmost secrecy and respect, kept hidden until now - very few people even knew it existed (it's been hard sometimes not sharing with family).

I'm having mixed emotions since we saw it on tv last night - as I want to shout from the rooftops how proud I am of DH and the team but so far this is the only place I've shared as I don't want to look crass in what is a very sad time for our country.

So AIBU to finally share this secret and whilst it is very sad, also be very honoured to be part of our Queen's final journey.

I feel we could be friends @InSpaceNooneCanHearYouScream
Well said

Yes it’s an odd thought isn’t it? Makes me wonder if I should be thinking about what I’d like. 😄

Do you lack emotional intelligence and an understanding that not everyone is like you on all matters or just this one?

Can you really not grasp that the millions of people are interested in this historic event? Whether you agree with the monarchy or not you must be able to comprehend that this is a huge event

🙄

Exactly @IcedOatLatte some people have 0 compassion and emotional intelligence, and take these threads as an opportunity to attack people who are sad about the Queen dying. They're pathetic.

Do you lack emotional intelligence and an understanding that not everyone is like you on all matters or just this one?

If you read my previous post I took time out to say my personal opinion/ seems to me. So possibly read before you write another time.

Very classy, like the Queen. Bet all those involved in it's manufacturing were glad when it arrived at the Palace

I think you need to be very careful here OP. Your husbands company may have signed an NDA.

Some people have nothing better to do than surf Mumsnet looking for things to be offended about. Would love the ability to hide certain posters, would make this a much nicer place.

It may well be in the public domain but it's one thing for op''s husband's company saying it's ok to finally tell friends and family and quite another to go posting on an internet forum about it. I can't help thinking the firm may not be best impressed and that this post might have been better saved for a few weeks time at least

You couldn't have put it better @EbbyEbs
MN has become a forum with so many posters who lack empathy.
Do they get a kick out of hurting others?

Surprising given the focus and concerns about mental health, bullying etc.

I am ready to check out completely.

@goodbyestranger for both my mother's and brothers funerals their car also had the lights on, it's not unusual and immensely comforting to the immediate family

It's in the news. OP's DH's company is named, so you don't need to worry.

You're absolutely right to be proud, I was watching her arriving at BP last night and they mentioned the Queen had been involved in the build. If Philip could help with his Land-rover why not the same for the Queen.

OP, your appreciation of traditional craftsmanship and pride in your husband is lovely to see.

It's a very nice hearse and your husband did a great job, but I find this a really odd flex.

www.mumsnet.com/talk/the_royal_family/4633480-why-are-people-saying-the-queen-isnt-in-the-coffin

Oh dear god 😂

I voted YABU based on the OP, then read the rest of the OPs comments and have changed my mind.

I had no idea that hearses (and limousines) were converted from standard cars and not produced intact. That's actually really interesting.

That is so interesting, I was genuinely discussing the hearse with my husband when we were watching the coverage and remarking on it. Thanks for sharing how it was done. All the remarks on here about waste and reusing it are a bit woke imo. I suppose they're going around to all of the posts on social media about the Queen's death and commenting on the environmental waste and so on.

'Flowers left outside Balmoral and BuckyPal?' Bit wasteful. Hope they are going to be gathered and made into compost and trees replanted. 'State funeral for a much-loved Quuen?' Seems totally bizarre. So much costs for a person who's passed away. Hope the leaders of other nations are taking trains and sailboats to attend.'

I thought that St. George slaying the dragon on the bonnet was a nice touch, I believe the late Queen designed it herself.

How lovely Op. It must feel very special. I'm not a royalist but I found your post really touching. Thanks for sharing. (And ignore the grumpycorns!!)

Tubs11 I've never come across it ever before so was surprised; thought it just a rf thing. My family have never been illuminated and I'd have had the horrors if they had been. I found it incredibly upsetting to look at my mother's coffin, never mind having it illuminated to see better.

But clearly people react very differently to the same thing, as I said above.

It did cross my mind watching it on tv last night what a great design it was as the windows felt really big and had a great curve to them. I did admire it! Well done to your DP. Great craftmanship.

This is exactly what I was thinking. They’ll report on the hearse itself, they already have done, but they aren’t going to waste time scrambling up a whole piece on the fact that a poster on Mumsnet has said her husband helped to build it! And so what if they do? The hearse has been revealed and no one knows who the OP or her DH is.
Silly thing to get worked up about.

I found it interesting OP, thanks for sharing.