Is the UK suffering from mass hysteria?

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The Queen's passing is sad and seismic and the funeral will be a special occasion.

However, people genuinely seem to have gone mad.

That is completely bonkers.

No. I stood in line for 9.5 hours last night to pay my respects to a woman who was incredible. Nothing crazy about that.

It's sad that people are making it all about them. On the news last night someone used the phrase "have my moment". Why would anyone normal want to go on national television and bang on about themselves, going on about how far they've travelled, how long they've queued, seeing the queen in person once from a distance in 1980. It is a form of attention-seeking and I find it abhorrent.

How did you pay your respects?

I have not seen any hysteria, but every grumpy/annoyed/“why do the plebs have such poor taste” post about this makes me ever more tempted to join that queue.

How exactly is that paying your respects? She doesn't know you did that. Did you travel for any of the jubilees or birthdays? If you are a Conservative voter did you travel for Margaret Thatcher? Who are you doing it for?

A woman was being interviewed and the reporter asked "how many times have you been round?", like it's a ride at Alton Towers.

The woman replied "7" 🤔

I don’t think it’s quite as bad as when Princess Diana died, but I have been wondering who these people queueing are, whether they ever met the Queen, and - what are they doing anyway, taking selfies??

Go for it

Maybe more of a mass, social media and MSM mash up peak?

Ugh

Your post is horrible @PemberleyMoon

Mass hysteria suggests panic, I'm not seeing any panic, this is an important time in history, one that wi be remembered for a long time to come. People want to pay their respects. I personally don't see the point in queueing up for 30 hours but I can see why people wish to, I think the last time we have seen this is Diana's funeral

I happened to walk past the tail end of the queue today and i found it strange that there were people with really young children there (after it was announced that the queue is longer than 24 hours).

I'm Welsh and not the least but bothered about all the pomp. She was a nice lady who died peacefully of old age in a place she loved. That's as far as it goes for me! I've just been on amazon video and Netflix all week to avoid the coverage.

The media is definitely playing its part, I've avoided nearly all of the coverage though.
I'm more appalled at the fact that Charlie won't pay any Inheritance tax. Completely wrong imo.

Have you the watched the 70 year old footage of George's lying-in-state? People queued just the same, overnight, and in snow! As humans we have a need to feel part of something. It's really not that deep. And really not that hard to understand.

Yes we've seen it at the royal weddings, covid times, next sales. You're more than welcome to add to the list of craziness.

No. People just want to pay their respects.

TempsPerdu

Well, in a way, this is the antithesis of 'the narcissism of mobile phones' and social media, as it's an actual real event with military and horses, and fabrics and noises and the warmth of human beings in the crowd. Lots of nice little food stalls too. They have some horse ambulances, even, for the equine celebrants. I think Penny Stewart, Rod's wife being an actual real special constable for the event, sums up the sense of community.

I feel like going up to London more to see Horse Guards Parade and the regular ceremonies; parliament perhaps and Buck Palace. This has brought attention to London as a living, breathing , place of history. The fact that Charles and William have come across as nice and warm makes me feel there's hope for a society getting more caring as we move forward. They seem to sense the need to be less aloof and more demonstrative of positive feelings.

Actually, this trip to pay one's respects isn't expensive. It a day of camaraderie. It's got lots of nice ingredients - apart from the rain.

I'm glad that for the Queen's send off, there wasn't that awful really hot weather, nor, say, depth of winter cold.

God Bless You, Your Royal Highness

R.I.P

Don't be silly. I'm no monarchist but this is a historical event, of particular significance as the majority of people in the country will not have experienced the death of the monarch and subsequent coronation before.

When Diana died there was definitely mass hysteria. Not to mention a huge wave of anti-the-Queen sentiment (oh the hypocrisy). This is similar. The press and the 'people' in an endlessly looping cycle. Give it a fortnight and it will all go away. I find it all a bit odd.

Absolutely. This seems sane and proportionate in comparison.

Showing who? Who are you showing off to?

*showing to?