Will people wear black tomorrow?

[MintyFinty]

I work in a fairly traditional environment. Not sure if I should wear black tomorrow or not? What's everyone else doing?

WTAF? I work as a CEO of a professional body, many of our members are very loyal to royalty and we work on daily basis with senior government officials. No one has suggested changing how we dress.

Might also have a flutter on the horses, it's what she would've wanted

you’ll have a job

I can never understand people getting all heated up about wearing/not wearing black after someone's death, just let people do what they feel, there's no harm here to anyone

We have been asked to, I would anyway.

Kids wearing dark clothes to school because the Queen died......how grim!

we all understand that you are a superior free spirit, not a ‘wage slave ‘ like the posters you have been discourteous to.

maybe take your boasting and your rather misplaced ‘ humour’ somewhere that it would be appreciated? Not sure where that is, but I’m sure you will inform us.

Do people normally wear black if someone dies? I thought it was just to funerals.

Hadn’t occurred to me but I do generally wear at least some black everyday anyway.

I work in local govt. Not that many of us ever go into the office these days, but there’s no way I’d be instructing my team to wear black.

I’m part of senior management and it has not been suggested in comms this evening about the queen.

I have a lunch meeting in a restaurant tomorrow and I’ve just ironed an orange dress to wear.

I was in a work-related meeting this evening. Must admit it never occurred to me to change into something black.

If there is one thing I've learned from today, it's that not enough people are content with rolling their eyes inwardly (or even outwardly) but instead must tell everyone on social media that they are doing so. I might agree with your sentiment, but you lose brownie points for being at pains to tell the internet how free thinking/republican you are. Nobody cares.

I'll be wearing bright pink.

It isn't disrespectful to the Queen and I don't know her from Adam. To me she's just another stranger who happens to have died, no different from the other hundreds of thousands of people worldwide who died yesterday.

If people want to wear black then let them, I don't judge just as I wouldn't judge the millions of people around the world who will be mourning their own loved ones.

It wouldn't even occur to me to wear black because some random stranger died, and I certainly wouldn't be ordered or bullied into it.

Yes, so different from those lovely discreet Monarchists, bragging all over social media about what they'll be doing to mark the death, engaging in public competitive-mourning, and making spiteful nasty jabs at people who don't feel the death of a stranger affects them and dislike it being forced upon them.

Sorry but you lose brownie points for being at pains to tell the Internet how loyal/nationalistic you are. Nobody cares.

No. For her friends and family it is a sad time but I didn’t know her and won’t be participating in any kind of mourning. I would not be happy being told what to wear during this time.

I don't even live in the UK now, but I've decided to wear something muted to work tomorrow, probably navy or dark green. It's just a personal choice as I'm genuinely sad that the Queen has died.

Thank God, there is someone with some sense on here. It's not the 19th Century and we are no longer serfs or beholden to the Crown. Absolutely ridiculous reactions, why would you consider changing what you wear for a woman who didn't even know you existed?

I am on zoom all day so will wear something dark on top then bright coloured rainbow pyjama bottoms!

I don't work on a Friday but no, I would not change what I wear because someone I don't know has died.

I am in that sector. No such email for my school. I am getting up soon and will see what I have to wear which is more suited for the weather than the passing of a monarch.

Don’t be ridiculous. I haven’t got anything black anyway! It doesn’t suit me.

I went with a black tshirt and beige linen trousers and black mules because they go.

I’ll be wearing dark blue scrubs.

@StolenWillowTree A”random stranger”?! You’re deluded if you think you’re not being disrespectful.

I was wondering the same OP! I do own a black dress but it’s very formal and I thought it would look overdramatic especially on a Friday when people usually dress down. In the end I’ve gone for a dark navy dress.

On the station platform this morning I did notice a few more people than usual (office worker types) who were wearing black.

My husband has gone to work in a black suit and tie. I think, even if you don't feel you should wear black for the Queen, it's a mark of respect for those that are feeling upset, colleagues, friends, customers etc.