Flowers plead

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PLEASE if you're planning on going to lay flowers pick some from your garden or buy from a local florist but PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE don't lay any with plastic wrappers. There's going to thousands and sooo much plastic waste, there is no need for it. Thank you

Yep was just thinking the same looking at the news. Gross. Imagine how lovely lots of bunches of unwrapped flowers would look compared.

Sadly I don't think anyone will listen

When Diana died I picked a rose from my garden and took that. Even then I knew leaving plastic lying around was a dumb idea.

Exactly. You can show your respect without buying tons of plastic. Even just a couple of daisies from the park would do the same job.

Better still, donate what you would have spent to charity. Seriously, the millions of flowers laid for Diana that were left to rot and had to be cleared up was ridiculous, even without plastic. Same with teddies etc, please just donate to your local children's hospital.

Such a waste. Donate the money you'd have spent on the flowers to a charity. Imagine how much money they'd get!

I watched a woman on tv laying flowers and then photographing her young son in front of them etc - so clearly just a Facebook opportunity for so many people. Sickening really.

If you’re going to the trouble and expense of buying flowers for someone why not go and pop them on the grave of a deceased relative instead or give them to a neighbour or friend to enjoy. Even put them in a vase on your own table and send your love and blessings to the royal family without needing to perform grief.

These people with money for flowers clearly don't need help to pay their fuel bills.

Have bouquets shot up to £200? 🤔 Well I never!

We saw very similar footage of 2 little girls, laying flowers then obviously being told to turn round, and smiling for a photo. Had to rewind the TV as I couldn't believe my eyes.
We said then about the plastic waste, really frustrating.

Agree. A memorial fund with donations in lieu of flowers split to among her favourite causes would be more practical.

The waste drives me mad. The plastic, the money, the clearing up. The flowers can't even be seen and appreciated. It is just a big pile of rotting vegetation and plastic. Who wants that as a tribute?

It's the new tradition - after a death the nation creates a massive compost heap.

After the funeral, they will use suitable volunteers to sort through, to keep all cards which are still legible, to put biodegradable matter for compost (probably straight to the Royal Parks for the Buckingham Palace ones) and to put non-biodegradable matter for landfill, or if any other items on good condition for charity donation.