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Would You Que For 24hrs To See The Queen
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Just wondering how patriotic you fabbers are.  |
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over a year ago
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"Just wondering how patriotic you fabbers are. "
Id not queue for 24hrs for anything |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Knowing I couldn't use the toilet would make me need it more, so nope. No can do! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I wouldn’t queue an hour! |
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I think they all have rocks in their heads 
Its box...you can see it 24/7 on TV, you can't even stop and look, you just get herded through in a minute or so...madness!  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Also you can be patriotic and a republican! They’re not mutually exclusive! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Also you can be patriotic and a republican! They’re not mutually exclusive! "
Hallelujah! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I don't even like waiting 4 minutes for my popcorn in the microwave |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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It’s like a kind of media fuelled mass hysteria I’ll bet psychologist’s will be studying this for years, probably well in to the reign of King Boris I |
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No now Freddie Mercury isn't with them. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Lmfao. Anyway  |
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"Also you can be patriotic and a republican! They’re not mutually exclusive! "
Whaaat! You mean.? Mind blown |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Also you can be patriotic and a republican! They’re not mutually exclusive! "
Oh yeah! Damn fab actually made me forget that |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Also you can be patriotic and a republican! They’re not mutually exclusive!
Whaaat! You mean.? Mind blown "
Haha! It seems obvious but I’ve seen people conflate them time and time again on here lol |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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No, however I will see the hearse carrying the coffin to Windsor on Monday, my little way of showing some respect. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Knowing I couldn't use the toilet would make me need it more, so nope. No can do! "
5live said there's porta loos  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Each to their own but I don’t get it. Queuing for hours to see a dead body. It’s a bit grim. |
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I respect the Queen and all her dedication to service for 70 years ..
But a 24 hour queue is a bit much for a 48 year old with a dodgy back I'm afraid  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Surely a better mark of respect would be to donate those 24 hours to one of her charitable causes? |
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"Also you can be patriotic and a republican! They’re not mutually exclusive!
Whaaat! You mean.? Mind blown
Haha! It seems obvious but I’ve seen people conflate them time and time again on here lol "
Well yeah... We do love a good bun fight |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Each to their own but I don’t get it. Queuing for hours to see a dead body. It’s a bit grim."
No one is queuing to see a dead body. They are paying their respects in person to the longest serving Head of State in British history. The total opposite of grim. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Surely a better mark of respect would be to donate those 24 hours to one of her charitable causes?"
That is a beautiful thought  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Each to their own but I don’t get it. Queuing for hours to see a dead body. It’s a bit grim.
No one is queuing to see a dead body. They are paying their respects in person to the longest serving Head of State in British history. The total opposite of grim."
That might be the reason but that doesn’t change what they are actually doing. I respect the Queen but I don’t need to look at her coffin to pay my respects. |
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By *abioMan
over a year ago
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I did 7 hrs in Edinburgh on Monday to file past the coffin…
Why? Because I know it’s something my late mum would have wanted me to do… the fact that she means a lot to the little Caribbean island she and my relatives are from, the fact that she was almost like the nation’s grandmother….
I don’t expect people to understand why a lot of people will do it… I just hope you respect it rather than mock it! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I wouldn't travel and spend money to do it. But if it was in my town? Yeah, I think I could be tempted to feel a part of one of the biggest events this country has seen since WW2. I queued 2 hours for a phone once. Pretty sure I'd see it as an adventure. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Surely a better mark of respect would be to donate those 24 hours to one of her charitable causes?
That is a beautiful thought "
Just imagine if all those people donated a day to charity and how much difference could be made? Or even just donated the amount it would cost them to get to and spend 24hrs in London!
Charity fundraising is my day job unsurprisingly! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I did 7 hrs in Edinburgh on Monday to file past the coffin…
Why? Because I know it’s something my late mum would have wanted me to do… the fact that she means a lot to the little Caribbean island she and my relatives are from, the fact that she was almost like the nation’s grandmother….
I don’t expect people to understand why a lot of people will do it… I just hope you respect it rather than mock it! "
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Surely a better mark of respect would be to donate those 24 hours to one of her charitable causes?
That is a beautiful thought
Just imagine if all those people donated a day to charity and how much difference could be made? Or even just donated the amount it would cost them to get to and spend 24hrs in London!
Charity fundraising is my day job unsurprisingly! "
My job is related to charities too x |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Surely a better mark of respect would be to donate those 24 hours to one of her charitable causes?
That is a beautiful thought
Just imagine if all those people donated a day to charity and how much difference could be made? Or even just donated the amount it would cost them to get to and spend 24hrs in London!
Charity fundraising is my day job unsurprisingly!
My job is related to charities too x"
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I was working otherwise yes I would. However you feel about monarchy or the Queen it’s a moment in history I won’t see again in my lifetime. Probably not for generations. |
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Wouldn't even queue for 24 minutes. |
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By *mma29Couple
over a year ago
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Ain't nobody got time for that. |
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"I was working otherwise yes I would. However you feel about monarchy or the Queen it’s a moment in history I won’t see again in my lifetime. Probably not for generations. "
Charles is 70 odd. Probably won't be generations. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Never knew her. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I was working otherwise yes I would. However you feel about monarchy or the Queen it’s a moment in history I won’t see again in my lifetime. Probably not for generations.
Charles is 70 odd. Probably won't be generations. "
Not same thing though. Elizabeth’s first PM was Churchill. 70 years on the throne. Seen everything. Ww2 to AI. Astonishing. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I did 7 hrs in Edinburgh on Monday to file past the coffin…
Why? Because I know it’s something my late mum would have wanted me to do… the fact that she means a lot to the little Caribbean island she and my relatives are from, the fact that she was almost like the nation’s grandmother….
I don’t expect people to understand why a lot of people will do it… I just hope you respect it rather than mock it! "
Wise words. |
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By *bi HaiveMan
over a year ago
Forum Mod Cheeseville, Somerset |
Nope.
I honestly see neither the point, nor do I think for one second that the Queen would expect it either.
Aside from the cost element, the idea of people needing to queue to spend seconds next to a possibly (according to potentially unfounded claims) empty coffin of someone they had no close familial ties with, is more than a little strange to me.
I can think of dozens of people who have done plenty for charity, served their communities for life, contributed hugely to society in terms of scientific advances/works of art/medical breakthroughs.....and yet nobody would dream of doing the same for them?
Will there be the same queues forming when Attenborough passes or Sir Terence English?
You can show respect in far better ways than this.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"No, however I will see the hearse carrying the coffin to Windsor on Monday, my little way of showing some respect. "
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"I did 7 hrs in Edinburgh on Monday to file past the coffin…
Why? Because I know it’s something my late mum would have wanted me to do… the fact that she means a lot to the little Caribbean island she and my relatives are from, the fact that she was almost like the nation’s grandmother….
I don’t expect people to understand why a lot of people will do it… I just hope you respect it rather than mock it! "
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No but respect to all those who have given up their time and queued that long. |
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"Nope.
I honestly see neither the point, nor do I think for one second that the Queen would expect it either.
Aside from the cost element, the idea of people needing to queue to spend seconds next to a possibly (according to potentially unfounded claims) empty coffin of someone they had no close familial ties with, is more than a little strange to me.
I can think of dozens of people who have done plenty for charity, served their communities for life, contributed hugely to society in terms of scientific advances/works of art/medical breakthroughs.....and yet nobody would dream of doing the same for them?
Will there be the same queues forming when Attenborough passes or Sir Terence English?
You can show respect in far better ways than this.
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Are you the respect police then? Or do you think people might choose to show respect in their own way? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Nope. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Personally, no.
But if it brings you comfort or happiness, good luck to you. |
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By *bi HaiveMan
over a year ago
Forum Mod Cheeseville, Somerset |
"Nope.
I honestly see neither the point, nor do I think for one second that the Queen would expect it either.
Aside from the cost element, the idea of people needing to queue to spend seconds next to a possibly (according to potentially unfounded claims) empty coffin of someone they had no close familial ties with, is more than a little strange to me.
I can think of dozens of people who have done plenty for charity, served their communities for life, contributed hugely to society in terms of scientific advances/works of art/medical breakthroughs.....and yet nobody would dream of doing the same for them?
Will there be the same queues forming when Attenborough passes or Sir Terence English?
You can show respect in far better ways than this.
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Are you the respect police then? Or do you think people might choose to show respect in their own way? "
The OP's question asked what I'd do.
I answered for me.
Nobody else.
Others can of course do as they wish.
Such as accuse people of being the 'respect police' for having a different viewpoint. 
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By *a LunaWoman
over a year ago
South Wales |
No, my back wouldn’t be up to it.
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By *xydadbodMan
over a year ago
Milton keynes |
No, as much as I have a lot of respect for her but I don't think I could queue for 24 hours. I'm a fidget as it is lol |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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No I wouldn't. I have links with her military and public services, wore her uniforms for 40 years and utmost respect for her. On Wednesday I happened to be in London, by coincidence, as she was being moved from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall. The whole place was emotionally charged but I didn't feel the urge to join the crowds. I will watch the funeral on TV. We all pay our respects in our own way. |
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I wouldn't
But I completely understand why people are |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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No 24 minutes lol! But the way I see it, once some is dead, they're gone. The memory of them alive is better than the memory of their corpse |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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No.
What do people do when they finally get there? Do you get a limited amount of time?
Do they provide coffee? Where do you pee?
Can you order a photo on the way out? |
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No I wouldn’t, whilst I have utmost respect for the queen and all that she has done, I’d rather pay my respects in other ways |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I couldn’t be arsed to go see her at any events she was at when she was alive so definitely not now she’s dead. And absolutely not waiting in a queue for that long. |
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"Just wondering how patriotic you fabbers are. "
Wouldn’t queue 5 minutes |
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over a year ago
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By *an4funMan
over a year ago
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"For Wales hell yeah."
You mean like if Wales were to die and got put in a coffin then displayed in a large hall? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I wouldn't queue that long myself but full respect to anyone who does. X |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I wouldn’t que for 30 mins for a table at Nando’s. And I really really like Nando’s. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Really wouldn’t even consider it. They stayed 14 hours this morning on tv thought that was crazy enough but 24 hours just NO
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I think everyone pays their respects in the way that has deepest meaning to them
But, I don't like that it is a 'spectacle' and like a queue at a theme park
I don't like the celebs etc wiping tears when they get within camera range
I think it's entirely possible to be thankful and respectful in your own home town or by giving or doing things, as some have suggested, such as for charities that ER was a patron of
But no, I would not join that queue if I was able
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By *inaTitzTV/TS
over a year ago
Titz Towers, North Notts |
Not even for 24 seconds. I think we're all equal. |
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By *mp411Man
over a year ago
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Nah not a minute or a second she did nothing for me I didn't know her hell she didn't even know I existed same with 99.99% of the UK |
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"No I wouldn't. I have links with her military and public services, wore her uniforms for 40 years and utmost respect for her. I will watch the funeral on TV. We all pay our respects in our own way."
Pretty much the same albeit 4 yrs less and have nothing but the highest regard for the duty and service she gave to the country..
But I also echo what Fabio said about people respecting other peoples choices and decisions and not mocking them for that.. |
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I can't even stand the back and forth queues in the airport. The thought of 24 hrs of that....wow. I mean. How can you sit and chill, with it moving. Albeit slowly, all the time?
If I lived a few miles away I'd maybe do an hour or two. However I do respect how she lived her life. |
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"I did 7 hrs in Edinburgh on Monday to file past the coffin…
Why? Because I know it’s something my late mum would have wanted me to do… the fact that she means a lot to the little Caribbean island she and my relatives are from, the fact that she was almost like the nation’s grandmother….
I don’t expect people to understand why a lot of people will do it… I just hope you respect it rather than mock it! "
Spot on. People show their respects in the way they choose, no one needs to understand why they do it a certain way |
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over a year ago
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I would not queue to be part of that circus -- watching it unfold says a lot about the intelligence of our nation.
However, licking a boot while it stamps on your face is a pretty impressive feat. |
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"Nope.
I honestly see neither the point, nor do I think for one second that the Queen would expect it either.
Aside from the cost element, the idea of people needing to queue to spend seconds next to a possibly (according to potentially unfounded claims) empty coffin of someone they had no close familial ties with, is more than a little strange to me.
I can think of dozens of people who have done plenty for charity, served their communities for life, contributed hugely to society in terms of scientific advances/works of art/medical breakthroughs.....and yet nobody would dream of doing the same for them?
Will there be the same queues forming when Attenborough passes or Sir Terence English?
You can show respect in far better ways than this.
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I'll be at the front of the queue when Sir David passes, I will genuinely be upset when that day comes.
I'm going (hopefully) via the accessible queue to Westminster Hall at some point tomorrow. |
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By *lovisMan
over a year ago
Twickenham |
I'm contemplating it
I once spent 16 hours waiting for a flight at DFW airport so this should be doable. |
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"I would not queue to be part of that circus -- watching it unfold says a lot about the intelligence of our nation.
However, licking a boot while it stamps on your face is a pretty impressive feat."
Great point, well made! |
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"Nah not a minute or a second she did nothing for me I didn't know her hell she didn't even know I existed same with 99.99% of the UK "
Fact! Well said |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I did 7 hrs in Edinburgh on Monday to file past the coffin…
Why? Because I know it’s something my late mum would have wanted me to do… the fact that she means a lot to the little Caribbean island she and my relatives are from, the fact that she was almost like the nation’s grandmother….
I don’t expect people to understand why a lot of people will do it… I just hope you respect it rather than mock it! "
This
The Queen meant so much to people in different ways and for different reasons, nobody should be mocked for showing respect in the way they wish too.
I wouldn't be able to cope with the crowds or the queues and I am paying my respects my way
Tbf I am enjoying the crowd coverage and the myriad of people who are being asked their thoughts. Everyone has given answers meaningful to them.
I think in these times of disconnection it is important for people to be together, strangers who have become friends sharing through the mutual connection that is the Queen.
Maybe the lonely won't be so lonely now and I think the Queen would of approved of that. |
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"For Wales hell yeah.
You mean like if Wales were to die and got put in a coffin then displayed in a large hall?"
No I'm patriotic for my country Wales. |
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"I did 7 hrs in Edinburgh on Monday to file past the coffin…
Why? Because I know it’s something my late mum would have wanted me to do… the fact that she means a lot to the little Caribbean island she and my relatives are from, the fact that she was almost like the nation’s grandmother….
I don’t expect people to understand why a lot of people will do it… I just hope you respect it rather than mock it!
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The Queen meant so much to people in different ways and for different reasons, nobody should be mocked for showing respect in the way they wish too.
I wouldn't be able to cope with the crowds or the queues and I am paying my respects my way
Tbf I am enjoying the crowd coverage and the myriad of people who are being asked their thoughts. Everyone has given answers meaningful to them.
I think in these times of disconnection it is important for people to be together, strangers who have become friends sharing through the mutual connection that is the Queen.
Maybe the lonely won't be so lonely now and I think the Queen would of approved of that."
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By *abs..Woman
over a year ago
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Yes I would, without hesitation. |
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By *hismMan
over a year ago
Ballygonowhere |
As much as I'm saddened by the Queen's death,there is no one or anything I can think of,where I would willing queue for 24 hours.
I get frustrated waitin in line at the checkouts in Tesco |
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No but fair play to those that do. They don’t deserve the scorn or nasty mocking.
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No and, I don't understand it at all. I don't like the hysteria fuelled by the media and I don't want to see it 24/7. |
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By *ockey64Man
over a year ago
Gloucester |
Nope. It’s bloody ridiculous. If the done that in prisons the government would get done for torture. And there’s people with young kids etc. worlds gone bloody mad |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I bet not one person who has queued regrets it. It seems like an inspiring act of collective solidarity and memory. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Nope wouldnt queue that long for most things in this world |
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"Just wondering how patriotic you fabbers are. "
Yes when she was alive and maybe to shake her hand but no not to see the coffin
No disrespect to the lady but I just wouldn’t
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Probably not. But not through any disrespect to the Queen or Royalty. |
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"I did 7 hrs in Edinburgh on Monday to file past the coffin…
Why? Because I know it’s something my late mum would have wanted me to do… the fact that she means a lot to the little Caribbean island she and my relatives are from, the fact that she was almost like the nation’s grandmother….
I don’t expect people to understand why a lot of people will do it… I just hope you respect it rather than mock it!
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The Queen meant so much to people in different ways and for different reasons, nobody should be mocked for showing respect in the way they wish too.
I wouldn't be able to cope with the crowds or the queues and I am paying my respects my way
Tbf I am enjoying the crowd coverage and the myriad of people who are being asked their thoughts. Everyone has given answers meaningful to them.
I think in these times of disconnection it is important for people to be together, strangers who have become friends sharing through the mutual connection that is the Queen.
Maybe the lonely won't be so lonely now and I think the Queen would of approved of that."
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By *dwalu2Couple
over a year ago
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"I bet not one person who has queued regrets it. It seems like an inspiring act of collective solidarity and memory. "
There was a guy on the radio who left the queue after five hours because he said other people there were disrespectful and more interested in trying to spot celebrities then any act of observance. He regretted it. Can’t imagine he’s the only one. |
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By *ryan...Man
over a year ago
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How many in the queue are eating Swan butties  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I may queue |
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"I bet not one person who has queued regrets it. It seems like an inspiring act of collective solidarity and memory.
There was a guy on the radio who left the queue after five hours because he said other people there were disrespectful and more interested in trying to spot celebrities then any act of observance. He regretted it. Can’t imagine he’s the only one."
There's always one. |
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By *abs..Woman
over a year ago
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"Nope. It’s bloody ridiculous. If the done that in prisons the government would get done for torture. And there’s people with young kids etc. worlds gone bloody mad "
Why do you think the worlds gone mad? It’s personal choice. It’s hardly a new thing, look back to previous funerals and they drew similar crowds. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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If i had the time i might line up, but met and guarded her so i have the memory |
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Much as I liked the Queen there is no way I would queue for that length of time. To me that is just silly. |
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"Nope. It’s bloody ridiculous. If the done that in prisons the government would get done for torture. And there’s people with young kids etc. worlds gone bloody mad "
Somewhat unusual view of torture but hey.. Opinions. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Not for me but I understand why some will |
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By *dsmithMan
over a year ago
Loudwater |
We’re British. We queue. That’s what we do.
That’s what we’re know for throughout the world.
We don’t disappoint. |
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Nothing unifies our country quite like hating on something... First it was the China virus, then it was Boris, now its the Queen. As the musician laureate mused... Haters gonna hate. |
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No, I wouldn't.
Grief moves people in different ways, and obviously people have different views of the monarchy. I am bemused by the entire thing from a societal perspective, but not from an individual perspective. |
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If I could then I would, happily. |
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"Nothing unifies our country quite like hating on something... First it was the China virus, then it was Boris, now its the Queen. As the musician laureate mused... Haters gonna hate. "
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By *ovebjsMan
over a year ago
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I I pay my respects in my own private way |
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Poor royal family, like everyone else or every families, they would certainly like to grief in private. |
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By *ryan...Man
over a year ago
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"Queue"...
The first letter doing the work...the rest just queing silently |
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"Just wondering how patriotic you fabbers are.
Id not queue for 24hrs for anything "
This. And especially that! |
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over a year ago
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Would rather go pub |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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You couldn't pay me to queue.
Absolutely disgusted to hear that a large number of foodbanks will be closed on Monday. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"It’s personal choice. It’s hardly a new thing, look back to previous funerals and they drew similar crowds. "
Have you ever heard of Stockholm Syndrome?  |
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By *itty9899Man
over a year ago
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I don't Que longer than 1hr at Alton tower. Let alone spend 24hrs doing it.
#GodBlessHer. |
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Personally, no.
But each to their own |
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I wouldn’t give it 15 mins tbh |
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By *ryan...Man
over a year ago
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"It’s personal choice. It’s hardly a new thing, look back to previous funerals and they drew similar crowds.
Have you ever heard of Stockholm Syndrome? "
Yes.its when captors start to bond with the abductors...
Did you perhaps mean herd mentality..like people going to watch Everton football club.. for no obvious reason. |
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No. Not even 24 minutes. Not 24 seconds.
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By *ryan...Man
over a year ago
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Would the Queen have wanted all NHS/hospital appointments to be cancelled on Monday. |
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By *abs..Woman
over a year ago
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"It’s personal choice. It’s hardly a new thing, look back to previous funerals and they drew similar crowds.
Have you ever heard of Stockholm Syndrome? "
I don’t think you’ve got that quite right |
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over a year ago
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"It’s personal choice. It’s hardly a new thing, look back to previous funerals and they drew similar crowds.
Have you ever heard of Stockholm Syndrome?
I don’t think you’ve got that quite right "
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"No. Not even 24 minutes. Not 24 seconds.
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Not even to get a selfie with David Beckham
To the Op, not even to get a selfie with Becks or to see a wooden box. I’ll queue for a Greggs when I’m hungry but definitely not for a Royal, dead or alive. |
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"Would rather go pub "
^ he drinks at The Queen's Head. |
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"It’s personal choice. It’s hardly a new thing, look back to previous funerals and they drew similar crowds.
Have you ever heard of Stockholm Syndrome? "
Yes. Have you?
Winston |
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"No. Not even 24 minutes. Not 24 seconds.
Not even to get a selfie with David Beckham
To the Op, not even to get a selfie with Becks or to see a wooden box. I’ll queue for a Greggs when I’m hungry but definitely not for a Royal, dead or alive. "
Not for a selfie with anyone! I don't think I have an idol ......... I'll have to think of someone i'd queue for. |
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By *rispyDuckMan
over a year ago
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Just like watching footie or F1, as much as I would love to be there in person  would rather watch on Tele relaxed on sofa  |
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No but others want to and that shouldn't be criticised or disrespected |
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By *hezGeekCouple
over a year ago
Bristol |
Not my jam, but if doing so brings someone comfort, closure or anything else they need, then fair play to them. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"It’s personal choice. It’s hardly a new thing, look back to previous funerals and they drew similar crowds.
Have you ever heard of Stockholm Syndrome? "
Wrong definition |
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It's very simply a personal choice for everyone and many have done and found it was right for them and that's great. |
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No chance can I just say you do not have to be a royalist to be patriotic folk get it mixed up all time.
I am english and proud at that well not always proud of folk that look down on less well off.
My answer is no and will not be hypocrite.
Shame for her family for having lost their mum etc.
Thats all no one person is better than another yet everyone is expected to mourn etc and if that helps anyone then thats fair.
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over a year ago
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Do these people not have jobs to go to |
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"Do these people not have jobs to go to "
Probably. And they probably book a day's leave to pay their respects.
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By *ryan...Man
over a year ago
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"Do these people not have jobs to go to "
Groom of the stool...?
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Nah I rather stay at home in my pyjamas and have a cup of tea with company |
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No but it doesn't make me less patriotic than anyone else. |
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Much as I would have liked to no! One of my neices was 15 and half hours yesterday in the queue x |
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"Nah I rather stay at home in my pyjamas and have a cup of tea in the company of eunuchs. "
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And no one will judge you for this. Respect. |
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"Do these people not have jobs to go to "
Who knows. It's their business though. If they want to. And if they don't.. Its reasonable to allow them space and time as we do for other things. Like queuing up for tickets to see anyone or anything else. Some do.. Some don't.... |
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"Nah I rather stay at home in my pyjamas and have a cup of tea in the company of eunuchs.
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And no one will judge you for this. Respect."
Yes. I think, to each their own is a great attitude to have |
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I wouldn’t queue 24 hours for anything |
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over a year ago
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Nope as I met her when she was alive |
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By *host63Man
over a year ago
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I am a Republican and do not think the Royal family represents me in any way, shape or form. Nor do I consider myself a subject.
So that's my answer |
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By *host63Man
over a year ago
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"Also you can be patriotic and a republican! They’re not mutually exclusive!
Whaaat! You mean.? Mind blown
Haha! It seems obvious but I’ve seen people conflate them time and time again on here lol "
100% agree although I finding there is less and less to be proud of of late as we lurch further to the right. |
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"Knowing I couldn't use the toilet would make me need it more, so nope. No can do! "
Toilets are available?!
Thats the point of the wristband so you can nip out and come back |
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"I did 7 hrs in Edinburgh on Monday to file past the coffin…
Why? Because I know it’s something my late mum would have wanted me to do… the fact that she means a lot to the little Caribbean island she and my relatives are from, the fact that she was almost like the nation’s grandmother….
I don’t expect people to understand why a lot of people will do it… I just hope you respect it rather than mock it! "
This.
We are all able to choose ( or not) to pay our respects..
The way we decide is our own.
Some feel the need to do it in person
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"Nope.
I honestly see neither the point, nor do I think for one second that the Queen would expect it either.
Aside from the cost element, the idea of people needing to queue to spend seconds next to a possibly (according to potentially unfounded claims) empty coffin of someone they had no close familial ties with, is more than a little strange to me.
I can think of dozens of people who have done plenty for charity, served their communities for life, contributed hugely to society in terms of scientific advances/works of art/medical breakthroughs.....and yet nobody would dream of doing the same for them?
Will there be the same queues forming when Attenborough passes or Sir Terence English?
You can show respect in far better ways than this.
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In your opinion.
These people feel this is their way to show respect
No need to dis them for it |
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I am astounded that people think they should be telling others how to express their grief of whatever else they may be feeling. It's sad also that whilst someone has not even be buried yet that people should bring so much politics into it or condone actions of disrespect. Time and place springs to mind  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I am astounded that people think they should be telling others how to express their grief of whatever else they may be feeling. It's sad also that whilst someone has not even be buried yet that people should bring so much politics into it or condone actions of disrespect. Time and place springs to mind "
Agree, but it's only the internet. In real life everyone I've met is respectful to those going to London and interested in their experiences. |
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By *bi HaiveMan
over a year ago
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"Nope.
I honestly see neither the point, nor do I think for one second that the Queen would expect it either.
Aside from the cost element, the idea of people needing to queue to spend seconds next to a possibly (according to potentially unfounded claims) empty coffin of someone they had no close familial ties with, is more than a little strange to me.
I can think of dozens of people who have done plenty for charity, served their communities for life, contributed hugely to society in terms of scientific advances/works of art/medical breakthroughs.....and yet nobody would dream of doing the same for them?
Will there be the same queues forming when Attenborough passes or Sir Terence English?
You can show respect in far better ways than this.
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In your opinion.
These people feel this is their way to show respect
No need to dis them for it"
You obviously chose to skim past my previous reply to someone attempting to make the same point.
If you scroll back up you'll see it.
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over a year ago
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Absolutely not. |
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I just look in my wallet.
She’s always with me |
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"I am astounded that people think they should be telling others how to express their grief of whatever else they may be feeling. It's sad also that whilst someone has not even be buried yet that people should bring so much politics into it or condone actions of disrespect. Time and place springs to mind
Agree, but it's only the internet. In real life everyone I've met is respectful to those going to London and interested in their experiences."
We had a very positive experience of the so-called "accessible" queue today. Very lovely people all around us, supportive and kind. We met two ladies who would have to stay overnight in London to take advantage of their accessible time slot but had no accommodation. A couple they met in the queue invited them to stay the night with them. Things like that.
And my 5yo had a brilliant day and is now fast asleep. She didn't quibble or misbehave or argue or frankly do anything negative all day long (and I'm talking waking up at 7am and only back here to bed after 11.30pm). |
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"I am astounded that people think they should be telling others how to express their grief of whatever else they may be feeling. It's sad also that whilst someone has not even be buried yet that people should bring so much politics into it or condone actions of disrespect. Time and place springs to mind
Agree, but it's only the internet. In real life everyone I've met is respectful to those going to London and interested in their experiences.
We had a very positive experience of the so-called "accessible" queue today. Very lovely people all around us, supportive and kind. We met two ladies who would have to stay overnight in London to take advantage of their accessible time slot but had no accommodation. A couple they met in the queue invited them to stay the night with them. Things like that.
And my 5yo had a brilliant day and is now fast asleep. She didn't quibble or misbehave or argue or frankly do anything negative all day long (and I'm talking waking up at 7am and only back here to bed after 11.30pm). "
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I am astounded that people think they should be telling others how to express their grief of whatever else they may be feeling. It's sad also that whilst someone has not even be buried yet that people should bring so much politics into it or condone actions of disrespect. Time and place springs to mind
Agree, but it's only the internet. In real life everyone I've met is respectful to those going to London and interested in their experiences.
We had a very positive experience of the so-called "accessible" queue today. Very lovely people all around us, supportive and kind. We met two ladies who would have to stay overnight in London to take advantage of their accessible time slot but had no accommodation. A couple they met in the queue invited them to stay the night with them. Things like that.
And my 5yo had a brilliant day and is now fast asleep. She didn't quibble or misbehave or argue or frankly do anything negative all day long (and I'm talking waking up at 7am and only back here to bed after 11.30pm). "
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over a year ago
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"I am astounded that people think they should be telling others how to express their grief of whatever else they may be feeling. It's sad also that whilst someone has not even be buried yet that people should bring so much politics into it or condone actions of disrespect. Time and place springs to mind
Agree, but it's only the internet. In real life everyone I've met is respectful to those going to London and interested in their experiences.
We had a very positive experience of the so-called "accessible" queue today. Very lovely people all around us, supportive and kind. We met two ladies who would have to stay overnight in London to take advantage of their accessible time slot but had no accommodation. A couple they met in the queue invited them to stay the night with them. Things like that.
And my 5yo had a brilliant day and is now fast asleep. She didn't quibble or misbehave or argue or frankly do anything negative all day long (and I'm talking waking up at 7am and only back here to bed after 11.30pm). "
How fantastic KC, memories for a lifetime x |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Not a dead one, one thats alive maybe. |
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By *lex46TV/TS
over a year ago
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The only place I ever queue is at Lidl's and the bank. The bank closed last month so it's only Lidl's now.
I'd rather not go to anything than have to queue for it. I value my time. |
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No. I don't get it personally as you just see a coffin with a flag draped over it for a few seconds and you must be in so much pain by the time you get there after all that queuing. Each to their own though. |
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"Do these people not have jobs to go to "
Not everybody works Monday to Friday. Plus it's currently the weekend anyway. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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No I can pay my respects in other ways and spend my time in better ways than queueing for hours and hours |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"No. I don't get it personally as you just see a coffin with a flag draped over it for a few seconds and you must be in so much pain by the time you get there after all that queuing. Each to their own though. "
It was an incredibly emotional and awe filled experience, certainly not just "a coffin with a flag draped over it" |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"It’s personal choice. It’s hardly a new thing, look back to previous funerals and they drew similar crowds.
Have you ever heard of Stockholm Syndrome?
I don’t think you’ve got that quite right "
Not really -- the entire royal circus is funded by wealth from centuries of serfdom, theft, the commodification of humans and subjugation of ordinary people.
They are the biggest and most powerful crime family ever.
If you love your oppressor, then the definition is a close fit. |
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The country's gone bonkers. National psychosis. |
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