The Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II - Part 2

So what happens next?

Watching this, all I can think is what a ginormous waste of resources. A time traveler would think the era colonization is alive and well.

No one, no where, no how does pomp and circumstance like the Brits.

I know this isn't the time or place, but good God - those men in uniform are heart-stoppingly handsome.

[Quote]That William snaps a mean salute.

Is Harry not allowed to bc he's not wearing a uniform?

I've seen Aussies, Canadians, New Zealanders, but I haven't seen one single Gurkha. Anyone clock the Gurkhas?

Last night, some posters were throwing hissy fits and pulling each others hair about how short/tall Andrew of York is in real life.

Looking at him now, he’s looking to be no where near as tall as his brother, let alone The King’s sons.

Agreed r3, amazing every time. This is spectacular, thoroughly.

Charles should abdícate after a few years. He's bad for the favorability of the monarchy, which I think is quite vulnerable after QEII died, and people still love William and Kate.

R2 can tell you the price of everything and the value of nothing.

The music the Piper played from the balcony in Westminster was called “Sleep, dearie, sleep”.

Mary me all you like, but knowing how fitting that is just brought a tear to my eye.

Harry may regret that he didn't at least gaze at that monument that Prince William saluted.

I suppose he had other things on his mind.

Anal, tittie clamps & extreme bondage

The Today show's Savannah Guthrie is vigorously sucking air dick.

R10 can give you every trite cliché but nothing of actual value.

[quote] I know this isn't the time or place, but good God - those men in uniform are heart-stoppingly handsome.

I totally agree!

I'm going to be searching for pictures of hot British military men, all day long!

They're heading up the Mall to Buck House. Then?

There won't be any abdication. Jesus, get a clue. So tired of seeing idiots urge abdication.

Learn something about the institution before commenting.

Constitution Hill, r17

R14 MSNBC is doing a decent job.

They seem to have some pretty good connections to British commentators, who are doing all the heavy lifting for today's ceremony.

Joe and Mika are mainly just adding a little here and there.

Do I see horse shit on the side of the road as they march along? How do they keep all those horses from raising their tails and unloading?

[quote] So when Charles’ turn comes he’ll be tugged off by a bunch of sailors?

Yes. After the incident with the horses during the 1901 funeral of his mother, Queen Victoria, Edward VII ordered that sailors would henceforth pull the gun carriage carrying the coffin of the monarch.

The Mall looked majestic in every possible way.

Aren't half of Brits atheist? I wonder what they think of any funerals, let alone this elaborate do.

Those young soldiers marching sounds and looks amazing

Well... the first bit with the bagpipe procession to the church was the best.

The service, typically traditional and a bit of a yawn

Procession redux now just going through the motions.

Wow, look at them walking through that narrow archway.

These guys are ON POINT.

R10: "The poverty of the 21st-century imagination betrays the dead and the living. Tradition honours with awe, and it provides those left behind with the language and actions to articulate the inexpressible.

The person who willingly submits to the ritual of the lying-in-state, argued Chesterton, “may not be an exceptional person but at least he understands what is meant by an exceptional occasion.” By contrast, the bright spark who stands above it all forfeits the wisdom of the crowd, and by rejecting history, discards a part of themselves, too – so that they are ignorant even of their own identity. "

Oh! Some of those hot sailor boys are actually GIRLS.

MSNBC just told a great story of how the Buckingham Palace staff opened the kitchen door and came out when The Queen's casket passed by.

How sweet.

Have been in london for around a week, and just in case anyone was wondering, the people around and people I’ve talked to don’t really seem to give a shit about the funeral, not much interest in it. I think they’re waking up finally.

[quote] Aren't half of Brits atheist? I wonder what they think of any funerals, let alone this elaborate do.

You don’t need to be religious to see the value of ceremony and to feel the urge to mark the loss of a loved one.

r17 they carry on up to Admiral Arch, where the hearse is waiting. The coffin will be placed into it, for the drive out to Windsor.

What was the name of the Queen's favourite horse that died about 10 years ? It was from the RCMP too.

Where's Johnny? I need a pick me up.

You guys think Meghan and Harry will hightail out of there tomorrow?

R18 what's their to learn? I know Charles has wanted this his whole life, but a year ago people in America were taking down statues of Columbus. Idk what the BLM situation was in the UK, but it's a different world than from a couple years ago. Just saying in the long-run of monarchy favorability, the sooner Charles leaves the better.

I'm so glad I stayed up for this, it's a mind-boggling spectacle, and the world hasn't seen the like for decades.

I mean, I'm 61 and there's excellent odds I'll see the next royal funeral, but it just won't be this awesome. There's such a sense of living history, not just all the regimental costumes that go back to the reign of George II or Henry VII, or the Koohinoor being paraded through the streets of London, but Elizabeth herself. As one of the commentators said, she was the last public living link to the era of WWII and the early 20th century. The generation that experienced the Blitz and served in the war against the Nazis is dead and gone, or incapacitated.

R34: Burmese.

Excellent, R28. Maybe R15 will consider this another trite cliché, though?

Does Her Majesty get buried with the Crown Jewels?

Whatfuckingever, r37

Quite, R32. I'm athiest and enjoying every ceremonial moment.

Absolutely, R36.

We mentioned it in the Part 1 thread, but Harry didn't even sing "God Save the King" for his father.

There is clearly no love lost between them.

I think he's just doing his duty one last time, and then he's out of there for good.

Yes r36, first flight out. Especially if their kids are still in California, they've been gone for two weeks.

r31 where in London specifically is this?

He and the missus will be back next year for the Coronation r44, count on it.

And for those who want to continue last night's fight about Andrew's height, the camera just had a shot of the royal siblings taken from eye level, and Andrew is clearly several inches taller than Charles! But shorter than William and Harry.

But then, Charles looks like he's lost height, he looks 96 all right.

R34:

Thanks, R39.

Amazing, very powerful and moving; looking in from the mountain in SoCal; my late mother who left us at age 94 was from this generation and would have understood everything. As a baby she just missed sailing Titanic. History is being made; it's officially the end of their era.

R45 mostly east and south. People seem a lot more concerned with the housing and energy crises.

No r41 they will be ceremonially removed at the St George service later today, at Windsor. Her head Councillor (or something like that) will ceremonially break his stick in half, and lie it on her coffin, symbolizing the end of her reign.

[quote] Have been in london for around a week, and just in case anyone was wondering, the people around and people I’ve talked to don’t really seem to give a shit about the funeral, not much interest in it. I think they’re waking up finally.

We (Brits) tend to fall into three categories:

republicans, who want nothing to do with this,

monarchists who queue with the tourists for hours to peer at the coffin and year for the sense of community,

and the vast silent majority who appreciate the history and symboliism of this moment and want it to be commemorated, but who find too much overt patriotism embarrassing and unbritish.

Where's the bagpipe band made up of hot scotsmen?

Crowd looking thin for this occasion

It must be physically grueling, doing all that walking in heavy ceremonial garb. There will be many knackered people in London tonight.

I thought the queen’s casket spray was…lacking. Both in size and beauty. My mom and sister, common Iowa folk, had better arrangements at their funerals. Otherwise, the whole ceremony and ritual has been lovely and touching.

Biden took a wrong turn when leaving Westminster Abbey and is now wandering around Lambeth.

r50 my grandmother was born same year as they Queen, raised in rural Missouri, she followed her entire life. She died a year ago, a shame as she would have loved every minute of this.

I never imagined this would turn out this big event. This is just BIG.

[quote]We mentioned it in the Part 1 thread, but Harry didn't even sing "God Save the King" for his father.

He sang up to the "God save the king" part, then appeared to stop. Meghan's mouth was still moving so she apparently was singing, even though he wasn't. A very odd moment.

r55 you kidding? They had to turn people away from London. There are millions there today.

R54 I think there’s a fourth group emerging that is very broad in that it’s people that are very anxious about their immediate and longer term futures and are totally turned off by this waste of resources.

Charles's funeral won't be this BIG all right, it'll be more like "Next!".

Painful car ride for Kate and kids listening to Camilla who is out of this world today.

Christ the yapping on CNN! I have that feed and BBC's on now. Am muting CNN my god. Sky TV feed also very good, very clear.

The media team is killing it, they know the world is watching

Sophie watching out of window instead of saying something to Meghan, at least when camera showed them

The silence of the crowds is impressive.

Sophie and Markle each staring out her respective window, in silence.

I think most Brits don’t mind part of their tax funding this. Especially as it’s a tiny percentage of each person’s monthly tax.

Sick of hearing people moan about it.

The bouquet is symbolic, and made from flowers taken from the Queen's garden at Buckingham and Charles' garden at Highgrove. It contains rosemary for remembrance, and myrtle as a wymbol for a happy marriage/happiness.

"The myrtle in the Queen’s funeral wreath is cut from a plant grown from Myrtle in The Queen's wedding bouquet, according to the Royal Family."

Good shot of Harry's junk stuffed in his pinstripe trousers. Dressed right.

Don't you kind of wish Sophie Wessex would take this moment while Harry's first wife is trapped and ask: Why are you doing this and what will make you stop?

In fairness, it wouldn't look right for anyone in the procession to be carrying on animated conversations. They're supposed to be mourning.

Did Harry and Meghan really remain silent during God Save the King?

PBS has the best coverage of this.

I don't understand the comments about the bouquet clashing, as the purple of the royal crown and the pillow it rests on already clash, so having some transitional shades of purple, red, pink and maroon in the bouquet actually helps make it all look like a cohesive design.

Why does Harry always looks like he never showers .

r71 the cost is offset by the millions of dollars of television and tourist revenue generated, plus all the spending done by the people thronging London right now. All hotels full, restaurants full.

NHS staff are second in line of the procession, at the Queen's request. The Royal Family love to extol the NHS, which makes it even more difficult to make justified criticisms of it that might benefit people who use it. Of course the royals never use it themselves.

True r77. I made the clashing observation in the prior thread. I just prefer the white/cream sprays better, for some reason.

R75 true but they could at least look at each other once in a while, it looked cold and reserved

I can tell you from personal experience that the nearest empty hotel room to London is Manchester. Otherwise, I'd be there instead of here.

Agree, R78. Could he not have cleaned up his hairline before this week?

Because, r74, Sophie already knows the answer to that question: A HUGE payoff. The Harkles are extortionists.

I wish the crowd would stop clapping. It’s inappropriate.

[quote] I think there’s a fourth group emerging that is very broad in that it’s people that are very anxious about their immediate and longer term futures and are totally turned off by this waste of resources.

We pay for most of the resources anyway. The soldiers here in their dress uniforms are the same ones we send abroad to fight and defend us.

We (Brits) reserve the right to complain and dissent about absolutely everything, but it would be a foolish politician who proposed scrapping any of these regiments or eradicating our ability to put on this event.

Harry isn't that bad. At least compared to some other royal princes.

Here is Prince Dipendra of Nepal who killed 9 members of his family in a bloodbath some 20 years ago.

The horses in the procession looks better than the Queen consort

Eek! The chryon on CNN just now: "Queen's coffin take final tour of London". Final TOUR? Who's running the show over there, that new guy is supposed to suck but I didn't realize it would be this bad.

[quote]Did Harry and Meghan really remain silent during God Save the King?

When the camera transitioned to them, Harry's mouth was moving, but it appeared to stop just as he got to "God save the king." If you enlarge the screen, it almost looks like he sings the "god save the" part and then skips "king." Meghan's face was mostly hidden but you could see the corner of her mouth and she continued to sing.

Edward didn't look like he was singing, either, oddly enough. You can rewind on the BBC YouTube version to see it.

Are all the dignitaries in the procession?

I take it back about Edward not singing, he just finished early for some reason.

Meghan was probably quietly singing "My Country Tis Of Thee".

How many chickens gave up their lives for those helmets????

It's all a bit pathetic when you think about it for the British Empire which once ruled 23% of the world, and now only only a shell of its former glory and clinging to pomp and circumstance trying to look powerful and relevant to the world. Systems of oppression are going away.

I know I was, R94!

Hell, *I* was singing "My Country Tis of Thee," at least when I wasn't singing the Royal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen version.

[quote]When the camera transitioned to them, Harry's mouth was moving, but it appeared to stop just as he got to "God save the king."

I thought I heard "God save the Queen" not King.

OT Will Justin T enjoy company of some of those soldiers later today or will he settle for hairy chested Emmanuel M?

R96 How are we trying to look powerful to the world? This is how monarch’s funerals are.

Countries outside the UK had no obligation to even show any of this.

Are those Scottsmen going commando under their kilts?

Who does Sophie shamelessly cotton up to now: Anne or Charlotte?

Ukraine have demanded that we send them that gun carriage.

Most likely, R102

Where ARE the hot scotsmen who were there before the church service?

I loved watching their ... sporrans...

The Queen's piper, Major Burns, did a beautiful job of Sleep, Dearie, Sleep.

It was noted the Queen loved piping, and every morning at 9 AM, the piper would play for her.

I found it to be a cold spectacle - impressive but not moving.

So much marching! Poor Charles and the rest of the older men out there in various regiments.

William looks steadfast - dare I say kingly?

Camilla looks like she needs drink.

Once the proceedings moved outdoors, it was interesting that the sparkle of the Koh-i-Noor was visible through the TV.

The procession to Westminster was quite moving, I thought, as was the piper, and God Save the King, oddly enough. Much of the sermon was dry, but they always are. The procession to Windsor Castle is interminable.

Looks like Buckingham Palace has yet to get a DEI officer in HR.

[quote] Camilla looks like she needs drink.

Don’t we all!

I'm going to go to sleep in a little while, there's no more major ceremonies from here on, are there?

R103 Charlotte, the Child Queen of Great Britain & All the Commonwealth & Ruler of the Seven seas

"The procession to Windsor Castle is interminable."

Well, R112, they will be interring her there, so I guess that makes sense.

Below Fergie wipes up after enjoying a Jaffa Cake before the show starts.

I don't think the Kor-noor diamond is on the crown on the coffin. It has the Cullinan diamond

It has 2,868 diamonds, 273 pearls, 17 sapphires, 11 emeralds and four rubies. It is said to be priceless. The 317-carat Cullinan II centerpiece diamond on its own is worth hundreds of millions of pounds. It was cut from the largest diamond ever found, a 3,601-carat stone found in Africa in 1905.

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Are the officers who carry the coffin specially chosen for their honorable service?

They've pulled a lot of this pomp out of thin air, not tradition. It could have been half as many days and still have been fabulous, impressive, regal, stately, dignified, etc. Whatever, I don't mind. Just an observation. There have been way too many services, for example. There are 3 services today! The Royal Family must be on good speed.

R110 They could have driven via Palace so she could pee and have few gin and tonics to get through all this.

Amazing woman, amazing event

[quote] I'm going to go to sleep in a little while, there's no more major ceremonies from here on, are there?

There’s the service at Windsor this afternoon, a more intimate ceremony like that for Phillip, but with 800 mourners.

After the Affair of the Pens, you get a sense of how much Camilla props up Charles. After a week of walkabout dramas, who does/doesn't wear a uniform and of course Who Sits Where/Order of Procession - and add to that a broken toe - who can blame the old girl for being completely over it? Though it does really make you wonder if she & Charles have the stamina for the work ahead of them.

Fergie was behind Kate, no fucking way? Cheers 🍻 Mum!

I imagine the whole royal family have been on a cocktail of psych meds for years amped up on special occasions like these

Berlioz's grand Funeral March would have been better, but I suppose the Napoleon reference wouldn't have gone down well.

R125 There's the interment service at Windsor at 18:00 London time.

Are they circling around?

^ meant to say Kol noor diamond. It is on a different crown.

Circling the drain

This song is getting on my nerves.

"Though it does really make you wonder if she & Charles have the stamina for the work ahead of them."

I hope Charles and Cam have some time off scheduled, the way they look!

If not, Will and Kate are going to be out there "representing the monarch" by Thursday.

It’s kind of sad really. The UK is a SECOND RATE economic power and yet huge amounts of money and energy are put into this OVERPUFFED and OVERSTUFFED funeral.

[quote]The Royal Family must be on good speed.

Saw Camilla looking out the car window a few minutes ago, and she may well be on something, but it's not the good stuff.

Are the Navy men going to do "There's Nothing Like A Dame" later?

[quote]Are they circling around?

They're stuck in a roundabout like in a 1960s Italian comedy.

R130 I’m just not going to make it, please give heartfelt double kisses to all for me

Thank God it's not 90 degrees. The olds wouldn't have made it through.

No one asked you to watch, r136. There are many billions around the globe watching and enjoying.

[quote]Have Trudeau & Macron greeted each other yet?

Just the violent make out session in the loo during the state dinner last night.

Yes the sailors will do the famous hornpipe dance.

I love the long shots of the procession back to Buckingham Palace, with Harry's head standing proud of most of the others around him. He looks so handsome in his mourning suit. I'm glad they allowed him to at least wear all his medals.

R136, you don't think it's sad at all. You're just here to sneer. You're crap at subtle shade so why not just own the asshole we all see?

Ha this thread is cracking me up

Ferries is starting to look like Mrs. Patmore…

Who are the three ladies beind the marching band? The ones wearing funereal black dresses and carrying JAVELINS? Are they The Furies or something?

Of all the peculiar costumes out there today, they strike me as the weirdest.

I hope this means they're very nearly done, Charles could use a good sit down.

That arch is unrecognizable. Ususually that whole green is covered from end to end with Roma ....erm...."campers"

R145 it's actually morning dress, not mourning

Going to be watching some documentaries on her life on Prime Video after this

Charles looks like he could use a few pints and a sit down.

Last call for passengers Mr & Mrs Harkle. Flight 257 from London to Montecito leaves in 10 minutes.

Love how all of this seriousness is held together by military and religion. How weak the British ruling class were in achieving their power for these to be the legacy of their rule.

Such a majestic funeral procession. F

Time to collect the hats

Queen Elizabeth II will finally part company with the Imperial State Crown, orb and sceptre as the final hymn is sung at her committal ceremony, in what is likely to be one of the most moving moments of today's funeral.

Throughout her lying in state, the symbols of monarchy have adorned her coffin, and they will remain there during her funeral at Westminster Abbey and the committal at St George’s Chapel, Windsor.

They will only be removed in the final moments before the public sees its last images of the monarch’s coffin.

Before the final hymn is sung in St George’s Chapel during the ceremony that begins at 4pm today, Mark Appleby, the Crown Jeweller, will remove the crown, orb and sceptre from the coffin, with the help of the Bargemaster and the Serjeants-at-Arms – royal servants who guard the regalia during state occasions. They will pass them one by one to the Dean of Windsor, who will place them on the high altar.

At the end of the hymn, the King will place a military flag on top of the coffin which, according to the Army, will be placed inside her coffin before she is interred.

The Grenadier Guards Queen’s Company Camp Colour – a small flag which normally adorns the Company Captain’s bunk designating his place of work – is unique to each sovereign and ceases to be used when they die. The full-sized version of the flag is currently draped at the foot of the Queen’s coffin as she lies in state.

The Grenadier Guards are the most senior of the Foot Guards regiments, and the Queen was their Colonel in Chief.

Once the King has placed the colours on top of the coffin, the Lord Chamberlain, the most senior officer of the Royal household, will break his wand of office and place it there.

Are they going to make Harry march all the way to Windsor?

If Madonna had to "lay in state" where would it be?

I am not sure if Camilla understands where she is and what is happening in front of her.

I might be in the minority but I think Harry looks really good and sexy in his suit. He stands out next to the other bland royal men. He's tall and looks dignified.

Has Joe Biden said "This is a big fucking deal!" yet?

r2 Doubtful .

Canadian First Nations woman, heard on BBC World Service radio early this morning (US EST): The genocidal colonizer Queen's funeral is today, and of course I accepted the invitation to attend.

What if those in the procession need a bathroom break so bad— gotta pee or have the runs

Andrew really is a bit of a tit

Um to say the least

Is there a list somewhere of all the groups in the procession?

WTF is with the stopping here and collecting the hats?

Got a glimpse of George and Charlotte looking they'd had enough of sitting still and looking solemn.

Rape whistles!

r163. I agree - some of the uniforms and medals on the Royals verge on camp.

[quote] Love how all of this seriousness is held together by military and religion. How weak the British ruling class were in achieving their power for these to be the legacy of their rule.

R156, rally? Honestly? You mean religion and military prowess have been used to underpin a power structure? Good heavens! That’s never been done before!

I hope you will write a book with your groundbreaking insights.

Has Ms. Igbo-Uju provided any commentary?

Meghan's swinging slutwalk can even be seen under her cape from a helicopter camera.

Will Sir Elton be playing this?

OH! Charlotte just told her brother off!!

Here, R170 :)

Thank Gawd they've stopped playing the fucking music!!

And the Queen is on her last journey.......this time for real.

r62 Probably the cheaper PR workers for Meghan posting and illustrating why they are cheaper. Definitely a wind up post.

I saw that too R178 but I thought she looked like she was explaining something to him

[quote] Why does Harry always looks like he never showers

Meghan likes a little funk in his junk before she goes down on him.

[quote] Charlotte just told her brother off!!

Looked like she was explaining what’s going on.

Once the Queen is buried Camilla can officially become Queen Camilla. She's waited decades for this moment. A broken toe will not stop her moment of glory!

The uniforms - all of them - must have been designed by British Eldergays. There's no way straight people thought that long white feathers were a necessary addition. The shiny buttons, the tight-fitting trousers, slimming bejewelled belts, the tassled epaulettes... it's all got the gay finesse.

Dr. Uju, to create a personal safe space for herself, has imposed a 24-hour media and social media blackout to avoid being fatally triggered, wounded, and assaulted by The Funeral.

No, R183, she looked like she was telling her brother off, in a Hermione Granger sort of way. And he was acting like he deserved it.

Camilla looks shaky. I wonder if she has Parkinsons

Leaving London for the final time.

George had a glum look on his face after she turned and talked to him.

r187 God Bless the artistic Queens who designed them!!

I thought I'd heard that confirmed, R190.

But today, it look like she look a fistful of painkillers before putting on her heels. She's looking really out of it.

On the Duke of Gloucester! 74 and he did the entire schlep!

Is Anne accompanying The Queen in this final procession to Windsor too? I thought she got into the second car.

Now I'm welling up, the anthem and the muffled bells are doing it for me.

Charlotte is a real bitch!

Just wait until I'm King.

To the TOWER with her!!

I wish they’d keep the camera on the family a bit more tbh,

I must have missed it.

What happened to Camilla's toe, and when?

r195 78

End of an era.

Where are the tissues?

The pallbearers look so cute with their arms around each other's shoulders. Looking forward to their group sauna later.

I thought Camilla had Parkinson’s even before the rumors started. There were a few times I saw her hands shake and she quickly folded them in front of her.

This is Britain. How has it not rained yet?

Camilla got drunk and fell at Balmoral, resulting in a broken toe.

I heard she broke her toe when they went to Wales, mis-stepped on the castle steps

That Jaguar funeral car is interesting. Must be custom made for this occasion?

Diana's car had to stop several time to remove flowers. I do not see many flowers for the Queen.

I told him NOW so I don't have to tell him THEN.

R201. I sit corrected!

Look at all that horse shit on the road. Eww.

Cobblestone streets and medieval architecture are perilous for the elderly, especially those fond of gin.

I just tuned in. Is it pretty much over?

R209... exactly. Don't these queens recognize a threat when they see it? She plainly said: You're next.

96 years old, 72 years as Queen. All of the events and dramas and travels and meetings. And what do you get in the end? A box and a hole in the ground. Just like everyone else.

Yes, they are bringing HM to Windsor, where she will be reunited with her beloved Philip in the Windsor vault.

Had to nip out to walk the dog for ten minutes. Roads are even quieter than the first days of lockdown.

With all the strapping British male eye candy on display, I'm moister "down there" than a Guardsman's scalp under a bearskin hat in July.

The funeral procession is going to drive by a Pizza Express, haa haa

Call me Mary but I started crying when the car started to pull out with the casket inside.

Sharon Osborne is on Fox News moaning about Harry

r32 Unless they're hypocrites, atheists (notice I didn't merely say the"non-religious") supposedly consider ceremonies such as weddings and funerals frivolous and meaningless. They don't believe in a higher power so are therefore unable to produce and appreciate the kind of ethereal art inspired by religiosity.

The Once and Future Queen...

I find Katie Nicholl on the BBC very bland and uninformative, I must say.

[quote]Sharon Osborne is on Fox News moaning about Harry

Who in hell would want to listen to that awful woman prattle on....especially on a day so solemn...

Four hours to kill til the interment at Windsor.

Do I sense a touch of the tism? Common for younger generations.

Where were the flabby NHS workers marching?

Thankfully I seem to have missed them.

Where did the Brits find all these fences? Must be hundreds of miles of fence.

[quote]Call me Mary but I started crying when the car started to pull out with the casket inside.

It's never pleasant when they pull out.

That’s not true, R222. I’m an atheist and absolutely do appreciate such things on a deep level.

Don’t presume to know what others think and feel.

The Queen was so generous and deferential when it came to Diana’s funeral, hers seemed completely staid and unremarkable by comparison. There were no emotional moments and the music selections were as lifeless as Her Majesty’s body. Even Charles’ card came across as a cheap gimmick since the memory of William and Harry’s card reading “Mummy” continues to endure.

r226 Not that long. There's a military parade in Windsor at 15.00 then the internment starts in about 2 hours.

[quote]Four hours to kill til the interment at Windsor.

Yes, plenty of time to have a few G&Ts to prepare oneself.

I remember one of my first visits to London, we were able to order a pitcher of G&Ts. Amazing!

R233 15:00 whose time? London?

I'll take the first two pallbearers.

Blondie and the guy behind him.

[quote] Unless they're hypocrites, atheists (notice I didn't merely say the"non-religious") supposedly consider ceremonies such as weddings and funerals frivolous and meaningless.

This is utter nonsense, r222. Every human being has the ability to wish to mark a death without believing that the deceased person is heading off to become a ghost.

[quote] They don't believe in a higher power so are therefore unable to produce and appreciate the kind of ethereal art inspired by religiosity.

Art appreciation is not contingent upon belief in a deity. Art appreciation is contingent upon having senses, intellect and emotions, none of which need to be inspired by a God.

Do I hear the voice of Dimbleby? Must have been brought out of mothballs if it is.

From the front...

r235 Yeah in just over an hour.

R232, flowers at a funeral are sent in tribute and remembrance to the dead. It is usual to sign your name. It happens at every conventional funeral as e know them. The Queen's flowers to Prince Philip were signed. It isn't a rip off of Diana. God some of you people are stupid.

R240 Thanx!

The Duchess...

"They don't believe in a higher power so are therefore divorced from and feel no need to indulge in the kind of alleged ethereal art inspired by religiosity."

Fixed that, R222.

This was even better than Fleet Week, where there is plenty of uniformed eye candy!

Is this thread all Brits, because I can't believe there are any Americans who woke up that early to watch this.

That was spectacular and moving. I did shed a tear or two. I agree, the British know how to do the pomp and circumstance. Queen Elizabeth II would be proud and have loved it. She may be watching....somewhere..lol. Well done!

I don't like the Duchess's hat. It's too casual. At least it's simple, though.

Are London's backrooms and sexclubs filled with hot sailors and soldiers these days?

Yes...there's something about a man in uniform, always very attractive.

The only thing I'm disappointed about is that they didn't use an antique horse drawn hearse for the movements in London, and only used the Jaguar hearse for long distance travel. I'm sure they must surely still have some of the old horse drawn hearses used for The Queen's ancestors. I think it would have added so much to the overall majesty of the event.

I’m watching the Queen now…er, I mean Vlad on CBSN

[R249] If they are, do let me know…

I was waking up around 5 am...watched some of the attendees coming in. I didn't want to miss this!

R251, the gun carriage bore Queen Victoria's coffin at her funeral in 1901 and every dead monarch since. Not good enough?

Wondering how much of the viewership is watching to celebrate the death of the Queen.

[quote]Yes...there's something about a man in uniform, always very attractive.

So true; I saw an US Navy honor guard this weekend preparing for...whatever they were doing & they looked so smart, but you could also tell they were a bunch of butterfaces you wouldn't look twice at if they weren't in uniform.

I'm watching PBS, which is showing the BBC coverage. CNN...the commenters don't know when to shut up. Too much talking.

No doubt, R256, many of your fellow mentally ill are watching, yes.

I don't like the Duchess's hat. It's too casual. At least it's simple, though.

Dutchess? Which Dutchess? Meghan isn't the only Dutchess there, you know. There are many there.

Did they go by the trampoline park yet?

As remarkable as this is, it will one day feel like how blackface is regarded today.

This I gotta here. . .

R262 How so? Exactly?

I'll bite. Why, R262?

Forgot the British kept blackface around for a few more decades after the US disposed of it...

Nice that it's a beautiful day there....no rain.

You knew they were talking about, Meghan, R260.

The flowers at Windsor are remarkable. Thousands and thousands of bouquets from the public all along the Long Walk, and arranged by the gardeners to look like flower beds. Beautiful.

R265 And the Dutch still have blackface. Don't project US sensibilities on other cultures.

They are just at Syon Lane now? This drive is taking a long time.

R262 = R28.

That whole fucking funeral took a long time.

Meghan and Sophie both looked great.

What time did the red carpet start?

Is anyone watching CNN and wincing every time Sally Bedell Smith talks? She has the same quavering voice as Susan Collins, and it gets on my nerves.

Poor Sophie, having had to walk and ride alongside someone she must SO loathe.

[quote] They are just at Syon Lane now? This drive is taking a long time.

R270, that is intentional. The hearse was due to take the fast route, but the plan was changed when it became clear that thousands of people were not going to get to view the coffin in Westminster Hall due to the length of the queues.

The procession along the A roads will allow people a final chance to pay tribute.

Sophie looks great! No more home ec projects as mourning attire.

I'm not watching CNN because I get BBC and knew better than to watch CNN (given they sent Don Lemon over) but the comments from others have really turned me off them. They're not good at anything and the network is a mess of drama.

r231 and r237 are the exact kinds of hypocrites I'm talking about. Either that or they're not true atheists. We've had great scientists throughout history who happened to be atheist. Possibly, even, a majority. But when it comes to art, even basic forms such as performance, atheists have been lacking because a belief in a higher power or, at minimum, spirituality, is essential.

LOL, R278... I remember that dress!

Morning Dress, rather than mourning dress, please dear R278.

Seems Sophie was charged with minding Meghan at the week's events. Her final dutiful service to the Queen.

Jill Biden's hat looked like one of those headband bows they put on bald baby girls. Jill is Italian, right?

[quote]Poor Sophie, having had to walk and ride alongside someone she must SO loathe.

Why would they do that her? Must've pulled the short straw.

Do you think the queen ever said "Sling yer hook"?

Why is Prince George in a blue suit?

Is it true the Sussexes were unhappy at being uninvited to the reception with all world leaders?

Morning dress is a style calling for formal daywear. Mourning dress is worn by the bereaved. R278 is not wrongl

[quote] Do you think the queen ever said "Sling yer hook"?

R285 95% of the posters on this thread are clueless about that saying.

[quote] Why is Prince George in a blue suit?

Children are not meant to wear black to funerals. Cf, John and Caroline Kennedy at their father’s.

Haa hee the commentators on the ITV online feed were talking about PMs being sacked, that's what made me think of it.

Sophie will need a stiff drink when all this is over and she can relax at home. She has been stuck with Meghan all week, and I imagine without a word spoken between them. What a trouper, I couldn’t have done it.

No, dear, it’s mourning attire, R282.

I wasn’t speaking about a man’s morning suit.

There were so many really good looking guys in that huge parade today.

ITV commentator just said they went south of Heathrow, isn't this road north of Heathrow?

We live to pounce on each other and prove one another wrong, so it's always amazing to me how people leave themselves open to it by failing to Google to make sure their understanding is right before they pronounce with such certainty. Often erroneously. But it is a bit like your dog getting the fox.

Jill needs a stylist...or a better stylist,

Did anybody spot Judy Dench in the church? I would imagine she was invited as she was a friend of the Queen.

^ Judi

Why didn’t they put her in the hearse right outside Westminster?

One last pass by Buckingham Palace

[quote] [R231] and [R237] are the exact kinds of hypocrites I'm talking about. Either that or they're not true atheists. We've had great scientists throughout history who happened to be atheist. Possibly, even, a majority. But when it comes to art, even basic forms such as performance, atheists have been lacking because a belief in a higher power or, at minimum, spirituality, is essential.

We’re lucky to have you here r280, with your ability to see into men’s hearts to discern ‘true’ atheists from the fake kind, and your unerring art criticism, which discerns the “lacking abilities of atheists such as Bizet, Jacques Brel,Prokofiev, Janacek, Ravel, Risky-Korsakov, , Richard Rodgers, Verdi, inter alia.

[quote] I can't believe there are any Americans who woke up that early to watch this.

I’m American and got up at 5:30. I should have gotten up earlier, I missed too much!

Canadian. Up at 4.45.

I got up at 4am to watch it. At the end, when the lone piper started, I started crying. MARY!

Would the Queen have gotten up at 5:30 for your funeral?

Philly up at 5am.

American, up a normal hours. Jumped around live YouTube stream with no issues.

I got up at 5....American here.

Noticed the camera showed Rose Hanbury walking in. Cheeky.

I wonder if The King will make Edward and Sophie Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh tomorrow once the Dowager Duchess of Edinburgh has been put to rest. It would be a nice way to draw a line under the ceremonies and look to the future.

If she did, R307, it would be Lazarusian.

So Harry has the biggest junk, in flaccid state?

What's the best stream to watch? BBC? It's not Nicholas Witchell again is it?

The crowds of people...amazing. Tossing flowers at the hearse.

I like BBC. They know the history...add some knowledgable commentary, but know when not to speak....like during a ceremony.

The whole event is weird even for North Korea levels, so many grown people brainwashed putting on the most extravagant funeral

I think we may be assured Sophie was impeccably kind and polite to Meghan. Lots of chatter about the weather, the ceremony, the procedures. Nothing heavy.

[quote]We’re lucky to have you here [R280], with your ability to see into men’s hearts to discern ‘true’ atheists from the fake kind, and your unerring art criticism, which discerns the “lacking abilities of atheists such as Bizet, Jacques Brel,Prokofiev, Janacek, Ravel, Risky-Korsakov, , Richard Rodgers, Verdi, inter alia.

Oh Lord (no pun), r303. Just a cursory glance of your list and I can tell most were not atheists (though it's never stopped atheists from trying to claim them and others). But Giuseppe Verde (he of one of the most celebrated requiems in music history) especially sticks out. Are you serious?

I love the flower tossing, it’s so quaint.

Some people may be put off by it, but I like tradition. Tradition (ceremony....not bad tradition, ie. racism) is like a glue to a country, and brings some pride. It can bring people together...such as what was seen in Britain the last 10 days.

You're repeating yourself, R318. Go put on a Garland record.

^Wow the Harkles really did get a bargain basement PR, see R318. The SS bots were much better & funnier & more fun.

Dig deeper kids, before they start paying you by the clicks & likes

Not to change the topic but how is Edo holding up? Does he need comforting?

Do we get to see them put her coffin ⚰️ in the tomb?🧐

R324, R318 is actually an ancient lefty crank. Best ignored.

I love that the flowers left by the people, were used to make a "garden".....beautiful.

West Coast US here, I woke up at 2:48 am by chance, I've watched since 2:49 am, Pacific. I wasn't planning on watching, but I couldn't look away.

Starting to get a lot of missing posts. Let me guess, many of us are being accused of being paid PR from Sunshine Sachs?

The femcels on LSA are laughing at the loss of the Queen and gushing over their stupid Meghan. It’s so strange how they worship Meghan because she doesn’t even interact with any Black people other than her mother.

I am pretty much agnostic, but I said The Lord's Prayer along with everyone else. read me!

They said just about everything is closed today but I'm guessing the pubs are open.

[quote]I’m American and got up at 5:30. I should have gotten up earlier, I missed too much!

Got up at 4:00 on the east coast. Yeah, it was kind of stupid, but it's not like things like this happen every week.

Even though it was clearly her time to go, the choir & procession into the cathedral brought tears to my eyes. As others have stated, no one does pageantry like the UK

Who is it gliding around in that big, tank-like silver Rolls?

r332 Agnostics are most certainly not atheists.

No committal service of a monarch has ever been televised before so those who are still watching are in for a treat (so to speak) in a bit.

[quote] she doesn’t even interact with any Black people other than her mother.

Megs doesn't interact with her mother either. Except when it's mutually profitable.

In a parallel universe this morning re-watching Mike Bartlett's "King Charles III" (Amazon Prime). Small-scale funeral in winter, and flashback to when Harry meets a cheeky Black woman who tells him he needs to leave the Royal Family because he hates it.

Filmed in early 2017.

The flag they draped over the coffin is unfortunate from far away. It looks like she had flames painted on the side!

Flames make her casket go faster, r340.

Imagine if when they sang God Save The King, Meghan started to bellow out, "MY COUNTRY TIS OF THEEEEE..."

r342 I'd just assume she'd been at Camilla's hip flask.

Lol ^^

Such detail. Apparently when the bearer party removed her from the gun carriage the whistle which sounded was the one they sound when the the Admiral has left the ship. Beautiful.

The funeral cortege is just pulling into Windsor. The marching bands are cranked up and marching. So it's showtime. Again.

R322 much of the non-white world see this "tradition" as the epitome of racism, fyi

Don’t make me cry, R345.

R342 Phhft, she wouldn't do that either.

R339 Amazing, isn't it? I saw the play back then and scoffed. I wonder if Harry and Meghan each saw it and absorbed some weird sense of destiny.

Very rich in tradition..

I have to stay off of here...so I can concentrate on the ceremony..lol

R347 Much of the non-white world does not think according to your Western projection.

"Much of the non-white world", r347, is right now glued to their televisions saying Goodbye, many while crying, to their beloved Queen, r347

OI, FIT MAJOR!

There's Our Johnno!!!!!!

Johnny!

R352 lmao the pov I mention is exactly the opposite of what the west believes, dumbass

Two services at Windsor. One for distant relatives, friends and staff and the last service for immediate family. Is that the where they zip off their skin suits? Do you think Megs has seen them in their reptilian glory before?

R357 You might want to go back and actually READ . . . no . . . COMPREHEND R352

Race wars are fucking boring. So overdone.

Has Tina Brown been trotted out as a commentator on any of the networks?

Who is the giant walking in front of the hearse? He must be about seven feet tall!

Do they have to carry the coffing up those stairs ?

Oh there's no race war its just one (probably white) American deciding he gets to speak for the entirety of Africa, Asia and South America.

Can you imagine, the family in that one country house....a huge pagentry parade passing by with the Queen... Wow.

Parse it how you like, R364, it's dull, irrelevant here and counterproductive elsewhere.

Watching on CNN only to hear the resonate, dulcet tones of Max Foster's voice and thinking about his sausage roll.

I think the Crown owns that land, r365. They're almost at the Long walk.

How did the Archbishop and everyone else get to Windsor before the Queen?

While I know the topic of wearing uniforms has been hotly debated the last week, I couldn't help but feel kind of bad for Andrew & Harry being stripped of their uniforms for today's procession. Certainly there are valid reasons, particularly for Andrew, but it's clearly the mark of being "out of favor" with a person you loved, regardless of their title. When the end comes with a parent or grandparent, you always want to feel like you left things in the best possible way.

FINALLY, a Gurkha! In front of that giant.

I know there's a limited number of funeral marches out there but I wish they'd get past Beethoven's funeral march or whatever it is. I'm going to be hearing the damn thing in my sleep.

I love that they always do a procession. The hearse could have just dropped her off in front of the church but no, another marching band, guards and procession.

Tony Blair and Earl Spencer's are at Windsor. I guess they didn't make the Westminster Abbey guest list.

I'm chuckling at all the really old ladies in flats... they're just like fuck it, I'm to old for any heels any time.

Cherie Blair is looking rough.

They invented an entire ceremony at the very last minute so Harry could wear a uniform, r370. The Vigil of the Grandchildren. Made up on the fly to stop his whingeing. And STILL he complained because it wasn't enough for him.

Cherie Blair is looking a little tipsy, too.

Tony Blair was at the Abbey with his wife, trying his best to act as if she wasn’t there.

Windsor is arguably a better get. Smaller (800 people) and more personal. Surprised Blair is there.

R373 Tony Blair was at the Abbey with his missus.

TELL me that criminal Blair is not at Windsor. Christ.

How can those soldiers see...with those big bearskin hats over their eyes?

This must be such a mind fuck for so many...Hell, meghan even wore a hat & wore stockings.

You know she is going to claim she was bullied into those stockings. "The pressure was so great, I thought about suicide. Only the thoughts of Prince Merchie & Princess Lotsabucks gave me the will to go on."They made me do it because I am black. They took my passport so I couldn't leave. They wouldn't help me get any help for my sever depression. I loved the Queen so very much. I was her favorite, you know.Please see more details on my Podcasts, interview with Gayle & Oprah." Signed Love Princess Meghan, the People's Princess.

r372 Oh God they've started it again. Go back to the bagpipes!

The pipers played Skye Boat Song - very moving.

Not the best earworm to have....lol

[quote]How can those soldiers see...with those big bearskin hats over their eyes?

I don't think they can. But it's a clear path with one direction so they just keep moving forward. If one in the front trips, the rest go down.

I know, r383. The Sussex Squad must be VERY confused by all this. "But you said she was racist! You said that they all were racist!"

You know who's been conspicuus in her absence this week? The Queen's dresser and confidante, Angela Kelly. Nowhere to be seen. Banished? If the Maul is to be believed she's largely to Windsor what Miss O'Brien was to Downton.

Just saw the Blairs and the Dutch king and former queen Beatrix arriving in Windsor, and it made me wonder about the food, drink and toilet arrangements for all these people today. They left Westminster and then I guess were taken by bus to Windsor. Did they stop on the M4 so they could all grab a sandwich and take a piss?

R387...like dominoes...ha!

R389, I saw a picture of her. SHe's there.

Huge crowds at Windsor, as far as the eye can see.

Someone tell the guy who liked the women with javelins that they're in this procession, too!

Angela Kelley is there.

Too bad she's not wearing the tiara Meg wanted.

R390, they took the Queen the long route, to give more people a chance to see her. The M4 (?) route -- quicker - was probably closed to get the gang to the church on time to have a pee.

R389 The Daily Fail photographed her entering the Abbey for the funeral.

Slender man is freaking me out.

R394... thanks, hadn't seen her. I am agnostic on her but thought it would be mean if they John Browned her.

I've been noticing with all the marching, etc. Certain regiments are carrying uzis? or some kind of modern automatic weapon. I'm assuming those are marines?

Cherie Blair doesn't walk. She waddles.

Windsor in the home of the Knights of the Garter and St George's Chapel is the Garter chapel. Blair and the other 24 Knights of the Garter would have been invited.

Angela Kelley was closer to the Queen than any other person except Philip for the last 20 or so years. She's probably been in her house weeping inconsolably for this entire week.

Damn, I bet a lot of people will be relieved when the old crow is finally in the ground this evening. How many ceremonies, processions and services have we seen these last couple of days?

Did a crow die as well as the Queen?

Della, you still here?

Paul Whybrew, known as ‘tall Paul’ has done a sterling job this week. He has lead the Queen’s coffin through both of the processions this week. He is still in front of it now, a lot of walking today.

He is the Queen’s favourite page/butler and has been with her for 44 years.

I like the bagpipes..

[quote]Slender man is freaking me out.

He is a very austere figure. I assume he served the Queen for decades.

Below is a pic of his father.

The Queen apparently had the most beautiful skin, even well into old age. Glowingly beautiful, apparently.

The tall guy practically tower's over the Guardsman's hats.

She did R410. Bagpipes are wonderful instruments for funerals. Other times, not so much, but is mournful for this ceremony,

Tall Paul, the giant we see ahead of the hearse, was apparently among the tiny number who formed the Queen's 'Covid bubble' for many months on end with her. I suspect the group in front of the hearse may be her Covid bubble aides.

The tall guy in glasses is winning the Abbey so far for "Best Grieving Face!"

The pipes playing the “Over the seas to Skye” ( The skye Boat Song”) which commemorates the flight of Bonnie Prince Charlie from Scotland after theBattle of Culloden, when The Queen’s Stuart ancestors finally disappeared as a threat to her Hanoverian ancestors.

R403 That is not true, tall Paul her butler was ver close to the Queen. Apparently he is the one who knows were she keeps the keys to her safes and locked boxes containing her dairies and personal items.

The hearse has slowed down to i-95 traffic levels now.

Angela Kelley dressed and undressed her, r416. Kelley did her hair. You do the math.

those hats must be so fucking heavy. My friend was bobby cop in london for a few years and I tired on his hat for a laugh and it was heavy.

The Princess of Wales showed up!

Hat, hair, jewels, dress. on down. Kate Middleton looked grand!

Biden isn't at this one?

OK, so it looks like the 2 cars following the hearse have gone - up to be near St George Chapel?

Back when they switched to the hearse, I did see Anne and Tim get in one of the cars.

Who was in the other car?

I thought I saw Charles still standing outside when Anne climbed into the car.

TIA

LMAO at the stupid bitch wooing and clapping!

What was the first funeral people decided clapping and cheering was the right thing to do? I'm guessing Diana. I know its respectful but it just seems weird as shit.

Am I the only one that gets teary eyed when they play the bagpipes? There’s something eerie and sad about the way they sound.

Why would he be, r421?

R403 Tall Pall was very close to the Queen. She trusted him enough to tell him were she keeps the keys to her safes and locked boxes that contain her dairies and other personal items.

I laughed at that, r397. "Angela Kelly looks heartbroken as she attends Queen's funeral at Westminster Abbey" next to a photo of her with a huge smile on her face.

R414, He is Paul Whybrew, who worked for The Queen since at least 1982 when he sounded the alert when an intruder broke into her apartments at Buckingham Palace. He’s been at her side for 40 years, watched TV with her, kept her safe through Covid. He’s earned the right to grieve.

Because they just showed Trudeau, R426.

r421 I'm guessing this one is just Commonwealth leaders and other monarchs.

That was the father, "Tall Paul" r429. This is the son "Tall Paul".

Those horses are about to riot.

Am peppering my Dad, a former Merchant Marine, with annoying questions about all the guards and their insignia🙃

[quote]LMAO at the stupid bitch wooing and clapping!

There has been SO MUCH of this all day, and I don't understand it. Huge cheers when Charles was headed for the procession, especially.

Kate looks amazing today

[quote] In 1982, he wrestled intruder Michael Fagan to the ground after he broke into the Queen's bedroom at Buckingham Palace

[quote] After calming Fagan down, Mr Whybrew is said to have offered him a whisky.

Never heard that bit of the story before.

I may have welled up a bit when the lone piper walked away.

She really does, r436. Jaw-droppingly beautiful.

Did the family take a helicopter to get to Windsor so fast?

Yes the lone piper got me right in the feels.

Not the pony!

The pony pawing the ground as The Queen drove past…

It looks like they've brought one of her Fell ponies out to stand alongside the route?

Barron Trump in the procession....

They brought out the Queen's Highland pony Emma out to watch the procession and I started tearing up again.

[quote]What was the first funeral people decided clapping and cheering was the right thing to do? I'm guessing Diana.

After Diana's brother gave his eulogy the sound of the public clapping and cheering in Hyde Park, where they were watching on huge screens, could be heard inside the Abbey. But the rest of the time the public were all sobbing and clutching their nearest and dearest for comfort. It really was the most boggling show of public grief since the first Act of Evita.

The eulogy in question was a huge "up you" to the BRF. That seems to have been forgotten now.

Emma is a Fell, not a Highland, sorry.

r445 Was he next to the stable? I thought it was him but I couldn't think why the hell he was there in general never mind lined up with the grooms.

The first time I’ve teared up was seeing Emma paw the ground and the staff from the stables curtsy and bow.

I can't take that funeral march anymore. I'm still watching the BBC online but I switched off the sound and turned on a YouTube with "morning café light bossa nova."

So this is happening in the late afternoon, I wonder why not earlier in the day.

r452 Its been going on since 10.45

I thought the pony was sad, till I saw the corgis.

CORGS!!!

The corgis!!

MARY!!!!!

Oh, Jesus, the dogs just got me.

Has anybody else seen the picture of Meghan wiping a single tear from her eye? What an actress.

Yeah, the dogs got me.

William does look like a king.

Oh god not the corgis!

Oh fuck! The corgies!! NOW I'm crying!!

Does Harry have ADHD?

Her corgis were there...love to see the animals included.

Now Charlie knows what it's like to mourn his mother in front of the world.

The one-two punch of Emma and then the corgis got me, too.

Princess Anne is the only royal woman in the procession.

Mad respect for her.

The Windsor ceremony seems to be the real ceremony.

If they don't play bagpipes at least twice an hour, Nicola Sturgeon threatens another referendum.

Her casket will lie on top of Philip's, according to David Starkey just now.

My 1st cousin Artie (Arthur) is living in London, works in the financial district& was out front of Westminster Abbey when the RF pulled up. Artie was like " OMG, I wanna fuck the Princess of Wales" when Kate got out of the car. He said she looked Beautiful, sad but beautiful! 3 guys beside him said, "so do I mate, so do I". Artie saying that "No one does the pageantry like the British", he quietly yelling at me going" U live for this Royal shit, why aren't u fucking here"? His GF is a stunning auburn female police detective got him a pass for out front. I told Artie, "U better marry that woman" . More to the story later.

On Gloucester!! Still schlepping!!!

Harry looks to be bulging a little bit in those tight pants.

R469. The Queen loved piping and her piper played for her every morning at 9 AM.

r470 Beside you mean? They can't be that short of space in St. George's surely.

Really< r474? I never knew that.

It's true. The George VI chapel is 18' deep but not very big.

Where are the spouses? Already at the church?

r474 I, too, love piping every morning at 9 AM.

So much unpack, R471 but does the girlfriend know Artie yells out (in public, waiting for a funeral to start) that he wants to “fuck” another woman?

R470 So Philip is a bottom?

R347 Yeah, so?

According to Starkey, r475 they've built some kind of special frame inside the grave because so many Kings and Queens are buried in the chapel. They will be buried together in the same plot, one above the other.

Dad reckons they’re gonna chuck that priceless Sceptre into the tomb with Bets. Every monarch gets their own personal one, apparently, unlike the Orb (whatever that’s for) and the Crown.

"I like my servants visible from space" - Elizabeth II

I’ll send a text and request a do-over on your behalf R108.

I’ll write, “this time with feeling!”

[quote] Does Harry have ADHD?

He does seem unable to just stand there like he’s supposed to. Charlotte is better behaved than he is.

R478, The Crown and Anchor.

*sigh

They're going to break the scepter in half apparently.

R484, the Wand of Office is broken at the end of the service and is buried with The Queen, but the sceptre will remain intact and unburied!

Am I the only one crying?

They should break the crown, too. Then throw pieces into the crowd, like Mean Girls.

Home at St. Georges, the final destination.

I've been flitting between all the UK channels all day and the two winners of the day are Starkey, who has been fascinating throughout, and Sky News' expert Alistair something, just in case anyone is planning a rewatch.

r490 No the head of her household breaks a ceremonial wand. That orb and sceptre are over 300 years old they're not smashing them up.

Here come the hometown hotties to carry HM into the chapel!

How are they gonna make it up those steps? OMG.

The corgis did me in, R492.

Will there be cameras at the lunch?

How many times have those pall-bearers done this now? Four, five? One more to go, presumably.

Don't drop her, lads!!!

Going up these steps makes me nervous! The world is watching!

The Bearer party are the MVPs of this entire thing.

These guys must be tired.

Oh this bit looks dicey with all those stairs.

Hi 406, I’m at my work place so my posting is limited

[quote] They're going to break the scepter in half apparently.

They most definitely are NOT doing that.

Are these bearer party members special somehow?

Charles should wear gloves all the time to hide his ugly hands.

Ooh, the pallbearers are cuddling again!

She's gotta be bouncing around in there.

I'm at work now too Della, glad to see you're still here.

I see in the closeups that the Orb and Sceptre are -attached- to the coffin top thru fasteners thru the Royal Standard. So that's how they do it! The Brits very efficient in all things spectacle.

Meet Tall Paul's adopted son, Matthew.

I hope they've got the SoHo House air freshners Meagain sent. That place smells musty.

Charles handwriting is borderline indecipherable. No wonder he hates pens so much.

OMG, the music is beautiful.

No "I Vow to Thee My Country" at these services. My favorite British hymn, was so beautiful and majestic at Diana's funeral in 1997.

The congregation bowing to Her Majesty as she passes them for the final time…

There's Our Johnno!!!!!

So glad I quit my job a few months ago and can watch this whole spectacle from start to finish.

I do have to prepare for a job interview tomorrow.

Harry looks entirely crumpled. Wrinkles everywhere! Andrew is right next to him in the same outfit and looks perfectly pressed.

She had a huge sceptre but she couldn't last forever

How aren’t the Crown Jewels rolling all over? Must be superglued on.

Did anyone catch a glimpse of Fergie at any point? I didn't. I would be shocked if she stayed away, or was kept away.

Why are these churches so narrow with different rooms?

Because they were built nearly a thousand years ago r526?

Fergie was behind Kate in the Abbey.

This is Philip's internment too, r525, so I wouldn't be surprised if they kept Fergie away from this one.

[quote]Harry looks entirely crumpled. Wrinkles everywhere!

He don't care. His Daddie-King Dearest book is out in a few months.

r524 Apparently during George V's funeral the orb fell off and it was regarded as a very bad omen. So its at least got some velcro on it.

The flowers in the wreath on the coffin do appear to be a bit bedraggled. Someone else mentioned this earlier.

Fergie has not been allowed near St George's. She's getting drunk with the Bidens back in London.

I have been looking at photos from the Daily Mail and BBC and its interesting. Whenever Princess Catherine is around Meghan, she keeps her children VERY FAR away from her. Fergie is there, I saw her photo on the Daily Mail site

Lady Louise and Viscount Severn are all by themselves in the chapel.

The Russian Contakion, just gorgeous - take a listen.

r525 Fergie was at the first ceremony, you could see her behind George in the second row.

Someone didn’t tell Kate about the seating arrangements?

And the pallbearers have exited for their well-earned group shower and sauna.

What did William just say to them?

They should have let the pall bearers stay. Mind oyu, I bet they are gagging for a pint.

Is this the same church Harry got married in?

Yes r542.

Peter Phillips needed his trousers altered; far too long.

R542 Yes.

R529 Is it? Where have they been keeping Phillip until now?

[quote]Whenever Princess Catherine is around Meghan, she keeps her children VERY FAR away from her

They've been right next to each other for several minutes now, and are seated next to each other at Windsor. If the Princess of Wales didn't want to be seated next to the Sussexes, she would have made sure she was not. You're imagining things.

Those choirboys look a bit long in the tooth.

R540: don't let her sit there.

Talk Paul undoing all the screws and things holding the crown, orb and scepter down. He’s the only one who could reach them.

Words cannot express my disappointment that Michael Curry isn't here to give another bizarre sermon.

Philip was below this part of the chapel, in the royal vault.l

Singing sounds lovely in this space!

r545 he's been down below in the vault for the past year. He'll be moved over to the St. George chapel tonite, where his in-laws and Princess Margaret are already interred.

I recognize a couple of the guys in the choir from Philip's service.

r547 Mr Singer, please. This is a funeral.

There was one guy (a member of The Queen's household staff I believe) in the procession who was about 7'+ tall and thin as a rake. He looked just like Lurch from The Addams Family. He was a good foot & a half taller than the guy marching next too him.

The men in the choir are overemoting. A lot of surprise anal face.

Meghan must know that nobody really wants to be seated next to her.

Those fan vaults are something else.

Nonsense. Cathering doesn't want the Skank of Sussex or her dog next to her children. Sitting in the same row right now is the closest Harry and Meghan will get to the Cambridges for the rest of their lives.

All our love to our brokenhearted Corgi friends.

🐶😿🐴🐠🦜🐁

DAMN! One of those choir guys is fucking hot!

I wish I understood some of the Church of England phrases better. This is "giving the bidding".

Over a week of this. Way too long.

The Corgis and the Pony were a nice touch

This is nice... hushed, reverent, peaceful. More family funeral.

Charlotte is seated next to Harry to separate him from her father. She will take no shit from the Harkles.

The robes on these pastors are unreal. They look like a council of wizards.

Exactly, r567

I also wish I understood the phrasing of the Church of England hymns: "All my hope on God is fooooooouuuuunnnnnnnded"?

I think they've put Meghan opposite Princess Michael...

Charlotte will duff up Megs if there’s even a single crocodile tear more. Stiff upper lip, Sparkle!

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Oh ye Gods. Am a Brit who as a child was forced to go to Xtian schools/sing choir etc., and even I always forget how bloviating the episcopals in this country are. This will go on for hours. Glad I moved to Wales.

This is beautiful, but I’m so glad it’s over soon. I’m on Pacific time, and haven’t been to bed yet. I’m fading!

^ Some of today's casualties.

Camilla didn't look like she was singing. And that book in her hands was shaking!

Salt and pepper haired chorister in the second row on the end is handsome.

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I think the gold medal for service over the past 10 days or so has to go to Anne, following her mothers coffin througho the whole journey. The silver medal goes to Sophie for having to sit alone in a car with Meghan, not once but twice.

Only trash involve their children in adult disagreements; stop applying your poor upbringing to Charlotte, who probably doesn’t know what’s transpired between her parents and uncle and aunt.

Camilla is the one that looks exhausted. And a little spooked as she walked down the aisle.

Poor little corgis, wondering where their mistress is...

Of fucking course, the policeman collapsing was something we didn't see on TV.

r574 Yeah because if there's on thing the Welsh hate its choirs. Anyway its meant to be over in about 20 minutes

Yes Camilla looks knackered, as they say. She'll be taking a long nap after all of this is over, and pouring herself a tall G&T.

I bet Sophie released a silent-but-deadly when she was alone in the car with Meghan.

Right after this is all over the Harkles are really going to regret their behaviour.

They've seen nothing yet, respect for the Queen shielded them.

Camilla is exhausted as she has had to stay up late soothing the new King after his many tantrums. And perhaps helping move and place his toilet seat as he moves amongst his palaces.

R574 - below is some good news for you.

R581 don’t know many real Brits, do you?

One of the most infamous tales in my family is the funeral of my Great Uncle Reg, during which an inheritance dispute broke out mid service and shotguns were brandished. Granted, they are farming folk and it was fifty or so years ago, but still.

^^^^ Says Eastern Illinios University, you say, r589? Well then it MUST be true!

Chaplain: Let us praise God. Oh Lord…

Congregation: Oh Lord…

Chaplain: Oooh you are so big…

Congregation: Oooh you are so big…

Chaplain: So absolutely huge.

Congregation: So ab – solutely huge.

Chaplain: Gosh, we’re all really impressed down here I can tell you.

Congregation: Gosh, we’re all really impressed down here I can tell you.

Chaplain: Forgive Us, O Lord, for this dreadful toadying.

Congregation: And barefaced flattery.

Chaplain: But you are so strong and, well, just so super.

I take it you've never been to a Catholic service, R574? Talk about bloviating.

R590 Did a branch of your family happen to migrate to Appalachia?

Eek. Uncle Harry just tried to talk to me!

Fergie is at the Windsor service, too.

R540 “let the whore and retard go first.”

[quote] Charlotte is seated next to Harry

I hope she gives him SUCH a pinch!

Where are Fergie’s girls?

These Anglican services are NOTHING compared to Eastern Orthodox. They go on for hours and hours and hours. Stand, sit, kneel x 1000.

HM QEII should have had a Pagan sendoff 🐉

r596 I hope they remembered to chain up Philips coffin then. If there's one thing certain to bring out the latent Dracul blood its her within a hundred feet of his body.

Oh, snap on and drilled on, interesting!

What a gorgeous hymn!

Charles covets the removal of the Crown.

To R480, she is well aware of what he said about Kate. They are "not married yet" his GF Serena said to him. And he was "whispering loudly" into his headset like all Philly people do while he was talking to me.

She said, "The Princess looks stunning"!!

The crown, septer and orb.... now removed from the coffin. Sad...

Tears now

R600, I went to a friend's wedding and she had a mass. My knees were KILLING me!

It was also weird because it wasn't a closed mass (is that possible?) It was in Spring Lake, NJ and it was Summer. People arrived to the Mass in cut offs and flip flops!

This part is very sad.

R606 I’m a lesbian and I’d fuck Kate. Bet she’s a hellion.

R609 Spring lake is lovely in summer

Hereford & Gloucester cathedrals are more stunning than Westminster, imo.

The snapping of the wand made me tear up.

Is Lord Chambo out of a job now then?

It's crazy to see how ugly things have gotten between Will, Kate, and Harry after knowing how close they'd been for years. Kate seems to be someone with amazing emotional IQ and was raised by a stable and supportive family and I get the sense she's reasonable and empathetic in family matters (she even brought Meghan flowers as a peacekeeper) so I don't think she'd be angry or cold unless something really nasty and unforgivable happened.

Is there a post-funeral hashover thread?

R617, do you think planting a story about your husband having an affair would qualify?…

The churches are narrow with wings on either sides of the aisles because they are built in the form of the Cross.

Westminster Abbey from the sky.

How is this thread still open for commenting?

Wow over 600 replies and still going for Liz.

[quote]How do they keep all those horses from raising their tails and unloading?

Professional courtesy.

[quote]The Mall looked majestic in every possible way.

OMG! Has Macy's decorated for Christmas already?`

[quote]Andrew is clearly several inches taller than Charles!

And, as Diana found out on her wedding night, all rulers are not 12 inches long.

[quote]There's a military parade in Windsor at 15.00 then the internment starts in about 2 hours.

[quote]This is Philip's internment too, [R525], so I wouldn't be surprised if they kept Fergie away from this one.

The word is INTERMENT. They are not Japanese-Americans in the 1940s.

[quote]Dutchess? Which Dutchess? Meghan isn't the only Dutchess there, you know.

Oh, dear x 3.

[quote]Why is Prince George in a blue suit?

Because I'm faaaaaaabulous!

[quote]Andrew & Harry being stripped of their uniforms

Pix please!

[quote]The flag they draped over the coffin is unfortunate from far away. It looks like she had flames painted on the side!

So she's a flaming queen?

[quote]You know who's been conspicuus in her absence this week? The Queen's dresser and confidante, Angela Kelly. Nowhere to be seen. Banished?

She was euthanized and will be buried with her mistress.

[quote]Cherie Blair is looking rough.

Better than sleeping rough, right Fergs?

[quote]Apparently he is the one who knows were she keeps the keys to her safes and locked boxes containing her dairies and personal items.

She keeps her cows in a locked box? Do the PETA people know about this?

[quote]No committal service of a monarch has ever been televised before so those who are still watching are in for a treat (so to speak) in a bit.

Presumably you meant a BRITISH monarch. I'm assuming monarchs of other countries have had televised services.