The Last Days, Death, Lying in State and Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II Part 2

Blue Clover · September 18, 2022, 11:51:48 PM

I think they feel that it's okay for them to do so, even though they are under the age of 10 years.

TLLK · September 19, 2022, 12:12:48 AM

They'll be surrounded by their family members so they'll be just fine. I expect that of the great-grandchildren that the Phillips sisters and Mia Tindall to be present there tomorrow too even if they don't walk in the procession.

TLLK · September 19, 2022, 12:15:54 AM

It's incredible to consider that so many of the world's leaders are now peacefully meeting at Buckingham Palace to honor this lady who has been the Head of State for the UK and the other Commonwealth Realms over the decades. She met with so scores of leaders across the globe and tonight the representatives of these various governments are there for her tonight and will be there tomorrow.

wannable · September 19, 2022, 12:38:13 AM

Quote from: TLLK on September 19, 2022, 12:12:48 AM
They'll be surrounded by their family members so they'll be just fine. I expect that of the great-grandchildren that the Phillips sisters and Mia Tindall to be present there tomorrow too even if they don't walk in the procession.

I believe so. William said to some people at Sandringham when asked about the children, school, QEII, his answer was that everyone in school was talking a lot about QEII. I personally would show them video clips of Westminster Abbey, the vigils, the processions Edinburgh and London to engage a conversation with children. In fact in schools across the UK. It is part of History.

sara8150 · September 19, 2022, 12:45:05 AM

Gert?s Royals Twitter says

QuoteKing Letsie of Lesotho
Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco
Emir Tamim & Sheikha Jawaher of Qatar
Sheikh Mohammed of Dubai (Of United Arab Emirates)

https://twitter.com/gertsroyals/status/1571626050538422272?s=21&t=hBHDAve4Yj-LwqcUddPVwA
The Order of Service for the Committal Service at St. George's Chapel tomorrow afternoon has been released. But not included kids Prince George,Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis on the list

Blue Clover · September 19, 2022, 02:12:43 AM

Quote from: TLLK on September 19, 2022, 12:12:48 AM
They'll be surrounded by their family members so they'll be just fine. I expect that of the great-grandchildren that the Phillips sisters and Mia Tindall to be present there tomorrow too even if they don't walk in the procession.

I agree. They will be surrounded by family members and made to feel safe and secure.

Quote from: TLLK on September 19, 2022, 12:15:54 AM
It's incredible to consider that so many of the world's leaders are now peacefully meeting at Buckingham Palace to honor this lady who has been the Head of State for the UK and the other Commonwealth Realms over the decades. She met with so scores of leaders across the globe and tonight the representatives of these various governments are there for her tonight and will be there tomorrow.

This is an excellent point! Many global leaders and Monarchs have peacefully assembled to honor HMQ. This is an amazing display. I'm looking forward to watching tomorrow's events.

Nightowl · September 19, 2022, 04:10:28 AM

Quote from: Blue Clover on September 19, 2022, 02:12:43 AM
I agree. They will be surrounded by family members and made to feel safe and secure.

This is an excellent point! Many global leaders and Monarchs have peacefully assembled to honor HMQ. This is an amazing display. I'm looking forward to watching tomorrow's events.

I hope there is great care in taking the children, after seeing how *the boys* of Diana suffered and there was family around them, all children react differently. I am just glad that the walk the children do is very short from what I have read.

And so many people were always watching for her each day to come to events and what she wore and who was there, that was my sister and me each day when we woke up and turned on the computer to check emails, what was HM up today......I still find it hard to really believe HM is gone even being an American she was my fairy tale princess many decades ago.

Nightowl · September 19, 2022, 05:56:16 AM

Not sure where to put this, so mods please remove it to elsewhere if inappropriate on this thread:

The lying-in-state for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is over, I have had my computer on BBC Live since it started. It is so sad, tens of thousands of people, some bowing, some doing the cross, so crying, some walking by in disbelief I think, some not sure what to do, and so many military standing at attention and saluting HM, some praying and some throwing kisses .....and lots of tears. The changing of the guard was amazing, the pageantry, it showed the history of the country, and the princes vigil just made me cry, Charles looked lost in grief, Anne was so stoic and hard looking as she had to keep it together while both Andrew and Edward kept their eyes glued to the floor, and the most precious and saddest was the vigil by the 8 grandchildren, seeing James there at his age with his head bowed and standing tall with all the other grandchildren who were much older showed his maturity beyond his young years. HM would be so proud of her family on how they all handled everything and with all the rainbows during this time I firmly believe that someone is watching over HM and what is going on at this moment. My heart goes out to the entire country and to all the royal family and all those of us who loved and admired Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

I know that I will miss that smile and those sparkling blue eyes forever.. :(

sara8150 · September 19, 2022, 08:03:40 AM

Curryong · September 19, 2022, 08:10:42 AM

It?s been all right for most of you! Keeping abreast of events from Britain means, because Australia is almost opposite in time (when it?s day in Britain it?s night over here) my sleeping patterns are all over the place! It?s a good job Im retired as I?d be falling asleep at work!

What a fortnight and more! First the terrible news that the Queen was not well, the ominous signs like the BBC announcers all in black, her English-based children and two of her grandchildren rushing up to Balmoral (and all except Anne and Charles missing her last moments.) The news that the Queen had been there for seventy years was no more. We had seen her looking frail but still hoped for the best. It was like a thunderclap. Then the realisation that Charles was now King Charles III. Truly a moment in history.

Then the transportation to Edinburgh and St Giles and the Vigil and the mourning of Scots there. Charles in a kilt. Following that, the long sad journey of the coffin down to England, and non-stop news coverage with nobody really quite processing everything.

Back in London there was the coffin in the Bow Room in BP, and of course the huge mounds of flowers near the Palaces and in the parks and various royals out looking at them and talking to the crowds. Charles in fact hasn?t stopped for a moment, really. Sobbing crowds in London, not quite believing it all the same.

People crying, the extraordinarily long queues at Westminster Hall, the males in her family (and Anne) marched in accompaniment to the coffin being placed there. The world too has responded in an unprecedented way to this. The news coverage has been non-stop. And of course Queen Elizabeth?s family have been absolutely devastated. Mother, mother in law, grandmother, cousin, aunt. What can one say!

After that the Vigil of the Princes at Westminster, with her grandchildren paying homage, and doing it so well. The arrival of world leaders and foreign royalty. The reception at BP last night. And now today, the Queen of seventy years is to be reunited with her beloved Philip after a funeral service at Westminster Abbey and ceremony at St George?s. Again it will be night here in Aus, but I will be watching it overnight. This has been extraordinary and people will remember this week for the rest of their lives.

sara8150 · September 19, 2022, 08:26:45 AM

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-62952004

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-62951092

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-62948871

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-62890879

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-62947719

Queen's lying in state ends as last person passes through Westminster Hall | UK News | Sky News

King Charles issues message of thanks to nation ahead of Queen's funeral | UK News | Sky News

Queen's death: Prince George and Princess Charlotte will attend state funeral | UK News | Sky News

St George's Chapel, Windsor: Queen Elizabeth II's final resting place | UK News | Sky News

Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II: UK prepares for grandest of farewells | Queen Elizabeth II | The Guardian

The last person in the line: joy and sadness as stewards close queue for Queen?s lying in state | Queen Elizabeth II | The Guardian

Carole Middleton arrives with husband Michael to support royals at Queen's funeral | Royal | News | Express.co.uk
Princess of Wales?s parents

Queen Elizabeth II: Last person in the queue bows her head to the Queen 'Real privilege' | Royal | News | Express.co.uk

Queen's ring of steel: 10,000 police officers descend on London as millions line streets | Royal | News | Express.co.uk

Queen's funeral latest: Armed forces flood Waterloo as viewing areas close - watch here | Royal | News | Express.co.uk

https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/1670973/king-george-vi-funeral-death-daily-express-queen-elizabeth-spt

https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/1669385/edward-vii-funeral-procession-dog-caeser-queen-elizabeth-ii

https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/1671141/queen-funeral-pall-mall-access-buckingham-palace-police-security-fears

https://www.itv.com/news/2022-09-18/nation-comes-together-to-lay-the-queen-to-rest-after-longest-serving-reign

https://www.itv.com/news/2022-09-18/in-pictures-the-1952-state-funeral-of-king-george-vi

https://www.itv.com/news/2022-09-18/st-georges-chapel-the-history-of-where-the-queen-will-be-buried

https://www.itv.com/news/2022-09-18/sir-winston-churchill-a-look-back-at-the-last-state-funeral

sara8150 · September 19, 2022, 08:47:57 AM

Biden's Beast gets stuck in traffic en route to Queen Elizabeth II's funeral at Westminster Abbey | Daily Mail Online

Kate Middleton meets mourners at Sandringham calling the public 'jolly brave' | Daily Mail Online

Moment Prince William tells mourners 'it all feels a bit unreal' during Sandringham walkabout | Daily Mail Online

The Queen's favourite hotelier David Morgan-Hewitt arrives for the funeral | Daily Mail Online

Kate's family pay their respects to the Queen at Westminster Abbey | Daily Mail Online
Middletons pay respect to HM Queen Elizabeth II

Politicians put their differences aside for Queen's funeral service | Daily Mail Online

Queen's funeral: India Hicks sheds a tear as she walks into Westminster Abbey | Daily Mail Online

Queen Consort's son, Tom Parker Bowles, arrives at Westminster Abbey ahead of the Queen's funeral | Daily Mail Online
Queen Camilla?s children attend HM Queen Elizabeth II?s funeral

Queen Elizabeth funeral: World says goodbye to Her Majesty | Daily Mail Online

European royals share photos of the Queen | Daily Mail Online

Queen's funeral Order of Service in full - sweet nod to childhood and poignant details - Mirror Online

Last person to pay respects to Queen bows her head after queuing up TWICE overnight - Mirror Online

Queen's funeral seating plan: From Harry and Meghan sitting behind King to Joe Biden - Mirror Online
Royals family seat front but Sussex cant seat front due no longer work royals but senior royal will seat front and European royals will seat front respective

King Charles 'considering major change' to Balmoral as a mark of respect for the Queen - Mirror Online
King Charles says will have tours Buckingham Palace and Balmoral due respective death of Queen Elizabeth II

Mourners gather as Westminster Abbey opens with world leaders and foreign royals to join congregation of 2,000 | The Sun

Watch as Joe Biden gets stuck in traffic in his armoured limousine The Beast on way to the Queen's funeral | The Sun

What is the order of service for the Queen's funeral at Westminster Abbey? | The Sun

Queen funeral chaos as train line into Paddington blocked leaving mourners unable to get into London | The Sun

Louis, 4, 'struggling to understand' Queen's death & George 'is starting to realise how important she is', Kate says | The

Queen?s funeral seating plan: Meghan Markle & Prince Harry will sit behind King Charles as William and Kate are opposite | The Sun

George & Charlotte WILL attend Queen's funeral after Wills & Kate intervened giving kids chance to say goodbye | The Sun

Queen?s lying in state ends after up to 400,000 mourners queued for hours to pay their respects over four days | The Sun

Inside step by step plan for Queen's funeral including final resting place where she'll be reunited with 'rock' Philip | The Sun

My wife and I have been moved beyond measure by all your support, says King Charles III as he thanks the nation | The Sun

Today the Queen and her beloved Prince Philip will be reunited in a 16ft deep burial chamber | The Sun
Reunion with Duke of Edinburgh, her parents,Princess Margaret and grandparents

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/19831959/three-queens-best-ever-monarchs/

https://royalcentral.co.uk/uk/the-poignant-memory-of-prince-philip-at-the-heart-of-the-queens-funeral-service-181369/

sara8150 · September 19, 2022, 09:54:44 AM

sara8150 · September 19, 2022, 10:12:45 AM

King Charles Leads Procession to Queen Elizabeth's State Funeral

Macrobug67 · September 19, 2022, 10:22:30 AM

I?m up rather early to watch the funeral. Still dark out and there has been a continuous thunderstorm since midnight. The thundering is lending a very fitting background to the events on the TV.

sara8150 · September 19, 2022, 11:00:50 AM

Quote from: Macrobug67 on September 19, 2022, 10:22:30 AM
I?m up rather early to watch the funeral. Still dark out and there has been a continuous thunderstorm since midnight. The thundering is lending a very fitting background to the events on the TV.

Me too!!

sara8150 · September 19, 2022, 11:12:44 AM

sara8150 · September 19, 2022, 11:46:35 AM

How the Queen's passing affected royal titles | Daily Mail Online
After HM Queen Elizabeth II?s death but we have upgrades include money,coins,uniforms and passport

Queen's funeral: King Charles III, Prince William and Harry seen moments before procession | Daily Mail Online

Who is the Queen's loyal aide Angela Kelly? | Daily Mail Online
She will missed HM Queen Elizabeth II

King Charles in sombre procession as Queen's coffin is marched from Westminster Abbey | Daily Mail Online

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry sit in the second row for Queen's funeral | Daily Mail Online
Sussex sit second row

Sailors rush to the rescue after policeman collapses while on duty for Queen's funeral in London | Daily Mail Online

Andrew Lloyd Webber reflects on his memories with the Queen and says he 'got to know her off-duty' | Daily Mail Online

See Princess Charlotte's Grown Up Gesture for Queen Elizabeth at the Late Monarch's Funeral

Flowers on Queen's Coffin Included Nod to Her Wedding Bouquet
Flower is from 1947 wedding I understand explain details

QuoteWhen the coffin emerged, it was draped in the Royal Standard, on which was laid the Imperial State Crown, orb and sceptre as well as a wreath of flowers chosen by King Charles III. The wreath included flowers and foliage cut from the gardens of Buckingham Palace, Clarence House and Charles' country home of Highgrove House.

Rosemary was included for remembrance as well as myrtle, the symbol of a happy marriage, cut from a plant that was grown from a sprig of myrtle in the Queen's wedding bouquet in 1947.

English oak, which symbolizes the strength of love, was there along with scented pelargoniums: garden roses, autumnal hydrangea, sedum, dahlias and scabious in shades of gold, pink and deep burgundy with touches of white to match the Royal Standard.

Reflecting Charles's commitment to the environment, the wreath was made in a sustainable way, in a nest of English moss and oak branches and without the use of floral foam.

Queen Elizabeth's Coffin Makes Last Procession Before Leaving London

Prince Harry didn't salute at Queen's funeral: real reason why | HELLO!

Prince George comforted by great aunt Sophie Wessex during Queen's funeral | HELLO!

Queen's funeral: Elizabeth II's final journey as Last Post sounded at Westminster Abbey service | UK News | Sky News

Queen's funeral: King's goodbye message, Prince Andrew's tears and Bear Grylls - key moments so far | UK News | Sky News

?Outpouring of love?: Justin Welby addresses mourners at Queen?s funeral | Queen Elizabeth II | The Guardian

sara8150 · September 19, 2022, 12:16:00 PM

sara8150 · September 19, 2022, 12:40:17 PM

Curryong · September 19, 2022, 01:59:53 PM

The seating plan for the senior royals is seen in the article below.

Queen?s funeral seating plan: Meghan & Prince Harry will sit behind King Charles and William and Kate will be opposite | The Sun

The plan does not follow seniority or precedence. It?s simply the Queen?s children followed numerically by the grandchildren in order or birth, with the exception of William, POW. Peter Phillips was the eldest grandchild followed by Zara and her husband Mike Tindall, and then it would have been, on the front row, Harry (second son of the King) and Meghan.

What threw that out was the decision at the last minute to have George and Charlotte present. And so Harry (and Meghan) were in the second row followed by Bea and her husband etc etc. If the children had not been there then the Sussexes would have been on the front row. Caused quite a few caustic comments.

People question why Prince Harry and Meghan Markle seated in second row during Queen?s funeral | The Independent

There was plenty of discussion on another forum too about why certain European monarchs were seated as they were. There was no rhyme or reason to that, either. Younger monarchs/ruling Princes were placed before older ones even monarchs who had come to their thrones first. So in many ways the arrangements for this funeral were a complete mess.

sara8150 · September 19, 2022, 02:11:36 PM

Quote from: Curryong on September 19, 2022, 01:59:53 PM
The seating plan for the senior royals is seen in the article below.

Queen?s funeral seating plan: Meghan & Prince Harry will sit behind King Charles and William and Kate will be opposite | The Sun

The plan does not follow seniority or precedence. It?s simply the Queen?s children followed numerically by the grandchildren in order or birth, with the exception of William, POW. Peter Phillips was the eldest grandchild followed by Zara and her husband Mike Tindall, and then it would have been, on the front row, Harry (second son of the King) and Meghan.

What threw that out was the decision at the last minute to have George and Charlotte present. And so Harry (and Meghan) were in the second row followed by Bea and her husband etc etc. If the children had not been there then the Sussexes would have been on the front row.

There was plenty of discussion on another forum too about why certain European monarchs were seated as they were. There was no rhyme or reason to that, either. Younger monarchs/ruling Princes were placed before older ones even monarchs who had come to their thrones first. So in many ways the arrangements for this funeral were a complete mess.

Not my decisions to seat rows but senior royal always seat front rows but Sussex not seat front row due no longer work royals

sara8150 · September 19, 2022, 02:26:09 PM

Curryong · September 19, 2022, 02:30:20 PM

Quote from: sara8150 on September 19, 2022, 02:11:36 PM
Not my decisions to seat rows but senior royal always seat front rows but Sussex not seat front row due no longer work royals

Peter Phillips is not and never has been a working royal. He was seated in the front row. Zara Tindall has never been a working royal and her husband Mike is certainly not royal nor is he working for them. They were in the front row. And as I explained, the seating went by age of grandchild of the Queen. There was an exception made for Eugenie (and Jack) however so they could sit next to Fergie.

sara8150 · September 19, 2022, 02:38:32 PM

Quote from: Curryong on September 19, 2022, 02:30:20 PM
Peter Phillips is not and never has been a working royal. He was seated in the front row. Zara Tindall has never been a working royal and her husband Mike is certainly not royal nor is he working for them. They were in the front row. And as I explained, the seating went by age of grandchild of the Queen.

You?re right about that grandchildren of HM Queen Elizabeth II include Sussex,Peter,Zara,Beatrice and Eugenie not work royals but Prince of Wales is seat front row