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Neelix · Post by **Neelix** » Thu Sep 08, 2022 6:47 pm

Quite. RIP Mam

dewaltdisney · Post by **dewaltdisney** » Thu Sep 08, 2022 7:13 pm

I was so sad to hear the news, I thought she would make 100.

DWD

Razor · Post by **Razor** » Thu Sep 08, 2022 7:18 pm

The best public servant any country ever had. Rip Elizabeth

Gadget · Post by **Gadget** » Thu Sep 08, 2022 9:45 pm

London mike 61 · Post by **London mike 61** » Fri Sep 09, 2022 6:24 am

She was a great role model for our nation, I had huge respect for her as a person and as our queen.
Rest in peace your majesty

Rorschach · Post by **Rorschach** » Fri Sep 09, 2022 7:48 am

dewaltdisney wrote: ↑Thu Sep 08, 2022 7:13 pm I was so sad to hear the news, I thought she would make 100.

DWD

She was lucky to make it as far as she did, 25 years longer than the life expectancy of her peers is pretty good.

fin · Post by **fin** » Fri Sep 09, 2022 7:52 am

fantastic servant. i was at work yesterday and first i heard the news she was poorly. then at around about quarter to 5 a message popped up in my tuesday night football whatsapp group. saying she had died. i thought no way... my sister works for the bbc as a journalist although she was not at work at that point. she said she hadnt heard anything. then she messaged back to say announcement at 6 oclock.

then sky news flashed it and i ran upstairs to tell the other lads and they were both like no way no way so had to show them on my phone too.

love to know how my mate knew so soon like

London mike 61 · Post by **London mike 61** » Fri Sep 09, 2022 10:58 am

fin wrote: ↑Fri Sep 09, 2022 7:52 am love to know how my mate knew so soon like

I had the bbc news app on my phone and that was updated every few minutes from about 1.30 pm when I finished playing golf.

Mike

fin · Post by **fin** » Fri Sep 09, 2022 4:47 pm

yes that she was poorly. and family were there etc. we were talking about it way before the actual official announcement. like about 2 hours before handso maybe half past 4 quarter to 5 sort of time

Argyll · Post by **Argyll** » Sun Sep 11, 2022 7:49 am

As many of you know I'm very anti monarchy but I respect she was someone's mum, gran or aunty.

My son's carrying her coffin today into Holyrood Palace and then into St Giles Chapel on Monday.

Tom d'Angler · Post by **Tom d'Angler** » Sun Sep 11, 2022 4:22 pm

Argyll wrote: ↑Sun Sep 11, 2022 7:49 am My son's carrying her coffin today into Holyrood Palace

Wow. A moment of great honour for him, and a proud moment for you, I expect.

Tom d'Angler · Post by **Tom d'Angler** » Sun Sep 11, 2022 4:26 pm

Argyll wrote: ↑Sun Sep 11, 2022 7:49 am As many of you know I'm very anti monarchy

I'm up and down regarding the monarchy. I guess I would rather have the continuity and history of a royal family than the inconsistency of a self-centred president who may change every four or five years. If we became a republic we may end up with someone like Blair or Boris as president. On the other hand, people like the Duke of York and the Sussexes do more harm than good. Let's hope Charles trims down the "Firm" to the main players, gets all the others firmly away from the limelight, and earns back some respect for the monarchy.

Gadget · Post by **Gadget** » Sun Sep 11, 2022 9:25 pm

Tom d'Angler wrote: ↑Sun Sep 11, 2022 4:26 pm
Argyll wrote: ↑Sun Sep 11, 2022 7:49 am As many of you know I'm very anti monarchy
Let's hope Charles trims down the "Firm" to the main players, gets all the others firmly away from the limelight, and earns back some respect for the monarchy.

My thoughts exactly, there are too many hangers on.

big-all · Post by **big-all** » Sun Sep 11, 2022 11:56 pm

i agree fully with gadgets comments about "the firm "
the monarchies main connection to the masses is historic and fairly unrelated, other than in a church type way where those who think they are important suggest a way to live your life and how to think with ought living in the real word where the problems off those struggling in general is not helped by some wise man or superior person with thoughts or rules from 200 or 300 years ago whose thoughts have very little connection to reality now :dunno: