Tracker Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 I believe that I speak for almost all of us when I state the obvious and offer the Royal Family our deepest condolances at this sad time. I have been particularly impressed by the respect and kindness shown by the Scottish and Northern Irish peoples, and I thought that the guard of honour formed by farmers with their tractors on the road from Balmoral was particularly poignant. It brought a tear yet made me smile. The conduct of the whole nation in all of it's many roles seems to have been exemplary and it does my heart good to see decency and respect take precedence over political differences in this as yet still United Kingdom of ours. May I wish HM King Charles III and his beloved lady wife Queen Consort Camilla a long and healthy life. I have no doubts that King Charles III will be a very fine King. I am not in any way a religious man, but 'God save the King'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John52 Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 Biggest crowds I have seen since they buried Ronnie Kray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John52 Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 Tracker - 2022-09-13 3:20 PM I have no doubts that King Charles III will be a very fine King. and pay his inheritance tax? Just don't mention an alternative view in the land of free speech https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/sep/13/britain-free-speech-heckles-prince-andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John52 Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 But the BBC has no problem in concluding that everyone on the streets is 'united in grief' Wheras, at the risk of stating the obvious, spectators stop to view the spectacle for all sorts of reasons. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/sep/15/crowd-behaviour-london-mourning-queen I recall cycling through Edinburgh and noticing a lot of traffic congestion because roads were closed. I could see people looking at something so stopped to look at what they were looking at, as you do. Before I knew it we were all kettled on to the pavement behind barriers by police. Nobody seemed to know what was going on. Then a car drove past with some royal hanger on in it. A photographer took a picture and made out we were all there to support the royal hanger on 8-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John52 Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 Its sad when anybody dies. But she has had 96 years living a life of extreme luxury and the very best of medical treatment right to the end. When we have young people dying for lack of medical treatment. Even dying of malnutrition because their benefits have been wrongly stopped - yes really. People receiving a letter from the DWP telling them they are 'fit for work' on the day they die from their illness. Why aren't we having 10 days of mourning for each of them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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