Current Affairs Phil the Greek

[peteblue]

Sounds rubbish.

To you obviously. To many millions of others it struck a chord....

 

[davek]

To you obviously. To many millions of others it struck a chord....

They're idiots.

That feller wouldn't have pissed on them if they were on fire; and they fawn about him and his daft as a brush in-bred family in return.

Daft 'kin serfs.

 

[peteblue]

They're idiots.

That feller wouldn't have pissed on them if they were on fire; and they fawn about him and his daft as a brush in-bred family in return.

Daft 'kin serfs.

I think you miss the point. Funerals make people think of their own lives and indeed of their own deaths. Those under 60 think of themselves as indestructible with death being a long way away. Older people sometimes think of how they will go, what their funeral may be like, and how their families will cope when the inevitable happens. People watching today were not in awe of some deity, they just saw the Queen say goodbye to her husband and the military say goodbye to one of their own. Of course it was on a grand scale, it was the Queens husband of 73 years. He was born one year after my own father, who also served in the Royal Navy in WW2 as a young man. It just makes you think and remember. As I mentioned the other week, I’ve lost two of my mates over the last couple of months and whose funerals I could not attend because of this Covid crap. It makes you think. Trust me in fifteen years time you will understand.....

 

[Spadge Vernacular]

I was out shopping when the minute's silence happened. The entire shop came to a standstill, it was very well observed.

 

[tommye]

Sounds rubbish.

Crying and shaking here ffs Dave

 

[Diogenes the Cynic]

Crying and shaking here ffs Dave

Gnat's piss side effect, nothing to see here.

 

[coollino]

I was out shopping when the minute's silence happened. The entire shop came to a standstill, it was very well observed.

Did you pop over to North Korea to get some kimchi or something?

 

[Spadge Vernacular]

Did you pop over to North Korea to get some kimchi or something?

I was planning to but ended up in a Tesco in the Peoples Republic of Liverpool.

 

[Toffee in Jandals]

From a colonial's point of view. Am really not arsed.

Feel a bit sorry for Liz on a human level, the deference though that so many Brits give to that family amazes me.

 

[TaffyToffee85]

From a colonial's point of view. Am really not arsed.

Feel a bit sorry for Liz on a human level, the deference though that so many Brits give to that family amazes me.

Even Wikitravel’s United Kingdom entry says not to criticise them to a local. I personally wouldn’t be offended if anyone did to myself.

The whole “Respect” section on there is bollox anyway.

 

[NilSatisOptimum]

I am 100% anti-royalist, but for Christ’s sake lad have a day off.

It does seem odd. My cousin's funeral a few months ago had his mum, brother and niece sat together, with other people sat at a distance in their own bubbles. No idea how things work though, but it is sad that she was sat on her own.

She was driven to the chapel before the rest of the family arrived, who were either following the land rover, or waiting for it to arrive.

She wanted to sit on her own before the service in recognition of the many who have done the same during the pandemic.

I am 100% anti-royalist, but for Christ’s sake lad have a day off.

Did my best just the coincidence of seeing picture on my home page news section and seeing the same here made me scoff, only in little britain.

Just it's all nonsense the pageantry, of course it's sad someone has died be it of old age. Indeed if anyone believes by sitting there alone for some minutes symbolises the sacrifice of the pandemic is delusional.

It's cost many lot lot more and it's no wonder we've presided over one of worst responses to the pandemic. It's akin to people in a famine thanking God when food aid arrives.
Good the media has learnt it's lesson and backed off the spoon feeding, I'm happy about that.

 

[Barnfred 55]

The amount of hate for the royal family on here from British people has surprised me. Is it possible that it's a geographical thing maybe north west? I have family in Birmingham and they love the royals..

Just the normal GOT bubble mate

 

[Barnfred 55]

The military gave him a great send off. When my father in law died, the local military guys did similar but obviously on a very much smaller scale, but it meant a lot to the family because it was a show of respect. They did a great job, the music provided a backdrop to what for the Queen losing her husband of 73 years will have brought some small degree of comfort, even though she has seen and heard it a thousand times before. She is still a 94 year old woman who has lost the love of her life.

The walk to the chapel was dignified, the constraints on numbers didn’t really diminish the day, in fact I thought it added to the sad occasion.

Again, the military played their part in professionally carrying the coffin, with the utmost respect, onto its final resting place.

The Queen had to sit on her own, stoically getting through what is the most horrendous experience for most bereaved spouses. The Choir did them proud, the clergy got It right. The lone pipers lament was an exemplar demonstration of all that is good in our country.

The last post and then the lowering of the coffin was pure drama. The fact that the family, apart from the Queen, shunned the use of cars and walked back was a human touch.

While some will mock the event, the vast majority of the U.K. and indeed abroad, will recognise just how poignant the day was....

Love the Pipes me.

Shame we had to sit through the god awful voiceover commentary all afternoon

 

[edge]

Just the normal GOT bubble mate

Some on here just hate the country they live in , anything even a funeral is a chance to have have a go.
I didn't watch it other than a bit on the news , before MOTD , but it looked like the family sent him of with a lot of dignity.

 

[NilSatisOptimum]

What sad reading the news and it's comments is it's all about Harry and William and of Megan's influence, what Harry is missing etc. Andrew will be eternally grateful for that. Tragic soap opera played out by real people, for entertainment and the fawning lust for past conquests.