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bubbadabut
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One small mercy for the Queen. At least she won't have to sit through a Royal Variety Performance ever again. 
1982
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Do you know I’ve been thinking of Kate a lot these past few days, as a mother myself. Imagine seeing all these wonderful, but emotional traditions knowing one day they will be held in the event of your sons dad dying and your son becoming the nations King and then your son dying. Must be an incredibly overwhelming experience for her
Pollyanna263
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Bloody hell! Just seen this shared on FB
CheesyMarmite
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Just home now after walking back from the East Acton area….with a stop off at the pub!
It feels strange to me that I was so compelled to see her on her way back into London, but I’m glad I went.
There were just so many people and it was just so ghoulish for most of them to be there holding phones taking pics and videos. Personally I find that in bad taste, but each to their own.
No pics taken by me, just a bow of my head and a whisper of thanks.
It feels strange to me that I was so compelled to see her on her way back into London, but I’m glad I went.
There were just so many people and it was just so ghoulish for most of them to be there holding phones taking pics and videos. Personally I find that in bad taste, but each to their own.
No pics taken by me, just a bow of my head and a whisper of thanks.
SwizzleMalarkey
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Zara and Mike were holding hands as they left too. Don’t see anyone shaming them for it. 
gossipgal21
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Meghan was allowed to be where she was because she is Harry’s wife and he was in the procession.
I also did not see a hint of a smirk on her to be honest.
I think they probably could have waited to hold hands but it’s not like they were snogging each other filing out behind everyone.
I can’t be bothered to be bothered about it.
I also did not see a hint of a smirk on her to be honest.
I think they probably could have waited to hold hands but it’s not like they were snogging each other filing out behind everyone.
I can’t be bothered to be bothered about it.
Meangirl815
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If you had told me 6 months ago the Queens death would hit me so hard i would spend days sobbing i would have laughed at you.... Yet here I am day 5 (WOW) still an absolute emotional wreck
Just wanted to pop on and share that with others that understand
Just wanted to pop on and share that with others that understand
mindlessness
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This was shared in the H&M thread and thought it worth re-posting here as I know some were following the flight (thank you @Zippy2000 !)
MrAllSeeingEye
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Looking back, the Jubilee really did feel like goodbye didn’t it? During her final balcony appearance, you could see how emotional she was. It really felt like an era coming to a close. And Paddington’s “Thank you Ma’am, for everything” 
thegreencow
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Like Her Majesty, I am finally home. It has been one of the most emotional evenings of my life. I was doing a running commentary of where the hearse was for those around me. Police were everywhere and I felt so safe. Then we heard the helicopter, a surreal experience. I cried when I arrived at Marble Arch but held it together when Her Majesty showed up. I curtseyed the coffin and thanked her for all she did. She went past quicker than I expected. The flags on the Hard Rock Hotel were at half mast… haunting. Everyone around me whipped there phones out but I didn’t. It’s a decision I will never regret. I am so glad I lived in the moment so to speak. It felt like a personal meeting between myself and Her Majesty.
I am exhausted and cannot imagine how the royals feel, especially Anne, Charles and Camilla. Tomorrow I hope to head to Whitehall to see the procession to Westminster Hall. Things will look different in the cold light of day. Despite the sadness I feel, I am forever grateful to have been able to witness so much history. This is a week I will never forget. Today the Queen became the first member of the royal family that I have ever ‘met’. Anne was in the car behind but it whizzed but as well, obviously in a rush to get her mother home.
I am exhausted and cannot imagine how the royals feel, especially Anne, Charles and Camilla. Tomorrow I hope to head to Whitehall to see the procession to Westminster Hall. Things will look different in the cold light of day. Despite the sadness I feel, I am forever grateful to have been able to witness so much history. This is a week I will never forget. Today the Queen became the first member of the royal family that I have ever ‘met’. Anne was in the car behind but it whizzed but as well, obviously in a rush to get her mother home.
Unicornishpastie
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The Queen had a hand in the design of the hearse, the lights inside, the full windows…‘being seen in death as she was in life’..
regularvoltaire
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BERMONDSEY? I heard the tower and I was shocked! I really feel like this is such a massive moment, but I am also glad I’m not in London right now.
the plane carrying her coffin flew over my house this afternoon and I got my children outside. As it passed I looked round and one was praying, one saluting, and my daughter was crying. They’re 15, 13 and 10. No one said to do any of those things, it’s like it came naturally to them. I love being British.
But the queen didn’t have cameras in her face every second of the day after her father died, a lot of what Charles has been doing this week wasn't broadcast to the world 70 years ago
Summerdays123
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I always think of the mum and dads of the pallbearers! How proud must they be