RIP HM The Queen - Elizabeth II 1926-2022

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I think we've moved to the part of grief where tears and laughter take turns. With my last personal loss I found it very comforting to exchange stories and memories.

How do you do it in the US, UK or wherever you are? In Germany, it's customary to invite all the funeral goers for a meal (usually sandwiches, sheet cakes and coffee...maybe soup. In fact there are cakes that are so traditional they are nicknamed funeral cake) afterwards.
 
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QueenofWrapDress said:
I just read David Beckham stood in queue to see The Queen for 13 hours...can that be true? He apparently came to wait in the middle of the night :crybaby:
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Good for him, also Teresa May apparently queued with the general public. Well done to both of them!

My son reminded me that when the Queen Mum died in 2002, he was living in London and went at night to her lying in state at Westminster Hall. I can't remember what time of year it was but he said it was freezing cold!

Also another thing my son told me is that the Director of the Royal Collection, who is a friend of his, was one of the 3 or 4 gentlemen (I can't remember exactly) walking in front of The Queen's coffin the other day, in the procession to Wesminster Hall. Apparently he is also in charge of the Crown Jewels, lucky him!
 
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duna said:
Good for him, also Teresa May apparently queued with the general public. Well done to both of them!

My son reminded me that when the Queen Mum died in 2002, he was living in London and went at night to her lying in state at Westminster Hall. I can't remember what time of year it was but he said it was freezing cold!
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I think it was either March or April.
Incidentally, the singer James Blunt was one of the guards at the lying in state.
 
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ccbaggirl89 said:
Can someone shed light on why David Beckham need to wait in line? He has met the Queen and been to royal weddings and events. Why wouldn't he receive a private funeral invitation, or at least be in a faster line for friends and family?
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they interviewed him while he was waiting in the queue and he said that he thought that going through this shared experience with many others all with the same purpose, to pay their last respects to the Queen, was something he would never forget.
 
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they interviewed him while he was waiting in the queue and he said that he thought that going through this shared experience with many others all with the same purpose, to pay their last respects to the Queen, was something he would never forget.
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Thanks! I went and watched the interview, it was so nice, and they also showed him inside. :smile: We don't get much coverage in the US so I hadn't been aware he did this until it was mentioned in the thread.
 
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QueenofWrapDress said:
I think we've moved to the part of grief where tears and laughter take turns. With my last personal loss I found it very comforting to exchange stories and memories.

How do you do it in the US, UK or wherever you are? In Germany, it's customary to invite all the funeral goers for a meal (usually sandwiches, sheet cakes and coffee...maybe soup. In fact there are cakes that are so traditional they are nicknamed funeral cake) afterwards.
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That’s pretty much what we did… had everyone over at a restaurant and ate, drank, and reminisced.
 
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