williemillersmoustache Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 Quote What we are seeing in Britain right now – and what makes the nature and narratives of the mourning crowds so significant – is not just an expression of nationhood but an exercise in the making of nationhood. What makes this exercise so effective is that a loyalist and deferential version of Britishness is not simply imposed on us from the top. It draws on genuine and deep emotions among many millions of people – myself included. I was moved and saddened by the death of Elizabeth, not because I am a royalist but because it made me remember my own mother. And I felt for Harry, who arrived too late, just as I did, hearing she had died while on my way to see her. However, these feelings were interpreted and exploited in a way that equated feeling sadness on thinking about Elizabeth’s death with joy at the unquestioned accession of Charles. Equally, crowd participation, whatever its actual motivation, has been reflected back to us as a collective endorsement of the monarch as head of state and of the Commonwealth (leaving no space in the nation for republicanism or anti-colonialism). All in all, it is a more modern and more subtle form of “taking the king’s shilling”, whereby what seems at the time like a rather modest act leads to lifelong impressment in the king’s service. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/sep/15/crowd-behaviour-london-mourning-queen?CMP=share_btn_tw This. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian1 Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 39 minutes ago, throbber said: Is the queen actually on the coffin on display ? No, thats not how it works, the body is traditionally in the coffin and not lying on top. Probably best that a decomposing body is sealed in the box. It could also be a frightening site for a number of gawking mourners and not really something that young children should witness. Any more questions? 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 44 minutes ago, throbber said: Is the queen actually on the coffin on display ? Some think not based on uhmmmmm... Not sure who are the bigger crazies, those queuing for a good few hours to see a coffin or those who think that coffin is empty. It's a close one. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philpy Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 Is anyone actually bothering to watch the funeral on Monday?? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEADOWXI Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 Rumour has it the guards are there in case IT rises from the dead and they can stick a sabre through ITs skull before it can start feasting on the flesh of the servile masses passing by. If they fail The Zombie Apocalypse has a Royal Warrant to make it more British and Brexit friendly., non of your foreign zombies for the UK. Or I may be starting to lose it with the BBC Mourn-Fest pushing me over the edge. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEADOWXI Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 4 minutes ago, philpy said: Is anyone actually bothering to watch the funeral on Monday?? The TV detector vans will be out, anyone found to not be watching faces summary execution. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ro Sham Bo Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 14 minutes ago, philpy said: Is anyone actually bothering to watch the funeral on Monday?? It will be one of these instances where you barely know of anyone who is actually watching it but it will be reported as the biggest TV audience in history. Smashing all previous records into oblivion. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Rider Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 44 minutes ago, philpy said: Is anyone actually bothering to watch the funeral on Monday?? I have some grout to clean and sealant to replace in the bathroom. Picking up the kit for it today. Looking forward to it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 Will be a tough w**k 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 1 hour ago, philpy said: Is anyone actually bothering to watch the funeral on Monday?? I’ll just watch the highlights show in the evening. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 I’ll just watch the highlights show in the evening.Do you think you'll manage to avoid hearing what happened all day? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 6 minutes ago, Bairnardo said: 7 minutes ago, coprolite said: I’ll just watch the highlights show in the evening. Do you think you'll manage to avoid hearing what happened all day? No Hiding Place 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Raccoon Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 1 hour ago, philpy said: Is anyone actually bothering to watch the funeral on Monday?? Probably wait till it's on Gogglebox so I can hear some annoying family commentate on it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkst Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 (edited) Republicanism being discussed on Jeremy Vine now. Awaiting the onslaught of the outraged as soon as this All Saints record finishes... Edit - actually TBF only sensible views were aired. Now interviewing people in The Queue though... Edited September 16, 2022 by Lurkst 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd_is_God Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 2 hours ago, philpy said: Is anyone actually bothering to watch the funeral on Monday?? I plan on spending Monday playing the playstation and recovering from a bonus Sunday sesh 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 Hoping for a live cam on the gravediggers with maybe a worm's eye view later on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 38 minutes ago, welshbairn said: Hoping for a live cam on the gravediggers with maybe a worm's eye view later on. Coffincam ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNU_Linux Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 29 minutes ago, welshbairn said: Hoping for a live cam on the gravediggers with maybe a worm's eye view later on. Casketcast ™ 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiegoDiego Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 Some think not based on uhmmmmm... Not sure who are the bigger crazies, those queuing for a good few hours to see a coffin or those who think that coffin is empty. It's a close one. It's quite clearly the ones queuing for hours. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 My mum is no longer eating or drinking. Probably living the dream for her as she’s existing solely on morphine but you can’t carry on like that for long. I could probably set up a coffin for her in my lock up and charge folk to visit if they want to skip the queues and get to see another old lady, boxed up, that they’ve never met. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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