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The passing of the Queen and period of mourning

Billy87

Im very sad at the passing of the Queen, I felt like crying when I heard the news today. She seemed like a lovely lady and we all felt like we knew her a bit. I get sad when anyone passes away and I feel terribly sorry for her family.

I do feel a bit confused at everything that's happened since though. The idea of 10 days of compulsory mourning really bothers me. I hate being told how to feel and the idea that we are being told to be sad for 10 days feels very wrong and totalitarian. Weve had two years of lockdowns and hundreds of thousands of people have buried their loved ones due to the pandemic, people are starving and unable to pay their bills. Forcing us to be even sadder and cancelling the few events and sports etc that cheer people up at this awful, tough time in life feels quite cruel. 

Im actually feeling really depressed at the thought of it all

I feel like Im being an awful person for thinking these things but none of this makes sense to me and I have to get that out somewhere

Really hope I havnt offended anyone. I have a lot of respect for the Queen and I am sad at her passing

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  • I hate to break it to you but the period of mourning is actually going to be longer than 10 days. It has been announced on the news this morning that:

    "Following the death of Her Majesty The Queen, it is His Majesty The King's wish that a period of Royal Mourning be observed from now until seven days after The Queen's Funeral"

    As the funeral is thought to be in 10/11 days time that means the period of mourning will be around 17/18 days.

    Of course you are free to observe that time in any way you choose and it is certainly not compulsory to mourn. I understand that if events are cancelled it might seem that way.

    I watched some of the live TV coverage yesterday and I did become quite emotional when the announcement was made. However I won't be watching much more of it, except for the actual funeral. I do think they go over the top with the coverage, especially the BBC. I have plenty of recorded TV programmes I can watch instead.

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  • I hate to break it to you but the period of mourning is actually going to be longer than 10 days. It has been announced on the news this morning that:

    "Following the death of Her Majesty The Queen, it is His Majesty The King's wish that a period of Royal Mourning be observed from now until seven days after The Queen's Funeral"

    As the funeral is thought to be in 10/11 days time that means the period of mourning will be around 17/18 days.

    Of course you are free to observe that time in any way you choose and it is certainly not compulsory to mourn. I understand that if events are cancelled it might seem that way.

    I watched some of the live TV coverage yesterday and I did become quite emotional when the announcement was made. However I won't be watching much more of it, except for the actual funeral. I do think they go over the top with the coverage, especially the BBC. I have plenty of recorded TV programmes I can watch instead.

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