The passing of the Queen and period of mourning

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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  • She was Queen during the period where Britain went from super power to nonentity.

    From industrial power house, to basket case.

    From leader of the world politically and morally to THIS.

    What does being Queen mean? Did she "rule over us"? Or was she just ornamental?

    And these people who "have great power" and "Rule over us" why can they never use it to stop a war?

    I'm sorry, I've been closely observing several months of utter destruction and tragedy over on the Ukraine channel, and the human tragedy I've been witnessing (which only seems to make ME sad, most of the commenters seem very "up for it" whichever "side" they cheerlead for) far outstrips that of a rich old lady passing away peacefully in her bed, after a lifetime of people being as nice to her as money can buy...

  • Well, yes constitutional monarchies are just ornamental really.  They are there for meet and greet and set a national tone.  There's no actual power with that.

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