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National grief

JenNeg

I can logically understand why the nation is reacting to the Queen's death in the way that it is, but I am finding it harder and harder to deal with. I've had quite a lot of grief in my life, loosing relatives and friends. I can't really understand why people who didn't know the Queen personally are getting so emotional. My Dad keeps crying, which he never usually does.

Can anyone help me understand the whole situation?

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  • I felt the same as well to start with but it’s making more sense to me now. It’s also making the hysterical crowds at Princess Diana’s funeral make a bit more sense to me as well all these years later. Watching the Royal family grieve is reminding a lot of people about losing their parents and grandparents, King Charles looked so sad last weekend having to perform all his duties, especially the following day. There are also others who really loved her for her service and she’s also been a presence for the entire lives of the majority of the older generations as well which is such a long time. Many will remember her as Princess Elizabeth as well. And times were different back then, there was more pride in the country and serving and respecting it and the monarchy than there seems to be now. It’s quite hard to comprehend how much of a solid presence she’s been to the country when you can only remember a small fraction of her reign, she was already quite elderly by the time I can remember her. It’s been very interesting talking to the elderly patients at my work who remember King George IV on the throne as well and were young adults when the Queen was crowned

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  • I felt the same as well to start with but it’s making more sense to me now. It’s also making the hysterical crowds at Princess Diana’s funeral make a bit more sense to me as well all these years later. Watching the Royal family grieve is reminding a lot of people about losing their parents and grandparents, King Charles looked so sad last weekend having to perform all his duties, especially the following day. There are also others who really loved her for her service and she’s also been a presence for the entire lives of the majority of the older generations as well which is such a long time. Many will remember her as Princess Elizabeth as well. And times were different back then, there was more pride in the country and serving and respecting it and the monarchy than there seems to be now. It’s quite hard to comprehend how much of a solid presence she’s been to the country when you can only remember a small fraction of her reign, she was already quite elderly by the time I can remember her. It’s been very interesting talking to the elderly patients at my work who remember King George IV on the throne as well and were young adults when the Queen was crowned

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