NFT: The Queen's funeral

I choose to not watch it.

In comment 15823391 RicFlair said:

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I choose to not watch it.

and you are better off for it.

Let the Brit’s do there thing. What you deem excessive they may think is just right. Too each his own.
I read a few interesting queen articles and so on but not big into royalty stuff either

"Someone else died?"

I didnt realize it was still going on

and forced you to watch

when?

is nothing off limits for your criticism?

Critiquing a funeral for a beloved Queen. Nice

In comment 15823423 gidiefor said:

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is nothing off limits for your criticism? Critiquing a funeral for a beloved Queen. Nice

Apologies to anyone who thinks I have gone too far here.

but some people talk about the royal funeral and the royals all the time. I am sick of it.

to the media saturation of her death has to be the smallest ratio fraction of any person in known history.

In comment 15823433 SomeFan said:

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to the media saturation of her death has to be the smallest ratio fraction of any person in known history.

I'm with you here.

In comment 15823425 Producer said:

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In comment 15823423 gidiefor said: Quote: is nothing off limits for your criticism? Critiquing a funeral for a beloved Queen. Nice Apologies to anyone who thinks I have gone too far here.

So basically to everyone, on every topic?

In comment 15823440 MOOPS said:

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In comment 15823425 Producer said: Quote: In comment 15823423 gidiefor said: Quote: is nothing off limits for your criticism? Critiquing a funeral for a beloved Queen. Nice Apologies to anyone who thinks I have gone too far here. So basically to everyone, on every topic?

Are you really that fragile? I think not. Love your screen name btw.

This is the Superbowl (albeit a somber one) to those who enjoy following Royals. I am not one, and i dont know why anyone would be, but there obviously are a LOT. It is also a bit ironic of a post on a message board where we debate 24/7 365 about a game played by very rich oversized men.

That have coverage of the queens funeral you should re evaluate your priorities in life

First state funeral in 57 years (Churchill).

second of it and I am not a fan of the British Royal Family, but I do like traditions and pageantry.

so, let the people who care about it, pay attention to it and participate in it, and for those who don't care about it they can avoid it.

this is how we maintain a civilized society.

In comment 15823415 Pork Chop said:

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when?

In comment 15823456 fanoftheteam said:

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That have coverage of the queens funeral you should re evaluate your priorities in life

As opposed to people here who root for other men to succeed at their jobs and change their personal schedules to watch?

that the Brits do on such a grand scale. I used to feel nothing but disdain for the royals, until I visited England and gained an appreciation for what the royal family represents: reverence for history and continuity of tradition. If you have no interest or appreciation for such things, that’s your right. Better you don’t watch it or let it bother you that others are interested for whatever reason.

In comment 15823456 fanoftheteam said:

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That have coverage of the queens funeral you should re evaluate your priorities in life

So happy for you that you feel you are in a position to judge others based on little information.

In comment 15823447 Juice921 said:

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This is the Superbowl (albeit a somber one) to those who enjoy following Royals. I am not one, and i dont know why anyone would be, but there obviously are a LOT. It is also a bit ironic of a post on a message board where we debate 24/7 365 about a game played by very rich oversized men.

You're right. The coronation will probably fascinate history buffs. Watching an ornate crown placed on Charles' head. We've really only seen it in movies.

She ruled for so long.

And she represented a older age that has passed.

I was never a huge fan of hers but when she got dressed up and greeted the new prime minister only two days before her death because that was she was supposed to do as queen. That was impressive.

Also, that she presided over Labour and the Tories at each other's throats for 70 years and yet nobody knew her own politics because she thought as queen she should keep them to herself so ALL her subjects could look to the throne.

No blog posts from the queen. No rants from the queen. Just did her duty and served her country to the best of her ability.

The British Royal Family tops my list.

Some much energy wasted on such a giant nothingburger.

In comment 15823502 Vanzetti said:

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She ruled for so long. And she represented a older age that has passed. I was never a huge fan of hers but when she got dressed up and greeted the new prime minister only two days before her death because that was she was supposed to do as queen. That was impressive. Also, that she presided over Labour and the Tories at each other's throats for 70 years and yet nobody knew her own politics because she thought as queen she should keep them to herself so ALL her subjects could look to the throne. No blog posts from the queen. No rants from the queen. Just did her duty and served her country to the best of her ability.

A point not understood by many. She is probably the last bridge to the WW2 era and the non-hypercritical world.

Yes the coverage is absurd, but those interested are probably not interested too much in sports and wall to wall football.

broke up? When?

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In comment 15823584 bluesince56 said:

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broke up? When?

After Freddie left....

Curious to see how the Crown's reputation is in coming years with Charles III.

So I'm guessing one day, a guy stood up and said, Give me all your land, money, jewelry, etc and I will rule over you....Is that about how that started? WTF! Talk about a racket.

Just don't get the craze, but whateva! Glad America doesn't have this BS system.

to say if this was going on in my backyard I would draw the blinds

Over the royals. It is baffling to me how some obsess over them

No discussion of the “Royal Family” is complete without this:


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In comment 15823615 Greg from LI said:

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lol yes!

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No discussion of the “Royal Family” is complete without this: How’d Ya Become King Then? - ( New Window )

a top 5 all time scene for me

Or some other world leader died we wouldn't get this much coverage. I don't care much either and it's easily avoidable but very odd.

Keep watching.

Generalisimo Francisco Franco is Still Dead.

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Was referring to the 9 and 7 year old kids of Williams as "the heir and the spare". When the 7 year old girl appeared on screen one of the BBC commentators actually said "and here is the spare for her first major event".

It's just such a weird culture that such a statement is said so nonchalantly. Some 7 year old kid is just "the spare".

If you put it to “life is a highway”


https://twitter.com/radio_brent/status/1571848263954841601?s=46&t=lJfN8km9a1obHfq2YGpuEw

There will never be another state funeral like this one, with as many world leaders, because there will never be another head of state to serve as long as she did.

I love the history of the Old World cities of Europe, especially London. I like the pomp and circumstance. So what? Live and let live.

I don't follow the drama, but the wife does so I know of it through her...it is sad that Harry & William apparently aren't on the best of terms. Being that the other is their only sibling, that saddens me.

For two whole weeks leading up to it. Or 4 days of NFL draft.

Perspective

is unlikely to be repeated in any of our lifetimes. She served her country for 70 years. She met every President since Ike.

Overkill....maybe. But if you are going to overkill...make it like today was.

In comment 15823894 moespree said:

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Was referring to the 9 and 7 year old kids of Williams as "the heir and the spare". When the 7 year old girl appeared on screen one of the BBC commentators actually said "and here is the spare for her first major event". It's just such a weird culture that such a statement is said so nonchalantly. Some 7 year old kid is just "the spare".

The funny thing is that Elizabeth's father, George VI, himself was the spare. Then his older brother had to go and marry any American divorcee so the two of them could go off and become Nazi sympathizers......

it's pretty likely that plenty of us will live long enough to see another one of these funerals. Depends how many years Charles has left on the clock...

And, as others have said, being fascinated by the royals is not much different than being obsessed with, say, the NFL draft. Or the NFL itself. And being fascinated by the pageantry, ritual, and tradition of the funeral – something which happens only about once every 50 years – seems fairly reasonable compared with being fascinated by the annual ritual that is the Super Bowl.

RIP

Americans calling any other country's inhabitants weird is....rich.