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September 20, 2022
Have we reached the last Queen's-funeral news story?
I think at this point the scraping of the bottom of the barrel is too obvious: "Twins who starred in ‘The Shining’ wait in line to view Queen’s coffin."
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I confess to clicking, which was the point of the Post. I wanted to see how old those twins looked! (Conclusion: Not very)
"Have we reached the last Queen's-funeral news story?"
I certainly hope so.
We have been away from our ongoing John McCain funeral production for far too long.
Elton is retooling an old classic in her honor: Blowtorch in the Breeze
"MadisonMan said...
I confess to clicking, which was the point of the Post. I wanted to see how old those twins looked! (Conclusion: Not very)"
How old are you?
The twins were beholding their handiwork.
I know this will make me sound like a snob, but here goes.
For this story, I have been watching the BBC YouTube livestream channel almost exclusively, and going out of my way to avoid any North American news outlets. I still remember the cringing horrorshow of news coverage of the Death Of A Princess 25 years ago, and figured things have gotten even worse since then. Here in Canada, all broadcasters are now state broadcasters, and would mostly be covering the comings and goings of Our Dear Leader, Justin Trudeau, and oh-by-the-way-didja-know-Lizzie-was-our-queen-too. Complete waste of time (and taxpayer money).
The BBC has not let me down. It showed plentiful footage, well-photographed from the best angles, with minimal commentary and no talking heads. The day of the funeral (I set my alarm) the anchor stated at the outset that as a monarch's funeral was a solemn occasion, he wouldn't be talking very much, so if you wanted to know who's who and what's what, go to their website and download the PDF of the order of service to follow along. Brilliant.
At appropriate times, such as the long drive from London to Windsor, the commentary was serious and informative, supplied by the kind of experts only BBC would be able to get, and there was no gossip or speculation, especially w.r.t. the ongoing misbehaviour of certain children and grandchildren (you know who I mean). Plenty of time for that garbage later; but today it's all about the Queen and the new King.
Watching the Bidens being put waaaaay back there was worth it all. Joe in the 14th row (between Poland and the Czech Republic). How sweet it is.
Watch for Joe's inner Mick to assert itself going forward.
The @#$%! English!!! Just what you would expect they would do to an Irish kid from Scranton.
@Drago, me too.
No photo of them from the film, standing in the hallway?
It was interesting to see them again but, yeah, that is scraping the bottom of the funeral barrel.
This item is no less ridiculous than any other on this topic.
God Save the Queen. She ain't no human being.
I enjoyed seeing the tell-tale Apollo sweater on display in a picture in the article. It takes me back to the segment in Room 237 on this, (Kubrick faked the moon landing.)
I forgot about the tall fuzzy hats and haven't thought about them in years. My first thought was "Beefeater hat." Apparently, that is what they are called by the general public, but actually they are "Bearskins." The Beefeaters are guards at the Tower of London and they wear different costumes from the guardsmen at the palace. The gin company got it right. The rest of us, not so much.
The Post also informs me that Sumner Stroh, who I have never heard of (not Summer Glau, who I have barely heard of), had an affair with Adam Levine, who I wish I had never heard of. He denies it naturally. Some people actually care. Also, the ads tell me that Fox has a new series called "Monarch" which is not about the queen and her wacky family, but looks to be a White, country version of "Empire." I will not be watching. I feel like they should cut me a check for all the hours of "Empire" (and "Wilfred" on FX) that they tricked me into watching.
Do i support the monarchy? No. But am I, like so many, moved by the solemn dignity and love shown during the state’s funeral proceedings? Also no.
I also watched BBC coverage, especially the live feed of the four day public viewing. Honestly, it was astonishing and mesmerizing to to see the see the procession of different human beings who showed up 24 hours a day and how they took their brief moment in front of the casket with its glistening crown, spector, and orb. When you consider that most of them had spent a minimum of 8-12 hours on a line that stretched out 5 miles and then they had about 3 seconds in front of the casket to bow or cross themselves or just stand there, it was awe inspiring. There were some families with young children, a few people in wheel chairs, some couples, even some scout troops, but mostly they were individuals in every shape and size and background. Even in the wee hours BST the crowd was still there filing one after the other in total silence. The vigil was scheduled to end at 6:30 AM on Monday London time and sure enough, the last people who were later identified, came through at 6:34 AM. I was curious who would be the last person, she was actually an official from Parliament. I don't know why I found it all so interesting to watch, but I noticed that tens of thousands of others were watching along with me. I haven't seen the official tally of the total number, but did see estimates that hundreds of thousands of people passed by the coffin. I don't know how people in the UK are feeling today about the loss of The Queen, and if life is resuming as usual, but with all the pagentry and the vigil I think they really had a chance for closure and letting her go. RIP. I'm impressed how well the transition in the monarchy was organized.
The closest thing I could relate to in my experience was waiting in line to be hugged by Amma, the saint from India, but that was much more intense and was officially spiritual -- you sat for hours and hours to get your turn and there's all this music playing and then the final approach you made on your knees. When you have your turn she pulls you very close into her bosom and whispers into your ear. Very personally intense and emotional indeed. But there was a sense of that energy in London.
Sorry for all the typos and spelling errors, I did try to proofread and some still got through, for example: sceptor
There was a bit of chattering about whether David Beckham actually walked the queue or if he cheated somehow.
Watched the livestream of the lying-in-state off and on. I didn't notice any celebrities in Westminster Hall, apart from the Rees-Moggs with four? of their children (who all saluted the Late Queen with very proper bows of the head)-- quite sure they didn't do the queue.
Also spotted the (according to the FO style) Archduke of Austria in the loggia, pensively ruminating about the vagaries of mortal empire, perhaps.
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