RadFordee 66 Posted September 11, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2022 16 hours ago, Jill Sparrow said: He was clearly very upset and it showed in his face. Under the circumstances, I thought he did a sterling job with his address because it can't have been easy for him. It's just my personal opinion but I don't think he's anywhere near as tough as his mother, his maternal grandmother or his maternal great grandmother come to that. The females in that family are much more resilient than the males. He comes to the role late in life and, if he's not careful, I fear it could destroy him as it did his grandfather. Let's hope that isn't the case. My heart did go out to him, i can't even begin to imagine having to do what he had to do only hours after your mother has died. I know in the first few days after my own mum died i was good for nothing. And whilst i dont dislike him and wish him well as king, i have always said that i think princess Anne would have made better monarch. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 9,572 Posted September 11, 2022 Report Share Posted September 11, 2022 I like Anne. She's a hard worker and she doesn't make a song and dance about it...but, like the other royal females, she's a tough cookie! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RadFordee 66 Posted September 11, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2022 Yes i like her too Jill, she has her mothers work ethic and her fathers say it as it is attitude which so often got him into trouble but i quite liked about him. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,394 Posted September 11, 2022 Report Share Posted September 11, 2022 Yes, I like Anne too because she seems so uncomplicated and I also think she’s a strong woman. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,278 Posted September 11, 2022 Report Share Posted September 11, 2022 I always had the hots for her daughter owd Zara Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 2,857 Posted September 11, 2022 Report Share Posted September 11, 2022 Just thinking...... I know the Queen did not have to have a passport but does she have to have a death certificate? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 9,572 Posted September 11, 2022 Report Share Posted September 11, 2022 I believe she does, Oz, but it's very unlikely to give any details of her cause of death. Philip's didn't. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 2,857 Posted September 12, 2022 Report Share Posted September 12, 2022 7 hours ago, Jill Sparrow said: but it's very unlikely to give any details of her cause of death. Philip's didn't. Is that because they don't want the commoners to know or is there some formal convention that prevents it? I guess at 96 you could just put "old age" and it be as accurate as anything Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 2,857 Posted September 12, 2022 Report Share Posted September 12, 2022 Just seen the very sad photos of our Queen leaving Balmoral for the final time ........ in a Mercedes hearse. A little ironic given how she spent her time during WWII Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hey Arnold 67 Posted September 12, 2022 Report Share Posted September 12, 2022 Phillip's cause of death was recorded as old age, Princess Margaret's was stroke and King George VI was coronary thrombosis. I don't believe that there is any convention that prevents the cause of death from being in the public domain, just the family's desire for privacy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 5,359 Posted September 12, 2022 Report Share Posted September 12, 2022 The Mercedes hearse, 2016 E220, had a few advisories on previous MOT's! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 4,272 Posted September 12, 2022 Report Share Posted September 12, 2022 How did you find that out Phil? I thought it were a new one. B. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 5,359 Posted September 12, 2022 Report Share Posted September 12, 2022 MOT Check. Just type in the registration. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RadFordee 66 Posted September 12, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2022 3 hours ago, Oztalgian said: Just seen the very sad photos of our Queen leaving Balmoral for the final time ........ in a Mercedes hearse Yes a very poignant moment and must admit it did bring a lump to my throat. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stuart.C 428 Posted September 12, 2022 Report Share Posted September 12, 2022 There was spare /backup hearse, same make / model in the support convoy to the rear with another Police Motorcylist wearing Black, not high Vis. Also included ambulance, Police minibuses and the obligatory mysterious blacked out vehicle with the driver and front seat passenger in plain clothes wearing partial facemasks, not the Covid / NHS type. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 9,572 Posted September 12, 2022 Report Share Posted September 12, 2022 Apparently, the coffin was made 30 years ago! There's nothing like being prepared, is there? One wonders who got the job of measuring up the 66 year old monarch for the wooden box...and did he get bitten by a corgi whilst so doing? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,231 Posted September 12, 2022 Report Share Posted September 12, 2022 13 hours ago, radfordred said: I always had the hots for her daughter owd Zara Well I think Major Jonny Thompson, the King’s equerry, is very gorgeous! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,278 Posted September 12, 2022 Report Share Posted September 12, 2022 O’Yes @LizzieMquite fancy him myself. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,782 Posted September 13, 2022 Report Share Posted September 13, 2022 Sick of hearing about the queen's death. Other people have passed too. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Engineer 539 Posted September 13, 2022 Report Share Posted September 13, 2022 Like Gwyneth Powell (Grange Hill's Mrs McClusky); died same day as Queen. Aged 76, complications after surgery. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MRS B 279 Posted September 13, 2022 Report Share Posted September 13, 2022 Personally I am grateful to be able to witness this period in our history from all aspects. Certainly the Irish piece of it. I grew up thinking that the riots and killings on both sides was “normal” for the time but how times have changed eh. I also think it was apt that she passed away in Scotland, a place that she loved and spent more time there than any other monarch. They did her proud. Well done to Princesse Anne who has looked over her throughout and Charles who quite understandably has got very frustrated over the “pen” incidents when he has been so busy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,394 Posted September 14, 2022 Report Share Posted September 14, 2022 Perhaps the Queen was aware that her time was near and wanted to end her days at Balmoral? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 5,359 Posted September 14, 2022 Report Share Posted September 14, 2022 She always goes to Balmoral for about three months over the summer. When you're 96 your time is always near! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 4,272 Posted September 14, 2022 Report Share Posted September 14, 2022 Comment not required... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alpha 162 Posted September 14, 2022 Report Share Posted September 14, 2022 Nice, when one has a choice of palatial, fully staffed, residences available! It’s not so nice for the common peasants, who cannot afford a bedsit at £800 per month, or even a home at all! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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