RIP Queen Elizabeth

[Oldhippy]

It is historically important and provides an opportunity for huge change to an outdated system but that is unlikely. The days of people better than others y wealth and privilege should be a thing of the past but we are very slow learners in that respect.

 

[MontyVeda]

Must admit, i find it a bit depressing when once the announcement was made of her death, the first thing on many peoples lips was...will we get a bank holiday ?
We didn't for the Queens Jubilee and i suspect we won't get one for the funeral, heyho, i don't make the rules.

You have a short memory. We did have a BH for the Jubilee

What we got at Aldi... an extra day holiday instead of the jubilee BH. I'm taking it next month
As for the upcoming BH... all UK Aldi stores will be closed on the day of the funeral.

 

[Arrowfoot]

It is historically important and provides an opportunity for huge change to an outdated system but that is unlikely. The days of people better than others y wealth and privilege should be a thing of the past but we are very slow learners in that respect.

I think lessons will be learnt but out of respect to the Queen, no changes had taken except in terms of privy purse and civil list now called the Sovereign Grant.

Unless they were living under a rock I am sure they would sense that the public patience is wearing thin. They no longer can hide behind the Queen whose legacy come from the war years. The last 30 years has been a circus from failed marriages to scandals.

Overt changes will likely begin by getting rid of free loaders followed by under performing Royals. Taking of political donations and free gifts, loans etc.

 

[Reynard]

They no longer can hide behind the Queen whose legacy come from the war years. The last 30 years has been a circus from failed marriages to scandals.

Just shows that they're human, and susceptible to the same failures, frailties and temptations as everyone else.

No one is perfect, we all make mistakes, we all have family issues and relationship issues and all the baggage that goes with it. It's just that if you're a member of the royal family, mistakes happen in the public arena.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

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[midlife]

Announcement at work this morning about what the NHS / hospital are doing about next Mondays Bank Holiday......

Management have no idea what is happening so cannot make an announcement, no planning for this contingency....

Messages from schools to say they are closed though.

 

[Deleted User]

I do think we should not be having two weeks off obsessive coverage of the changeover from Queen to king

Unlucky!🤣

 

[CXRAndy]

Our family are traveling down to London to pay our respects and attend the funeral (from outside, obviously)

 

[Andy in Germany]

I do think we should not be having two weeks off obsessive coverage of the changeover from Queen to king

German media is reporting on this with some bemusement.

Personally I find it heartwarming to see a descendent of German migrants being so celebrated in the UK.

 

[Scoosh]

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[Dogtrousers]

Friend of mine runs a small company which has many support contracts. Contractually they don't cover UK BHs, but many of their clients will be working Monday so it's turmoil.

As much as I love a good BH, announcing one at such short notice is now being shown to be stupid. Surely better to hold the funeral and also
announce a BH for people to do their public displays of respect-showing with some time to plan ahead.

And another advantage of this would be that I'd probably be able to use it to go cycling.

 

[Chislenko]

I am finding it hard to believe that after 27 pages no one has yet informed us that they have watched none of it as

"They don't own a TV"

 

[Reynard]

Just watched "My Government and I" on BBC1.

It's an updated version of an older documentary, but well worth a watch, as it concentrates on the politicians. Very entertaining and enlightening hour spent.

 

[Andy in Germany]

This was someone I know first thought as well, worried the BH would fall on their appointment date and it has. The last BH they had another appointment cancelled too.

Their trying to find out if this one is too but no one knows yet.

Friend of mine runs a small company which has many support contracts. Contractually they don't cover UK BHs, but many of their clients will be working Monday so it's turmoil.

As much as I love a good BH, announcing one at such short notice is now being shown to be stupid. Surely better to hold the funeral and also
announce a BH for people to do their public displays of respect-showing with some time to plan ahead.

And another advantage of this would be that I'd probably be able to use it to go cycling.

In German a "BH" is an abbreviation for Büstenhalter, or bra, and I've been here long enough that several posts on here make for very strange reading if I don't concentrate...

 

[Regular.Cyclist]

My commute home from work yesterday was interesting as my route would typically have crossed the Royal Mile. As expected the route was barriered with occasional crossing points. Unfortunately, despite the road being clear when I reached it, the crossing points remained closed so I turned around to head off and work my way round.

Uncertain of what routes I could and couldn’t take, I asked one of the many police officers that were around. I was advised that any route open to pedestrians would be available for me on a bike. In some areas it was less obvious, a road closed sign and no people walking, but the marshals and police were extremely polite and helpful, and I got through with minimal deviation from my usual route.

Overall all it added less that 10 minutes to the normal commute time.

The 1,200m route from Holyrood Palace to St. Giles Cathedral was lined with people, several deep on both sides, but thinned very quickly away from it.