WHAT DO YOU think of
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN’S FUNERAL
THOSE of us blessed with a deep devotion to our Royal Family already had something of a rehearsal due to the passing of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, last year.
On that day, I rose early at 5am and immediately started playing The Last
Post on my brass bugle, before singing the National Anthem at the very top of my baritone.
Ignoring the furious hammering on the walls from next door, I then breakfasted on buttery Manx kippers and a pint of Dubonnet. And I shall do the same for my Queen. Ron Twister, Hartlepool OH, there’s a funeral on is there? It’s not like it hasn’t been mentioned much all the time everywhere, has it?
Not being funny, but when my nan died the only people who bothered to turn up were her distant relatives, and only because they wanted to find out what was in the will.
No doubt all the royals will end up receiving a mansion or two, or maybe their own island, but you know what my nan left me? A f** king teapot. Paul Munch, Basingstoke IT’S going to be a long, dreadful day, with lots of tears, and lots of memories, and that’s what I’ll mostly concentrate on.
But I’ll also be drinking in the sights and sounds of Britain at its glorious best, with all the pomp and pageantry on display to the entire world.
Some louts think we should get rid of the monarchy, but why? If we abolished them and had a presidency instead, we could end up with a perfumed popinjay at the top like the Frogs.
Chester Wimpole, Pimlico ONE thing I definitely won’t be doing is watching the proper telly or listening to the radio, mainly because I’ve had enough.
The 24/ 7 wall- to- wall news coverage has meant I’ve been Netflixing and Amazon Priming like a square- eyed madman. I’ve even considered reading a book or listening to Jedward.
Luckily I haven’t yet been tempted down the Disney+ route. But that’s because I’m not into Star Wars or the Lucky Mermaid and, besides, I have a healthy collection of DVD porn.
George Mould, Wrexham I’M dreading it, to be honest. I think I’ll have to watch at home because if
I’m in public I’ll probably burst into tears.
It’s weird. The Queen has been “there” through my entire life.
I didn’t know her, obviously, but like lots of other people in this country I really felt I sort of did. She was everyone’s grandmother.
So a day of quiet, sad reflection for me, and then a few drinks in the evening to celebrate her life and offer my best wishes and loyalty to our new monarch, King Charles III. Ron Dagbert, Slough