Queen Elizabeth II

Some comments on here and in other threads on here are mind boggling. I’m no royalist, far from it, I do however have respect for the queen and how she went about her business. Plenty will have cheered at the bank holidays this year in honor of her Platinum and yet she passes and a game or two gets cancelled to uphold her honour, before her funeral and it’s all wrong.
 
Cheadle_hulmeBlue said:
Just watched the programme on bbc one about the Queen that was just on. It was very moving.

I’ve been surprised by how upset and emotional I’ve become about this. I mentioned previously I lost my grandma 2 months ago who was 94 so this has really brought those feelings back. Feels like we’ve lost something very important.

I can genuinely see people looking very upset/ in a state of shock just walking to the shops
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I was driving home listening to Andrew Marr on LBC and his voice broke when delivering the news, it’s an incredibly emotive listen to anyone that hasn’t heard it.

Saw an interview today with him and he said it brought back memories of his dad dying. Think there’ll be a lot of people thinking the same thing. It brings back memories of that generation for everyone.
 
Cheadle_hulmeBlue said:
Just watched the programme on bbc one about the Queen that was just on. It was very moving.

I’ve been surprised by how upset and emotional I’ve become about this. I mentioned previously I lost my grandma 2 months ago who was 94 so this has really brought those feelings back. Feels like we’ve lost something very important.

I can genuinely see people looking very upset/ in a state of shock just walking to the shops
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I’m sorry for your loss, no more to say.
 
Tidied up the last few pages as best we can, but feels like we’re pissing in the wind a bit.

I’m no monarchist myself, so have largely stayed out of this thread out of courtesy for those who are.

For the sake of balance though, this should work both ways. Royalists should understand that there won’t be deference in other threads, such as those about the postponement of games.

If you want to discuss the Royal Family generally then you can do so here:
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The British Monarchy

I'm not a royalist, i hope her health issues improve and certainly wish her no harm. I do think that, after she passes, we should have a vote about whether we keep the monarchy or not I think referenda have proven themselves to be not the best of ideas. If enough people felt strongly enough...
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meltonblue said:
They are both just using one for it and have been all day?
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It's more they're cancelling all the shows people watch. Like the football, in times of stress and upset people want something to take their minds off it, not have stuff that does that denied them.
 
paulchapo said:
It's more they're cancelling all the shows people watch. Like the football, in times of stress and upset people want something to take their minds off it, not have stuff that does that denied them.
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Right but that’s a different point and nothing to do with the tv companies, that’s an independent decision by the fa and the premier league. Personally I’d have gone ahead with that.

The main channels were always going to be wall to wall coverage, particularly up to now. It’s a seismic event, I had a meeting this afternoon with people in Chicago and even they were still watching the coverage.
 
Ric said:
I’m no monarchist myself, so have largely stayed out of this thread out of courtesy for those who are.
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Same, I moved it because it became very tedious reading it, as I said earlier, if you have nothing useful to say, then say nothing, saying nothing is actually the easiest thing of all.

I'm not "mourning", I'm not even watching the coverage any more, but just have some respect, for a nice lady who died, whatever you think of monarchy.
 
Alan Harper's Tash said:
Can’t believe they’re making a man Queen.

This woke nonsense has got to stop.
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Kenyan TV, apparently.
 
meltonblue said:
Right but that’s a different point and nothing to do with the tv companies, that’s an independent decision by the fa and the premier league. Personally I’d have gone ahead with that.

The main channels were always going to be wall to wall coverage, particularly up to now. It’s a seismic event, I had a meeting this afternoon with people in Chicago and even they were still watching the coverage.
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It's not just the football. For a lot of people it's simple familiar TV programmes they watch and love. They can do wall to wall coverage of the death and the aftermath but still show the other programmes on their other channels. A lot of people don't want more misery piled on top of a few years of misery. Some love to watch such stuff 24/7 others don't.
 
paulchapo said:
It's not just the football. For a lot of people it's simple familiar TV programmes they watch and love. They can do wall to wall coverage of the death and the aftermath but still show the other programmes on their other channels. A lot of people don't want more misery piled on top of a few years of misery. Some love to watch such stuff 24/7 others don't.
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I’m a bit in between here.

The Queen’s death is an historic event. 100%.

We live in an age where we can find something to watch at any time, whatever you fancy.

That doesn’t stop “traditionalists” still flicking between the old school channels.

People under 25 won’t be effected much by the schedule changes as they’ve grown up with the routine of IPlayer/catch up etc and just pick and choose.

25+ will be hybrids of differing degrees, depending on how they’ve embraced the new way of watching tv.
 
Alan Harper's Tash said:
I’m a bit in between here.

The Queen’s death is an historic event. 100%.

We live in an age where we can find something to watch at any time, whatever you fancy.

That doesn’t stop “traditionalists” still flicking between the old school channels.

People under 25 won’t be effected much by the schedule changes as they’ve grown up with the routine of IPlayer/catch up etc and just pick and choose.

25+ will be hybrids of differing degrees, depending on how they’ve embraced the new way of watching tv.
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Absolutely, one of the, if not, the longest serving monarchs in history. As a kid I remember JFK being shot and that appeared more seismic, probably because it was unexpected.

Not everyone can. There are lots of older people who don't have the internet, catch up TV, Netflix etcetera but yes all TVs come with Freeview built in so plenty of choice, albeit predominantly repeats of old shows.

People under 35 never mind 25 will probably be out pubbing, clubbing and shagging anyway not watching TV.
 
paulchapo said:
Absolutely, one of the, if not, the longest serving monarchs in history. As a kid I remember JFK being shot and that appeared more seismic, probably because it was unexpected.

Not everyone can. There are lots of older people who don't have the internet, catch up TV, Netflix etcetera but yes all TVs come with Freeview built in so plenty of choice, albeit predominantly repeats of old shows.

People under 35 never mind 25 will probably be out pubbing, clubbing and shagging anyway not watching TV.
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We’re an eclectic bunch in the U.K.

Cantankerous too.

It’s a fun mix at times.
 
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