Queen Elizabeth II

[MillionMilesAway]

The crown, orb, cushion and flowers have to be secured to the cofin lid through the Royal Standard

They're on stands and pretty heavy - they're unlikely to slide on the standard.

 

[give it to gordon]

Well done lads if I could buy you all a pint I would. Thank you

 

[Deleted member 77198]

The horse and the Corgis! Not a dry eye!

My Sister messaged me when they came on and said “aww the poor dogs and horse, I’m crying now!”

 

[RandomJ]

Those lads carrying the coffin deserve a pint or two.

 

[Looby blue]

Those bearer party lads have been pretty fucking amazing.

 

[knuckles]

14 mins late to the steps of the chapel. Tisk tisk.

Yep, 5 minutes early is already late !!!

 

[Eccles Blue]

A round of applause for the lovely lads. :-) ……..obviously only from me!

 

[Elbow beards]

Singing a ruskie song. Vlad will be happy.

 

[Gaylord du Bois]

Well done lads if I could buy you all a pint I would. Thank you

Treat yourself to one or three, in their honour.

 

[jimharri]

Well done lads if I could buy you all a pint I would. Thank you

They'll have had an emotionally draining day, worrying about not messing up. Did I read earlier that they were in Iraq last week?

 

[Deleted member 77198]

We will never know what her views were , that is for other generations historians to see, probably a bit like mine , fed the animals and watched telly , ha

Yeah never thought of that. Even my nieces and nephew will never know.

Would have loved to know her thoughts on many things!

 

[BlueHammer85]

Those lads carrying the coffin deserve a pint or two.

They do

But let’s not forget that’s the pinnacle of their career and huge huge honour for them

 

[Blue Maverick]

Hope someone has some WD40 handy in case he cant unscrew the crown

 

[Gabriel]

Beautiful kontakion. Memory eternal.

 

[Eccles Blue]

They'll have had an emotionally draining day, worrying about not messing up. Did I read earlier that they were in Iraq last week?

Yes they flew back a couple of days after the announcement I think. Their regiment is sworn to ‘protect her body in life and in death’ from what I read.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Singing a ruskie song. Vlad will be happy.

It’s Ukrainian really. It’s from Kiev, but it was part of Russia at the time.

 

[give it to gordon]

Yes they flew back a couple of days after the announcement I think. Their regiment is sworn to ‘protect her body in life and in death’ from what I read.

Wow.

They were so good

 

[knuckles]

They'll have had an emotionally draining day, worrying about not messing up. Did I read earlier that they were in Iraq last week?

Yes 5 of them, and they are going back out there soon - training the Iraqi security forces. What a credit to their regiment.

 

[bluemoon32]

Carried a coffin three times now, going up and down steps is fucking horrible.
Hats off to the guys today

 

[BlueAnorak]

What time is the next funeral due? I bet they wont be happy if they have had to wait?

That thought crossed my mind.
I remember a funeral overrunning in Penrith and only having 20 mins to get to Carlisle Crem. A funeral cortege doing 90 up the M6 in the mid 80s was hilarious in retrospect.