King Charles ‘to have slimmed-down coronation’ amid cost-of-living crisis - live
New monarch reportedly keen to show he understands people’s troubles
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Re-read my post. I clearly differentiated the loss of the woman vs the loss of a Monarch. I agree the world will tune in en masse, but IMO that is more a testament of who she was as a person and a stateswoman than any sorrow the world holds that England has lost a 'Queen' of the Monarchy. Only England really gives a crap about that.Wrong. Her funeral will be watched by more people than the World Cup final. The modern world will come to a halt. Just remember the effect on the world during Princess Diana’s funeral.
Great analogy mate.She's 96. She's been a tough old bird but the eagle in the sky may be calling her home.
100% agree - not living in England, I never understood why we made such a big deal of the queen and the monarchy.Re-read my post. I clearly differentiated the loss of the woman vs the loss of a Monarch. I agree the world will tune in en masse, but IMO that is more a testament of who she was as a person and a stateswoman than any sorrow the world holds that England has lost a 'Queen' of the Monarchy. Only England really gives a crap about that.
Agreed… if everyone dropped their schedules to go to Scotland, it probably won’t be long.All of her children are at her side.
Won't be long until "The Queen is dead, Long live the KIng!"
Yeah, I understand your view. But, she is technically our head of state and the Queen of Canada. So, anything that happens to her will be a big deal. I know that the BBC has a plan in place for when she dies. It goes something like all radio stations will broadcast the official announcement, the country will enter into a period of mourning, no comedic shows will air for a few days and so on. Not sure what we'll do in Canada. I'm sure the CBC & CTV will provide wall to wall coverage, and it will likely be their biggest story of the day. They already have her obit basically ready to air (just needs the final details), and there will be "experts" who will talk about her legacy, his impact on the Commonwealth, the de-colonization process and what it all means for Canada (I'm also 100% sure these channels have already reached out to royal experts to get them ready to come on).100% agree - not living in England, I never understood why we made such a big deal of the queen and the monarchy.
This is a pet peeve, of mine, one should check to see if there is already a thread on topic.