And the London 2012 Olympic opening and closing ceremonies each attracted almost 24.5 million viewers. [42] They were second cousins once removed through King ChristianIX of Denmark and third cousins through Queen Victoria. Before passing under Tower Bridge, Elizabeth lit the National Millennium Beacon in the Pool of London using a laser torch. At various times between 1949 and 1951, the Duke of Edinburgh was stationed in the British Crown Colony of Malta as a serving Royal Navy officer. She was so unique in the RF, the rest were dull, stodgy and not really followed in the US. (Operation Legacy and the BRF wanting to raid the welfare fund to pay for BP heating bills are two items) I hope The Sussexes dont go, and instead, they send Chuck an inkwell as a gift. I cant get the song we heard thirty-billionty-million times during those marches out of my head. If her parents had subsequently had a son, he would have been heir apparent and above her in the line of succession, which was determined by the male-preference primogeniture in effect at the time. Death of the Queen and King Charless accession - latest updates. I was expecting the sort of British spectacle you read about in books. Information about your device and internet connection, like your IP address, Browsing and search activity while using Yahoo websites and apps. [125] Reports of acrimony between them were exaggerated,[126] and Elizabeth gave two honours in her personal giftmembership in the Order of Merit and the Order of the Garterto Thatcher after her replacement as prime minister by John Major. Canadian here who was a teen when Diana died. One month earlier, the King had issued letters patent allowing her children to use the style and title of a royal prince or princess, to which they otherwise would not have been entitled as their father was no longer a royal prince. But I think the fact that a lot of people stream these days has something to do with the numbers. Some did anyway, but for whatever reason, there was a specific injunction. The day of the Queen's funeral will be a Bank Holiday, it has been confirmed.. Her many historic visits and meetings included state visits to China in 1986, to Russia in 1994, and to the Republic of Ireland in 2011, and meetings with five popes. What I saw of the queens funeral I saw online. "From Fergal Keane's gentle, poetic voiceover to Alastair Bruce's wealth of knowledge on Sky News, none of them messed up or misspoke despite the huge potential to do so during such a long, nerve-racking live event.". As for the pomp and the pageantry and whatnotI was actually kind of underwhelmed by it all. [207], On 19 March 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic hit the United Kingdom, Elizabeth moved to Windsor Castle and sequestered there as a precaution. On the eve of the date, she held a reception at Sandringham House for pensioners, local Women's Institute members and charity volunteers. [100] As Britain's ties to its former empire weakened, the British government sought entry to the European Community, a goal it achieved in 1973. How is it unkind? Im going to be controversial and say not that many more. )[240] In her absence, Parliament was opened by the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Cambridge as counsellors of state. [113] Elizabeth's composure and skill in controlling her mount were widely praised. The thing I remember most about Dianas funeral was the hearse and the flowers. [3] The Anglican Archbishop of York, Cosmo Gordon Lang, baptised her in the private chapel of Buckingham Palace on 29 May,[4][a] and she was named Elizabeth after her mother; Alexandra after her paternal great-grandmother, who had died six months earlier; and Mary after her paternal grandmother. [56], Following their wedding, the couple leased Windlesham Moor, near Windsor Castle, until July 1949,[51] when they took up residence at Clarence House in London. The only other wedding I watched was Harry and Meghans too. This article is more than 2 months old. He must have had a special angle? Two years into his sentence, he attempted to escape a psychiatric hospital with the intention of assassinating Charles, who was visiting the country with Diana and their son Prince William. [159], In August 1997, a year after the divorce, Diana was killed in a car crash in Paris. [239] She missed the State Opening of Parliament in May for the first time in 59 years. Minute guns will be fired in Hyde Park by the Kings Troop Royal Horse Artillery, and Big Ben will toll throughout the procession, which will last one hour. Photos courtesy of Avalon Red, Cover Images. A royal source told the Mirror: Common sense has prevailed. "[67] Senior politicians were against the match and the Church of England did not permit remarriage after divorce. "[65] In 1960, the surname Mountbatten-Windsor was adopted for Philip and Elizabeth's male-line descendants who do not carry royal titles. Im sure they look forward to being stuck on a bus again. Elizabeth was patron of more than 600 organisations and charities. The coffin was guarded by members of both the Sovereign's Bodyguard and the Household Division. Its just stating facts. 10.35am The procession from Westminster Hall to Westminster Abbey will begin at 10.35am on Monday, when a bearer party will place it on the state gun carriage of the Royal Navy, previously used for the funerals of King Edward VII, King George V, King George VI, Sir Winston Churchill and Lord Mountbatten. Channel 4 chose to broadcast the Queen's coronation from 1953 and other royal documentaries. Details, please! [102] She was received at the airport by President Josip Broz Tito, and a crowd of thousands greeted her in Belgrade. [285] The Charities Aid Foundation estimated that Elizabeth helped raise over 1.4billion for her patronages during her reign. [26] This was rejected by their mother, who declared, "The children won't go without me. I watched a stream online on youtube while working on my notebook. Waitwhat? Thats what I was kind of thinking the nearly two week lead up was more than enough coverage. And the date was finally confirmed for the Queens funeral, which is set to take place on Monday (Sept. 19). [183], Elizabeth addressed the UN General Assembly for a second time in 2010, again in her capacity as Queen of all Commonwealth realms and Head of the Commonwealth. [55] A second child, Princess Anne, was born in August 1950. The Grenadier Guards are the most senior of the foot guards regiments, and the Queen was their colonel in chief. [91][92] In 1961, she toured Cyprus, India, Pakistan, Nepal, and Iran. Adding to whatever is going on at home, you add his age and peoples preconceptions of him. According to the Broadcasters Audience Research Board (Barb) which is responsible for recording TV audiences around 28.5m people tuned in to view the Queens funeral across the main channels of BBC One, BBC Two, ITV (or STV), Sky News and BBC News. } On 6February, they had just returned to their Kenyan home, Sagana Lodge, after a night spent at Treetops Hotel, when word arrived of the death of Elizabeth's father. The overall audience peaked at 12:25 BST, as her coffin was carried through the streets from Westminster Abbey. We, Yahoo, are part of the Yahoo family of brands. I didnt watch the funeral but I was on Twitter whole day to see the pictures of Meghan and Harry. While the seven or so days between Dianas death and the Queens statement/the funeral was marked by a lot of retrospective coverage of Diana and a lot of commentary around her legacy, the royals, etc., it wasnt this 10 day mourning period marked by several events. It wasnt very good. ETA: I just checked and people were asked to only throw single flowers and to ensure all plastic was removed. More than 50 UK channels broadcast the service, as the nation paused to pay a final farewell to Queen Elizabeth II. At the end of the final hymn, the King will place the Queens company camp colour of the Grenadier Guards on the coffin. Obviously Im not wishing a short reign on him but he is the longest waiting heir to the throne in our history and that doesnt make for Kingly longevity. When discussions on forming a coalition foundered, Heath resigned as prime minister and Elizabeth asked the Leader of the Opposition, Labour's Harold Wilson, to form a government. [224] Following an overnight stay in hospital on 20October, her previously scheduled visits to Northern Ireland,[225] the COP26 summit in Glasgow,[226] and the 2021 National Service of Remembrance were cancelled on health grounds. It was reported, most notably in The Sunday Times of 20 July 1986, that Elizabeth was worried that Margaret Thatcher's economic policies fostered social divisions and was alarmed by high unemployment, a series of riots, the violence of a miners' strike, and Thatcher's refusal to apply sanctions against the apartheid regime in South Africa. [179], In May 2007, citing unnamed sources, The Daily Telegraph reported that Elizabeth was "exasperated and frustrated" by the policies of Tony Blair, that she was concerned the British Armed Forces were overstretched in Iraq and Afghanistan, and that she had raised concerns over rural and countryside issues with Blair. They should have just kept this bit of info to themselves. @RoRo thats what I was about to post. Thank heavens Im not alone. I didnt watch it at all as I would have needed to be up @ 4AM CST, in America. She was represented at the summit in Sri Lanka by Prince Charles. [278] Routledge was widely criticised in the media for asking the question, and claimed that he was unaware of the protocols. [216] She was reportedly at her husband's bedside when he died,[217] and remarked in private that his death had "left a huge void". No one actually GAS about the others, they are charisma vacuums of the worst order. The only way to watch Dianas funeral was to get up early in the morning and turn on your TV. [57], GeorgeVI's health declined during 1951, and Elizabeth frequently stood in for him at public events. Theres some basis for saying that (even if you break it down and point out the differences), so its just funny bc you know its making the Firm gnash their teeth. [25] They corresponded regularly,[25] and she and her parents made the first royal transatlantic telephone call on 18 May. [286] Her main leisure interests included equestrianism and dogs, especially her Pembroke Welsh Corgis. Although, I suppose if I became completely gaga, one would have to do something". I think these people should just resign themselves to the fact that they are not as irresistible as they think they are and be grateful for what they can get. Exactly. Her father was the second son of King George V and Queen Mary, and her mother was the youngest daughter of Scottish aristocrat Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne. [70], Despite the death of Queen Mary on 24 March 1953, the coronation went ahead as planned on 2 June, as Mary had requested. "[94] Before her tour through parts of Quebec in 1964, the press reported extremists within the Quebec separatist movement were plotting Elizabeth's assassination. She and her husband undertook an extensive tour of the United Kingdom, while her children and grandchildren embarked on royal tours of other Commonwealth states on her behalf. There were unconfirmed reports that the Duke of Sussex would be permitted to wear uniform at a lying-in-state vigil by the Queens grandchildren on Saturday evening. I remember lines of unknown people linking arms and walking down Whitehall, all of us just swept along on a tide of happiness and relief. [296], At Elizabeth's Silver Jubilee in 1977, the crowds and celebrations were genuinely enthusiastic;[297] but, in the 1980s, public criticism of the royal family increased, as the personal and working lives of Elizabeth's children came under media scrutiny. Some of the papers played long and loud tunes on the string of Philip's foreign origin. [199] In March 2019, she gave up driving on public roads, largely as a consequence of a car crash involving her husband two months earlier. EXCEPT theres a a clearly relevant timely comparison with updated count methodology used for EURO2020. All the latest breaking UK and world news with in-depth comment and analysis, pictures and videos from MailOnline and the Daily Mail. Members of the public filing past the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, lying in state on the catafalque in Westminster Hall, at the Palace of Westminster. [131] At a state banquet, Elizabeth joked about the first British emissary to China being lost at sea with Queen ElizabethI's letter to the Wanli Emperor, and remarked, "fortunately postal services have improved since 1602". We know, every one of us, that in the end all will be well. On the same tour, she opened the 23rd Canadian Parliament, becoming the first monarch of Canada to open a parliamentary session. The military will line the streets and also join the procession. The Department for Business said the announcement did not interfere with existing contractual arrangements between employers and workers, but that they would expect employers to respond sensitively to requests from workers who wish to take the day of the funeral off work. For me the teachings of Christ and my own personal accountability before God provide a framework in which I try to lead my life. The expectation was too high, prior to her death they talked about London being fill to over capacity, that didnt happen. I can still predict that Chuck the Turds coronation will also be all about whether the Sussexes are coming or not. Elizabeth reigned as a constitutional monarch through major political changes such as the Troubles in Northern Ireland, devolution in the United Kingdom, the decolonisation of Africa, and the United Kingdom's accession to the European Communities and withdrawal from the European Union. Just wow, lmao. [78] In 1953, Elizabeth and her husband embarked on a seven-month round-the-world tour, visiting 13 countries and covering more than 40,000 miles (64,000km) by land, sea and air. Its the bane of my existence that I photograph horribly "[46] Later biographies reported that Elizabeth's mother had reservations about the union initially, and teased Philip as "the Hun". The same day as the funeral, the Queens coffin will be taken to St Georges Chapel at Windsor Castle for a televised committal service. [24] She "looked tearful" as her parents departed. Sorry, Liz. Well, well. So theres really no way to estimate it. [202] She later became the longest-reigning current monarch and the longest-serving current head of state following the death of King Bhumibol of Thailand on 13 October 2016,[203] and the oldest current head of state on the resignation of Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe on 21 November 2017. [120], Intense media interest in the opinions and private lives of the royal family during the 1980s led to a series of sensational stories in the press, pioneered by The Sun tabloid. King Charles, members of the royal family and hundreds of world leaders, politicians and other public dignitaries joined in the funeral service for Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey this morn [201] She became the oldest current monarch after King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia died on 23 January 2015. I meanElton John performed at Dianas funeral and his Diana funeral version of Candle in the Wind was like, the number 1 best selling single ever. [64] The British prime minister, Winston Churchill, and Elizabeth's grandmother Queen Mary favoured the retention of the House of Windsor, so Elizabeth issued a declaration on 9 April 1952 that the royal house would continue to be Windsor. I also, admittedly, like men in uniform and there was plenty to admire (respectfully). I so feel your pain regarding how you photograph I am SO unphotogenic, I literally look like a different person in pics. The Queens funeral service in Westminster Abbey was watched by 29.2 million people on television in the UK, according to official audience data. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. As in 1927, when they had toured Australia and New Zealand, Elizabeth remained in Britain, since her father thought she was too young to undertake public tours. Nobody in the USA really cared about the BRF until Diana came along. [32] As she approached her 18th birthday, Parliament changed the law so that she could act as one of five counsellors of state in the event of her father's incapacity or absence abroad, such as his visit to Italy in July 1944. [208] Public engagements were cancelled and Windsor Castle followed a strict sanitary protocol nicknamed "HMS Bubble". One appointing the day of Her late Majestys state funeral as a bank holiday in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. So, I dunno. The Queen will be laid to rest in the King George VI Memorial Chapel during a service at 7.30pm. It was too perfect, if that makes sense. I tuned in to see Meghan and Harry, as did a lot of people, but tuned out a lot of the coverage because it was either overly fawning, nasty towards Meghan, and took up our domestic and local news coverage which had more pressing matters. Protesters chanted "Killer Queen, go back",[165] and there were demands for her to apologise for the action of British troops 78 years earlier. [112] She was particularly interested after the failure of Bill C-60, which would have affected her role as head of state. As is traditional, it will be drawn by 142 royal naval ratings. Reveille, the national anthem and a lament played by the Queens piper will bring the service to an end at approximately noon. It was a ludicrous situation given the Duke of Sussex has served his country and is a highly respected member of the armed forces with everything he has done for veterans.. I watched a little bit, but honestly, it was a little like waiting in line at the DMV. To many of us, our beliefs are of fundamental importance. 10.52am The procession will arrive at the West Gate of Westminster Abbey, where the bearer party will lift the coffin from the state gun carriage and carry it into the abbey for the state funeral service. [63], With Elizabeth's accession, it seemed probable that the royal house would bear her husband's name, in line with the traditional custom for a married woman. [81] Throughout her reign, Elizabeth made hundreds of state visits to other countries and tours of the Commonwealth; she was the most widely travelled head of state. [271][270] Elizabeth's fell pony, and two royal corgis, stood at the side of the procession. [44], The engagement attracted some controversy. Elizabeth lived a very long, pampered life. I remember the hearse having to stop more than once to clean the roses that were thrown on the hood/ bonnet because the chauffeur couldnt see out the window. [234] On 7March, Elizabeth met Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau at Windsor Castle, in her first in-person engagement since her COVID diagnosis. All will be in uniform, with Andrew, as a non-working royal, permitted to wear uniform for this solemn occasion only. They said schools would be expected to close. One of them was interviewing a correspondent from Ukraine and kept coming back to What role will the Queens funeral have in all this? [47] In later life, however, she told the biographer Tim Heald that Philip was "an English gentleman". They went to their appointment and were greeted with a sign saying closed for Queens funeral. They know, in theory, the connection between Canada and the UK, but didnt think of the practical applications. Their two children remained in Britain. The Queen's state funeral will take place on Monday 19 September. Ended up being business as usual for my company. [255][256] Her death was announced to the public at 18:30,[257][258] setting in motion Operation London Bridge and, because she died in Scotland, Operation Unicorn. @AnnieFannie- I so feel your pain regarding how you photograph I am SO unphotogenic, I literally look like a different person in pics. The Real Love Boat a ratings Titanic for Ten, sinking without trace upon launch. Her reign of 70 years and 214 days was the longest of any Senior members of the family are expected to follow behind just like they did for the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales and the Duke of Edinburgh. I suspect Im not alone. Her sister and mother died in February and March respectively, and the media speculated on whether the Jubilee would be a success or a failure. 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