In memoriam - The Queen

[Slim01]

Very sad news; I'll be offering up a prayer for her tonight.

 

[Eventually_Africa_Again]

It feels odd to "like" your post, but I share your sentiment. The British system is not my own, but I still respect it, and what they will be going through. Hats off and bowed head for sure.

 

[Wishfulthinker580]

Very sad news; I'll be offering up a prayer for her tonight.

May she Rest In Peace. She was a real Lady. Even though I’m a Yank I’ve got a soft spot for the royal family.

 

[sestoppelman]

A great Lady has passed. RIP

 

[curtism1234]

I decided to take a half day off work as soon I saw. An incredible loss to the world. All across England a rainbow appeared between her death and the announcement. Wow.

Long live the King

 

[Pole Pole]

The saying goes “Long live the Queen.” And she did. She had traits that, for the most part, have been ignored by heads of states and presidents around the world. Bless her.

 

[WAB]

She was a great lady and a true monarch. The world has lost a treasure.

 

[WebleyGreene455]

It feels odd to "like" your post, but I share your sentiment. The British system is not my own, but I still respect it, and what they will be going through. Hats off and bowed head for sure.

I don't care for royalty or whatever, but I see it like this. A head of state has passed, and she should be acknowledged for her life and accomplishments. It's not like she was some tin-pot dictator who doesn't deserve to be remembered. Britain's ways are not my ways but I feel for the problems they're about to have and wish them a smooth transition of the crown and government.

And more importantly, a beloved mother/grandmother has passed. I don't know how Charles feels about it but I certainly would be upset. William and Harry, twit that he is, have lost their grandmother. I feel for their loss.

I've seen a lot of derision and outright assholery towards the Royal Family elsewhere. I think it's in utterly poor taste. It doesn't matter if ERII was a queen or not, it doesn't matter if you think monarchy is trash or not, it doesn't matter if you think the royals are "useless", as I've seen. It just reeks of not being a decent enough human being that you can't muster a single sympathetic thought for others. This isn't directed at you personally, of course, and I don't anticipate seeing a lot of that on here, either.

 

[Phil Giordano]

The greatest Icon of our time
Simply put "The Queen" - a role she served in the best possible way
Amazing Woman and Monarch

Long live the King

 

[Dewald]

Condolences. She was a remarkable lady

 

[meigsbucks]

An amazing woman who led an extraordinary life. A gracious and fascinating woman and the longest serving monarch the UK has known.
RIP Your Majesty.

 

[shootist~]

My wife and I have enjoyed watching her life and history, especially over the last decade or so.
A lovely and gracious lady for sure.

 

[Foxi]

for me an absolute model of discipline, decency and sense of duty.
RiP Madam

 

[John Havard]

Long live the King

 

[Royal27]

God bless the Queen.

Long live the King.

 

[Tanner Lee]

As an American whose ancestors fought in the revolution against the monarchy it my seem strange to say but I am sad to see the passing of the Queen.

I mentioned this in the politics thread but as a student of history her passing is a final page of a long chapter. She was the last monarch of the largest empire the world has yet known. Her death is a loss of a link to a long and fascinating history that changed the whole world.

I wish the best for those across the pond as they mourn her loss and continue to go through a major political transition.

 

[CEO]

Seemed like a first class Lady. I bet she could tell some great stories about past world leaders.

 

[spike.t]

Sad day......

BBC News - Queen Elizabeth II: A life in pictures

Queen Elizabeth II: A life in pictures

Key photographs from her birth through the coronation to becoming Britain's longest-reigning monarch.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[BRICKBURN]

Very sad day.

How I will remember the Queen and her love of dogs. Viewing and hosting Spaniel Championships. Working Spaniels and Labradors and those Corgis.

1963 Handling and Training.

 

[mdwest]

Sad day......

BBC News - Queen Elizabeth II: A life in pictures

Queen Elizabeth II: A life in pictures

Key photographs from her birth through the coronation to becoming Britain's longest-reigning monarch.

www.bbc.co.uk

Excellent link @spike.t ... Thanks!