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Why do ordinary people watch these state funerals ?
The mad old Greek, Lady Di , Thatcher
Why not go for a walk with the wife and kids , go fishing , watch re runs of hawaii five O , the clangers etc
Anything but watch some vicar saying he or she was so great and a load of squaddies sweating in bearskin hats
Serious question. If the Royal family did in time become less and less popular, would it be down to a simple national vote, whether or not to become a Republic, or is it more complicated than that?
I'm not surprised that viewing figures were so high.
After all, for people without Sky there was no option with blanket coverage on the bbc and itv.
It has felt like a bit of brainwashing over the past few days with all the media coverage, the sorrow, solemn tv newsreaders etc. I made a point of going out yesterday afternoon but even then at 3pm in M&S there was a minute’s silence for him. Why? His funeral was on tv. Why do retail stores feel obliged to do this? Some of us have no interest in paying our respect to someone we didn’t respect.
I turned off after they managed to get the coffin up those steps
The Kaiser was still alive at the start of WW2. The only reason he wasn't the head of Germany was because it was part of the treaty of Versailles. He was sent into exile in Holland and when they capitulated in WW2 the first thing Hitler did was send a battalion of SS Troops to mount a guard of honour on his house.
And if you ever saw Queen Elizabeth in Germany you'd have no doubt that they consider her their queen too, stupid as it seems.
Probably would have been more if he'd died before non-essential shops had reopened.