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To: RandFan

Summary (BBC):

Life will come to a standstill for millions as the UK says goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II

Her state funeral will take place at Westminster Abbey in London at 11:00 BST, with 2,000 people in attendance

Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to line the streets of the capital

Ahead of the funeral, King Charles said he had been “deeply touched” by public support for him and his family

Foreign royals and world leaders will join the Queen’s family for a service that will be watched by hundreds of millions globally

Schools are closed, as are many shops and other businesses, on the national bank holiday

After the service, the Queen’s coffin will be taken from the abbey to Wellington Arch, at London’s Hyde Park Corner

A hearse will then travel to Windsor for a final family ceremony at a chapel in Windsor Castle


2 posted on 09/19/2022 12:06:10 AM PDT by RandFan (For some reason I'm interested in politics, particularly the U.S. Senate)
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To: RandFan

Thank you! I’m up for it.


5 posted on 09/19/2022 12:12:54 AM PDT by GreatRoad ('In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act' )
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To: RandFan

Question for those who are paying attention: is the queen’s body being interred in a crypt or a vault or do they have an underground catacomb as stylized in movies?


33 posted on 09/19/2022 3:19:14 AM PDT by rarestia (“A nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master, and deserves one.” -Hamilton)
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To: RandFan

This was a very moving service. The coverage on BBC was the best and the coverage on NBC was clownish with the incessant and needless chatter from their idiot news people.


312 posted on 09/19/2022 11:22:37 AM PDT by MeganC (There is nothing feminine about feminism. )
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