It doesn't seem fair that that should be the reward for a long, successful marriage, does it? :-]
I was thinking, while watching the services, that the state funeral must be very difficult for the family in some ways. It is difficult enough to keep one's composure, but the multiple services, the travel, the ever-present media-- it must be a strain, physically and emotionally, especially given the age of the widows. That is a lot of strain on top of losing one's spouse. I hope that they both take comfort in the expressions of respect and affection that accompany the multiple services.