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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&amp;#039;Drama" data-source="post: 266472" data-attributes="member: 23">I flicked on to watch the minute&#039;s silence at 3pm and found myself watching the whole hour live (I believe it&#039;s the first royal event I&#039;ve watched live since Wills and Kate&#039;s wedding).As others have said, seeing the Queen sitting alone, head bowed was very touching. I was no big fan of Philip, but to lose a partner of over seven decades must be devastating, and I had a lump in my throat seeing her looking so lost. As a viewer it felt a little intrusive at times, but I thought the visual focus on the choir and the stern-faced bishops rather than the grieving relatives kept it tasteful. I&#039;m sure it will be of particular interest in years to come because of the social distancing aspect. Of course, the Windsors&#039; idea of a scaled-down funeral is still dramatically different from those of us in the real world, but I thought it was more intimate because of the restricted attendance.The Queen&#039;s gorgeous Bentley State Limousine made me salivate. It&#039;s stunning.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 266472, member: 23"] I flicked on to watch the minute's silence at 3pm and found myself watching the whole hour live (I believe it's the first royal event I've watched live since Wills and Kate's wedding). As others have said, seeing the Queen sitting alone, head bowed was very touching. I was no big fan of Philip, but to lose a partner of over seven decades must be devastating, and I had a lump in my throat seeing her looking so lost. As a viewer it felt a little intrusive at times, but I thought the visual focus on the choir and the stern-faced bishops rather than the grieving relatives kept it tasteful. I'm sure it will be of particular interest in years to come because of the social distancing aspect. Of course, the Windsors' idea of a scaled-down funeral is still dramatically different from those of us in the real world, but I thought it was more intimate because of the restricted attendance. The Queen's gorgeous Bentley State Limousine made me salivate. It's stunning. [/QUOTE]

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