#queen elizabeth funeral

[vox-anglosphere]

Crowds line Windsor's Long Walk for Queen Elizabeth's final journey

[grits-galraisedinthesouth]

Such a pretty photograph of Beatrice 💝

[estelletargaryen]

don’t go where i can’t follow. (insp.)

[grandmaster-anne]

19 September 2022 State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey © ITN

[ivovynckier]

Another bit that Debbie Wiseman wrote for the BBC: the funeral of Queen Elizabeth.

The music was commissioned years in advance of the event.

[wonder-worker]

"At least one of the sources of this account clearly felt that a queen's funeral should have been more splendid, regardless of the fact that she had retired from court and was not the mother of the king. However, there is no real evidence that the desire expressed in Elizabeth Woodville's will for a humble ceremony was not genuine. Despite her status she was still a prize for the religious house in which she was buried. In earlier centuries there had been bitter competition between houses for the bodies of men of such dubious reputation as Henry II's heir (the young king Henry) and King John. Had Elizabeth omitted the request for a humble burial, the clergy at Windsor would probably have permitted the heralds to organize the grander funeral they expected. The consequence of that stipulation was that, in stark contrast to her daughter's funeral, the mourners were all people who had actually known her. Elizabeth Woodville's status as a widow meant that she could choose a funeral which was a ritual for a woman, not a queen."

-J.L. Laynesmith, "The Last Medieval Queens: English Queenship 1445-1503"

[gravesend666]

just incase any not brits wanted to know how we've been feeling about the queens death 2yrs later, heres what the general consensus seems to be, at least from my perspective. [id in alt]

[heavyarethecrowns]

Death of Queen Elizabeth II - One Year On

21 April 1926 - 8th September 2022

[mary-tudor]

24 March 1603: death of Elizabeth Tudor, Queen of England.

[vox-anglosphere]

Buckingham Palace has released a full honours list of those who assisted at the Queen's state funeral and final arrangements.

[andreeamq]

Miles Norfolk's one lasting contribution to the plans for the death of the sovereign was a name. 'There was a debate over how to call it,' says Eddie Norfolk. 'My father happened to see a picture of London Bridge hanging on the wall. So he said: "Let's call it London Bride."'

Following the adoption of 'London Bridge', the funeral plans for all senior members of the family were given a 'bridge' designation - 'Forth Bridge' for Prince Philip, 'Tay Bridge' for Queen Mother and so on. The former Comptroller, Sir Malcolm Ross, also proposed that plans for the funeral of ex-prime minister Margaret Tatcher should be codenamed 'Iron Bridge'. It was vetoed by a very senior police officer who told him: 'Only royals get bridges.'

‘Charles III: New King. New Court. The Inside Story’ by Robert Hardman (2024).

[thepastisalreadywritten]

Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603) was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603. She was the last monarch of the House of Tudor.

[pretty-little-fools]

[grandmaster-anne]

19 September 2022 State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle © ITN

[southpark-art]

If you ever feel like a piece of absolute fucking shit just remember that channel 5 played the emoji movie all instead of broadcasting the queen’s funeral

If I was searching through channels and saw this I would fucking cry. As a British person she was a surprisingly big part of my life. She was alive for every person I know’s whole life. There’s only one person I know who was alive before her rule and he was only like 3 or something.

[thejsbeauty]

🎶My soul give praise unto the Lord of heaven ...