Tribute Thread for the Recently Passed Greats

Yes, her vibes on history were pleasant.But, I take it, no "Long live the king!", then.

Queen Elizabeth II Dies: Latest Updates, News and Reaction - The New York TimesAn image from November 20, 1947:--Percy

I was just sitting here in the library when I heard somebody in the background say, "The queen died."She was like everybody's mother or grandmother, so you couldn't help but like her, whatever your feelings about the monarchy.As a Canadian, I predict that we will never see Chuckie's face on our money.

You're in Canada, but just as a measure of the breadth of her influence, we'd say it that way here, too.--Percy

the wiki link:Elizabeth II - Wikipediayou guys are on the ball!

Never a fan of her or any royalty. Even less of the current generation.

I admired her for the way she dealt with her families behaviour and squabbles. I personably would hate the life she led. I heard someone once call it "living in splendid isolation". I'm not much of a monarchist but even living in Canada I felt of her as an institution that would just always be there.
I remember when I was very young standing at the side of the street in Calgary waving my flag enthusiastically as she, still as Princess Elizabeth, drove by and smiled and as I recall it even waved back,

The NFL (american style ie real football) began its season today. Before the very first game of the season the stadium put on a tribute. Very nice. As dignified as you can get in such a setting, I think.Then at halftime the network put on a small tribute with a short retrospective.If you are part of an american football game, then, yeah, there's same feeling there.

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At this time, we are hearing a huge amount in this Country about the nation's grief, Elizabeth's service, and her status in the world. It's pretty much the only message which is broadcast by the media, and given the feelings of a lot of people in this Country, I get it.Elizabeth was a decent, kind, dutiful and caring soul, from what little I know of her, with a sense of mischief. I regret her passing - and I agree that she carried out her duties consistently and to the end.But I wanted to give this some perspective.First off, Elizabeth was a decent human being - just the same as any other decent human being. I regret her passing to precisely the same degree as I regret the passing of any other decent human being. In my eyes, she is no more and no less than any other decent person on this planet. We have to move away from according certain people higher status, simply because of the accident of their birth.And in that regard, we have to acknowledge also the vast privilege which was given to her by her birth, and is indeed given every year by the British tax payer (£86.3m last year, apparently). I have no problem with the media repeating their references to her service, but we should at some point also acknowledge what was given to Elizabeth out of our pockets, and as a result of her being born to a family which produces the head of state every time and which lives in luxurious castles and is waited on by a vast staff of servants.The standard response from a royalist when you mention the privilege they enjoy is to shout even louder about their service, but you should compare that service (being chauffeured to events, having polite conversations with people, eating wonderfully prepared meals), with the service given by charity workers, nurses, policemen, firemen, teachers and numerous other kind people in this Country, who work day in day out to help other people.And their service is hard. They deal with misery and tragedy and heartache on a daily basis - they roll their sleeves up and help people - they suffer abuse, but they keep going - they do all they can to make other peoples' lives better. And their rewards are a gnat's whisker when weighed against the sheer weight of privilege and status which is given to the royal family.So yes, I regret Elizabeth's passing, in the same way as I regret the passing of any other decent human being. But please let us remember, that when we talk as much as is being talked about her service, to balance that against the level of service which other people give to their communities, and the size of the reward those people get, when compared to what is handed on a silver platter to the royal family.Rest in peace Elizabeth - but rest in peace too every single other decent human being who has passed and who didn't have the privilege to occupy every single front page and every single media outlet for the next month. You are all equal in my eyes.

I suspect that we'll soon be having conversations about whether we want a king, particularly this king. I resent being a subject - even if it's in name only.

With you on that one Tangle. We'll be in the minority though :-/

As one lady, about our age, said on the news, "She was the one constant in our lives."

Just because it was a constant does not make it good.

I didn't say it was good. I'm no royalist. I didn't even like Diana.But continuity has some advantages.

this remains an all-time story about the queen pic.twitter.com/hI2yNUac0H

— David Mack (@davidmackau) September 8, 2022

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