The funeral. thread with no unkindness

First big do for new Arch.

Lovely applause.

I wonder how much the Chelsea Pensioners will get from the collection.

She was a good friend to them. Am I right in saying they wanted no flowers but money sent to Chelsea Pensioners for associated welfare expenditure.?

Queen looks so sad

Strange how a living person now becomes just part of a long history.

Thanks Jo.

A nice thread.

Now sit back and wait. That's for another time though hopefully not on this one.

Thank you, jings for opening this thread. It is good to be back.

And the world goes on turning....

Oh yes! That's Bernard Ingham!

Hiya soop. Nice wasn't it?

And the masses are off!

Nice that Simon Weston was there.

Bernard Ingham looked really sad.

I liked the fact Norman Tebbitt got a nice applause.

Hey ho! Kathy Lettes next. (top that then Cathy)

Yes jing we really needed thi thread, thanks.
I feel quite drained emotionally, need to go out I think.

Nice thread, jingle. Good idea.

A fitting ceromony for a lady that tried to do her best during difficult times. Thank you, Maggie T.

Sorry...meant to type ceremony.

Thank you for the thread*jo8*.
Feel very moved, by the Rt Rev Richard Chartres, (what a warm and generous speech) the music, St Paul's Cathedral, and Amanda Thatcher - her grandmother must have been so proud of her.

They said the roar of the applause and the 3 cheers heard outside was wonderful to hear. They must have had concerns.

Well done G.B.

Interesting to hear David Dimbleby say that the plans for the funeral had been in place since Tony Blair's time - that TB, GB and DC were all agreed that it would be ceremonial and in St Paul's.

Welldone jingle
Very nicely done. I was following you in the dentists waiting room.

Beautiful. I managed to get out of the office to see the hearse pass through Trafalgar Square and then rushed back to watch the whole thing on my PC.

Nice thread jings.

I'm so happy that this country rose to the occasion despite all the warnings of trouble and protests.

Ah was that Bernard Ingham brushing away a tear?
I love the words of the Funeral service - the simple dignity and the link it provides with centuries gone by.