What do you think about this?

Theoddbird

I am sure that if people are asked they would still pay what they had pledged. I know I would.

I think you are correct, as I know I would pay whatever money I had pledged, whether or not the event went ahead.

We are in a unique moment in time after all,

I am sure that if people are asked they would still pay what they had pledged. I know I would.

My friends charity golf event has went ahead today, it's for children with cancer and I'm glad they carried on with it. Charities lost so much with Covid stopping everything and I'm sure the Royal family would rather these charity events still take place.

The unions cancelled the strikes out of respect Bijou and I believe support for their cause will be all the stronger for that. As for flowers, have you never taken or sent flowers when a death has occurred?

Bijou

All the money that people have spent on flowers could have gone to charity rather than profiting florists.

OK, so rail workers and Postal workers deserve a living wage but Florist do not?

Its ridiculous, totally unnecessary. The queen would not approve.

All the money that people have spent on flowers could have gone to charity rather than profiting florists.

The strikes should not have been cancelled. The workers deserve a living wage and if they are not given it they have to protest,in some way.

DaisyAnne

I think many will be disappointed that things that they looked forward to will be cancelled or postponed Kalu. However, they can be rearranged. Today and for the next 10 days or so, are not about me or you. They are about a lady who gave a lifetime to doing her best for this country. That does matter to many, not as much to some and not at all to others. Ten days is not a lot to be asked to put your desires on hold while many people work through this. Even the demand for instant gratification is halted by death.

"for the next 10 days or so, are not about me or you" - quite right.

I also agree with all the posts that sponsor's pledged money can still be contributed to whatever good causes the events are for. If I pledge £1 a mile for someone doing a 20 mile run I still pay the full amount even if they only complete 5 miles.

Secretsquirrel1

I’m wondering when the funeral will be. I’m meant to be attending a wedding on the 24th September.
The couple wouldn’t have to cancel their wedding Wouid they ?

It’s Monday the 19th
It will be a public holiday

Our community choir was on tenterhooks for our concert tonight after a year of hard work ! We are going ahead thank goodness and I know Her Majesty would approve as it is to celebrate getting through the pandemic plus raising money for local charities !
I think today’s events could have taken place but not yesterday due to respect

I read this morning that HM the Queen had bone cancer. So it seems strange that a cancer charity is cancelling events.

There should be a paragraph gap before the last 3 lines.

micmc47

In my opinion Her Majesty would not have wanted ANY charity event cancelled due to her recent passing. However, like me, I suspect she may have questioned whether or not to have the footfall of thousands of people eroding the Jurassic Way was ecologically sound. Why not stick to metalled surfaces?... which are far more suited to this type of event... such as tomorrow's Great North Run, which I'm relieved to hear will go ahead as planned.
The walk would not have gone along the actual path , at least not much of it. A route would have been marked for the walkers.

Exactly what Niucla said!

I’m wondering when the funeral will be. I’m meant to be attending a wedding on the 24th September.
The couple wouldn’t have to cancel their wedding Wouid they ?

It is rewarding that so many people want to remember and pay their respects to such a gracious lady. Even non- Royalists had an affinity for her.

Surely we should be respectfully celebrating her wonderful life and her achievements. I'm sure she wouldn't want the public to miss out on their pleasures. Especially, Charity events being cancelled. I thought events would have gone ahead but a a mark of respect held.

I read an article this morning which said The Palace had issued a statement advising that they are not expecting events to be cancelled during the mourning period except for the day of the funeral unless absolutely necessary.
Perhaps organisers of some events felt rushed into making a decision.
I like that they’ve decided to cancel the train strikes that were planned for September though.

All football is cancelled including grass roots football who don’t have burger vans but operate primarily with unpaid volunteers, and no police presence. The Queen was the patron of the FA and this is a mark of respect. Many clubs cancelled games before the FA finally made a decision. We were one of them.

I think the King has been very sensible in that the only proclamation is that the day of the funeral will be a public holiday. So live and let live - let people decide for themselves what they would like to do. It won't have been an easy decision by anyone who has to make it.
Personally I don't think it is too much to ask that people be allowed to thank the queen in whatever way they want to and sometimes this may mean inconvenient for others. She did the job for 70 years which is longer than most people work so lets try to be a bit gracious about it all.

Football is cancelled mainly as a safety aspect. The police don’t have the manpower to support matches and fans, as well as supporting the funeral

It's known as Respect.

Completely agree. They should have gone ahead with Last Night Of The Proms too. Would have been a most fantastic way to celebrate the great life of someone who also had a sense of fun.

In my opinion Her Majesty would not have wanted ANY charity event cancelled due to her recent passing. However, like me, I suspect she may have questioned whether or not to have the footfall of thousands of people eroding the Jurassic Way was ecologically sound. Why not stick to metalled surfaces?... which are far more suited to this type of event... such as tomorrow's Great North Run, which I'm relieved to hear will go ahead as planned.

Cancelled events, wall to wall coverage on tv and radio with all sorts being wheeled out to say the same things. I think this is really over the top and people should be allowed to mourn how they want without inflicting it on everyone