What do you think about this?

I’m not mourning

HeavenLeigh

I’m not mourning

That’s your right.

Nobody knows what the Queen would think about anything.

Also, people feel how they feel. We have no right or permission to tell them what that should be or how they should behave because of those feelings.

Both of these types of gossipy comments overstep even the most extreme view of the oft quoted "right to an opinion".

GrammyGrammy

It's known as Respect.

Explain ? Why could the events scheduled be adapted to
Be in honour of the queen
Ate you going to do
Nothing for a week?

Thank you Mollygo. A perfect example of the give and take that has to go with the "right to my opinion" view.

Lots of events have been cancelled which has meant many people have now lost money.
We were due to have a food festival in our area which was cancelled.
I don't think that the Queen would have minded if events had gone ahead at all.

I find it rather sad that mourning a death by cancelling mass events or something supposedly enjoyable is, judging from the attitude of many posters, no longer acceptable.

Admittedly raising money for cancer research is a laudable thing to do, but the event can presumeably be re-scheduled, or if that is impossible or too expensive, the sponsors can simply send the amount they have promised to Macmillan, either in their own names, or as a memorial to the Queen if they want to do so.

They do seem to have gone overboard . On radio two it's only sad music and no chat . Will it be like this for two weeks ? I think the suicide rate will go up if this carries on .

I am sure MacMillan will have thought long and hard before arriving at this decision ; it obviously didn’t feel right to them to go ahead at this time . We can all make our own decisions about mourning so I certainly wouldn’t criticise theirs.

The country is in morning though
. All very well saying we're not in morning individually. But it means nothing. Country is in mourning

Organisers and organisations seem to be running scared in case they are criticised for not responding in what is deemed to be the appropriate manner. Not many people alive today will remember what happened when the last monarch died but in any case it was a different era. I don’t think this kind of extreme response will will impress younger people. Even at my age (72) I feel that my response is being controlled by protocol. I recently lost a friend I’d been close to for 60 years and am in mourning for her. For me the death of the queen marks the end of an era and I feel for her family as I would with anyone but that’s as far as it goes. I never saw her except in photographs and on the screen so I can’t say she felt very real to me. I can’t claim to have known her, only the image which was portrayed through the media.

I think you’re right about the reason for many cancellations Dearknees - afraid of negative publicity. Life goes on.

Another thing is people from numerous organisations will be required for this massive funeral

I'm not sure why football matches have been cancelled though? Police presence maybe?

It really is a once in a lifetime event

A country is made of its citizens and inhabitants - it is not it's own separate entity

People are in morning, not legal entities called countries

People are in afternoon at present

The sky won't fall in just because a few events are cancelled for 10 days.
The Last Night of the Proma is a jolly loud event which is not recognised as appropriate during a period of National Mourning.
It is a case of Respect with a capital R.

Esspee

I have always thought sponsored walks, runs etc. completely pointless. (Apart from raising money for worthwhile causes)
Wouldn't something like beach cleanups, sprucing up deprived neighbourhoods etc. be much more worthwhile?

I absolutely agree with this. It would be far more productive and demand more effort! I have done sponsored walks but in all honesty would rather give the cash myself than do a pointless walk.

There was to have been a river race on the Thames today and locally there is RNLI fundraising associated with it, a BBQ, raffle etc. They've turned it into some sort of commemorative parade which seems a bit pointless and there is a lot of food going into the organisers freezers.

I suspect it's a case of a complete misjudgment of the public mood. I have just come from a very large shopping centre. It was like Christmas times a thousand. Queues outside every restaurant, very buzzy. Theres is something in the British population that doesnt like enforced anything including mourning.

Nannan2

I believe that H.M. the Queen would have been of the 'keep calm & carry on' brigade

I agree.

We can carry on in a calm and dignified way without too much jollity, surely?

I suspect it's a case of complete misjudgement by some members of the public! Do you not underrated what a country going into mourning means? We're not all expected to be wailing in corners whilst clad in black, you know

Of course life goes on as normal. We're off to a PhD Graduation party this evening. Life is going on.

The country is in mourning It's tradition. That's all. Many countries do it.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_national_days_of_mourning_(2000–2019)

Yes but I think a lot of people are uncomfortable with it perhaps all traditions arent good ones.

I wonder why and how these decisions are made. Why some are cancelled and some not. I also wonder if cancelling some events has not been a sort of excuse for the organisers to not bother. My local Youth Drama Company thought hard about the whole situation all through Thursday and made the decision that all the hard work and potential financial situation was worth performing anyway. They had a round of applause before the performance as the nature of the show did not lend itself to a minutes silence.

There is no obligation to cancel or postpone events and sporting fixtures, or close entertainment venues during the National Mourning period. This is at the discretion of individual organisations. As a mark of respect, organisations might wish to consider cancelling or postponing events or closing venues on the day of the State Funeral. They are under no obligation to do so and this is entirely at the discretion of individual organisations

www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-demise-of-her-majesty-queen-elizabeth-ii-national-mourning-guidance/the-demise-of-her-majesty-queen-elizabeth-ii-national-mourning-guidance

Flags are at half mast. Church doors are open so those who wish to go in and pray or just reflect can do so.
If organisers want to have a minute's silence before an event as a mark of respect and time for private thoughts they can.

Soozikinzi

They do seem to have gone overboard . On radio two it's only sad music and no chat . Will it be like this for two weeks ? I think the suicide rate will go up if this carries on .

For many people who are lonely/housebound the radio is important.
I sincerely hope this no chat(unless it's related to the Queen) no cheerfulness does not go on too long.