Watching the funeral procession

For me, the most memorable moment was the lone piper at St George’s Chapel…walking away and the sound getting fainter. Gives me goosebumps remembering.

Some of us here in Australia did not have a choice if we wanted to have the television on, almost every station covered the funeral, every news service covered the funeral.
Before anyone says it, yes, I could have just turned off the tv, but I didn't, I watched the funeral with the part of my brain that wasn't occupied with other things.
I appreciate that the Queen was a much loved person, but I personally found it a tad too much. Every twitch, sniffle, eye movement and breath (it seemed) of every member of the royal family was scrutinised, dissected and every single news reporter had a different theory of what they were thinking and feeling. My personal theory of what they were thinking is "Please let this horrendous day be over so I can get away from here and go home and mourn my mother/grandmother/great grandmother in peace and quiet without a million people waiting to see me cry"

I would imagine the eight pall bearers will be recognised in some way by the King, perhaps a medal of some kind, as will the hearse driver and others.

And the Scottish ones too.

MrsKen33

And the Scottish ones too.

Definitely! It doesn’t matter how many times they did it, it was a special, and for me, nerve wracking job.
It would be good if all the troops involved in the various processions were given a commemorative medal, but that would bring forth cries about unnecessary expenditure.

S*d the expenditure. They should do it, for all of them even the ones who stood and lined the route. They also serve who only stand and wait.

Greyduster

S*d the expenditure. They should do it, for all of them even the ones who stood and lined the route. They also serve who only stand and wait.

I agree, and what about the ones who carried on their duties while everyone was involved.
Just a comment on the clapping which I thought seemed to be after the hearse had passed, but there was a time when a minutes silence at football matches was often disrupted by jeers and dissent so they started a minutes applause which was observed more respectfully so that now silences are more poignant. Applause shows respect for a job well done and silence in respect of the person in my view