Side note, the crown used in the coronation is worth $2-4bn which is mental.
Could nearly get a nice swap deal for united
Queen Elizabeth II | 1926-2022 | Rest in Peace
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Could nearly get a nice swap deal for united
Getting my hair cut tomorrow.
Wawawiwa.
Not so much all this nonsense, do think going from the reasonably placid kind looking old lady to her son will see a sharp royal family popularity drop though.
@Revaulx what do you make of the music for the service? The Queen clearly liked Croft to have 2 of his pieces in the service but I can't lie and say I'm not a tad disappointed they aren't going to do Purcell's funeral sentences. Hopefully Weir's new piece is as good as the incredible Psalm 104 commissioned for Philip's funeral.
It was South Africa who 'gave' it to the royals and some of their MPs do want it back.
https://www.republicworld.com/world...-diamond-from-queens-sceptre-articleshow.html
This just made me imagine the scenes on here if the House of Windsor purchased United
Charles having to sign the contracts isn't gonna be a pretty sight..
He’ll delegate that to a subject
Damn, thanks god she's still around.
It's absolutely crazy to see people spend the night there when they really didn't need to
Had a friend who said if Putin wanted to cause WW3/more chaos he may not get a better chance with a lot of world leaders etc. in one place. Whilst there is a almost absolutely no chance it would happen, it did make me wonder if it crossed his mind
Had a friend who said if Putin wanted to cause WW3/more chaos he may not get a better chance with a lot of world leaders etc. in one place. Whilst there is a almost absolutely no chance it would happen, it did make me wonder if it crossed his mind
Surely they’ll be doing Purcell’s Thou Knowest Lord as part of the Croft? I think the Croft/Purcell hybrid has been sung at every royal funeral since whenever.
I’m looking forward to the Weir. Less so the MacMillan; his stuff is rather variable. I don’t like the Parry; the stop-start changes of mood always sound rather daft. Not a fan of O Taste And See either; in fact I think most of the music composed for her coronation is awful. And I’ll have to go into the cellar to sort out more beers during the vile The Lord’s My Shepherd. I dunno; maybe years of singing this stuff has turned me into a jaded old git.
We are planning on going for a walk post-funeral, so I’m afraid we will miss the Windsor bit. A shame, because I love the Harris.
If the modern practice of singing a Nunc Dimittis were being followed, it’s worth bearing in mind that she was a big fan of Harwood in A flat. I’d honestly prefer that.
Oh my god, are they actually inflicting 2 hours of Feargal "mournful" Keane on people before the funeral starts.
People will be miserable by the start.
People will be miserable by the start.
@P-Ro si is this thread going to turn into something similar to a matchday one:
Poster A: FFS Can Alto 2
Poster B: You’ve got an agenda and are obviously a Goodbridge fanboy. Now B flat Trumpet 4 is really shit…
Poster A: FFS Can Alto 2
Poster B: You’ve got an agenda and are obviously a Goodbridge fanboy. Now B flat Trumpet 4 is really shit…
What time is kick off?
11AM kick off, grass roots style.
Brill, thank you
So glad there appears to be light at the end of this tunnel.
shit atmosphere, a bit like the Etihad.
If Putin hit Westminster Abbey right now he’d take out just about every Western nuclear codes authority wouldn’t he?
Far more people in attendance this morning. The Etihad could never.
Such a ridiculous show of nonsensical traditions. The state of these lot parading around dressed in the most bizarre uniforms carrying swords. It’s all so fecking weird and frustrating to know that I pay towards it.
Only old folk like the monarchy. Up the Empire and all that.
Anyway, I miss United and football.
Anyway, I miss United and football.
James Milner yellow card
It’s a State Funeral.
What time are the ring walks?
Why are you guys like this?
Who’s on the undercard?
Calm down mate.
What’s the over under? 7 feet?
Bit of a kit clash going on, no?
All sides are in black?
All sides are in black?
They are on the move now.
The procession has 142 sailors.
The procession has 142 sailors.
I wonder if they've put Steve Bray in the Tower of London with his megaphone.
Slow build up play here.
Is Van Gaal leading proceedings?
Is Van Gaal leading proceedings?
It's like a national cosplay addiction.
I’m no royalist but it does look amazing. Nobody can do this like the Brits
when’s she going to pop out of the coffin and start flossing whilst shouting “70 more years, baby!”