[News] Anyone planning to travel to London for the funeral?

[dazzer6666]

I beg to differ. I was there in June for the Jubilee, and most people knew you could use contactless on TFL. The crowds were very good humoured and helpful.

London marathon day is a complete and utter shitshow every year.

 

[Easy 10]

I would go, but then I realised I would rather shatter my own jaw on a concrete bollard.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

I think the difference will be that people had that planned for months. But yeah, you could be right. Overall though, I don't think it will be a very fulfilling experience for a lot of those that make the trip.

I certainly won’t be going, and will treasure my memories of her last Trooping the Colour. Many people want to be part of history, and witness it for themselves.

 

[The Clamp]

I certainly won’t be going, and will treasure my memories of her last Trooping the Colour. Many people want to be part of history, and witness it for themselves.

A nice memory to have.

Yep, I see the motivation for going and I wish them all the best. Genuinely. It’ll be on the telly with a pot of tea over here at Clamp Court.

 

[Is it PotG?]

Monday, the coffin's only going about 50 yards.

Wednesday is the day, when it goes from Buck House to Westminster, far more opportunities for a gander.

 

[LamieRobertson]

A nice memory to have.

Yep, I see the motivation for going and I wish them all the best. Genuinely. It’ll be on the telly with a pot of tea over here at Clamp Court.

Likewise I can see why people would want to go..but not perhaps so a child of the age quoted, can experience it.
I’m planning to watch a summary of events later in the day, I’ll commit to the two minutes silence at midday, then carry on tidying up the garage and my own garden..riveting

 

[Horses Arse]

If you do go don't forget that as history drives past you shove your phone in front of your face and watch the screen. Or stay at home and watch a screen.

Or better still, stay at home and don't watch a screen.



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[Wrong-Direction]

Likewise I can see why people would want to go..but not perhaps so a child of the age quoted, can experience it.
I’m planning to watch a summary of events later in the day, I’ll commit to the two minutes silence at midday, then carry on tidying up the garage and my own garden..riveting

You still not sorted that "garden" out yet

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[drew]

There was carnage at Green Park tube yesterday (Saturday) when thousands of people (lemmings?) descended wanting to deposit a bunch of flowers at the gates of Buckingham Palace so that they could do a Face Book post of themselves live at a moment of "history". They had to close the station. It will be mental in London on the 19th and so if you really want to respect the Queen's memory you should quietly stay at home and watch the TV coverage.

Or walk from Victoria!!!!

 

[LamieRobertson]

You still not sorted that "garden" out yet

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Haha…Autumn pruning time

 

[junior]

Monday, the coffin's only going about 50 yards.

Wednesday is the day, when it goes from Buck House to Westminster, far more opportunities for a gander.

Yes I realise that, but unfortunately I have to work Mon - Sat this week.

I'm glad I started this thread, it has persuaded me to definitely not go.

However to those who pointed out that my daughter won't remember it..I'm not that dumb to not realise that. It was more so I could tell her in the future "we were there".

 

[Westdene Seagull]

If you want a vague idea of how crowded it will be - watch the video in this article https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-62867444 - remember London will be far far worse. Do you really want to take an 18 month to that ?

 

[Easy 10]

Yes I realise that, but unfortunately I have to work Mon - Sat this week.

I'm glad I started this thread, it has persuaded me to definitely not go.

However to those who pointed out that my daughter won't remember it..I'm not that dumb to not realise that. It was more so I could tell her in the future "we were there".

You can still do that. She won't know.

 

[drew]

Is anyone planning to travel up to London for the funeral next Monday?
I would like to take my 18 month old daughter to experience the moment in history, but as we live near Manchester it's a massive effort and I'm worried we could end up doing it all to get nowhere near the actual funeral procession.

We'd have to travel down to Brighton on Sunday and then look at getting up to London on the Monday morning.

Will thier be trains? Will they be full? Am I stupid for even contemplating it with a young child. Nappies to change etc.

Anyone else planning to go and thought of plans yet?

Anyone ever been to a huge event in London before got any experiences worthwhile sharing?

Personally, if I were in your shoes, I wouldn't. 18 months is far to young to take it in and, more importantly, remember it. There will be massive crowds and a lot of standing around and, at certain points, a need for silence.

I'm 60 and this is obviously the first change of monarch in my lifetime. With Chas being 73, I may well see another, but your daughter is likely to experience 3, Elizabeth to Charles, Charles to William and then William to George.

 

[drew]

Yes I realise that, but unfortunately I have to work Mon - Sat this week.

I'm glad I started this thread, it has persuaded me to definitely not go.

However to those who pointed out that my daughter won't remember it..I'm not that dumb to not realise that. It was more so I could tell her in the future "we were there".

I'm sure there will be a box set of dvds available.

 

[Easy 10]

Personally, if I were in your shoes, I wouldn't. 18 months is far to young to take it in and, more importantly, remember it. There will be massive crowds and a lot of standing around and, at certain points, a need for silence.

I'm 60 and this is obviously the first change of monarch in my lifetime. With Chas being 73, I may well see another, but your daughter is likely to experience 3, Elizabeth to Charles, Charles to William and then William to George.

Plenty to look forward to then

 

[BN9 BHA]

I'm sure there will be a box set of dvds available.

I recommend Peppa Pig

 

[Return of the Rev]

Hoping to travel to the 100 club on the Saturday for the members

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Anyone ever been to a huge event in London before got any experiences worthwhile sharing?

There are huge events and there are huge events, this one l fancy is going to be completely off the scale, we will after all be witnessing something the great majority of us have never experienced before, the death of a sovereign.

It will be off the scale in terms of the amount of people scrambling to get to just one very small part of London to witness it.

 

[The Clamp]

Might pop down to Pizza Express in Woking if they're showing it.