On April 15, 2021, The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall have visited Marlborough House Gardens in Westminster to view a selection of flowers left by members of the public in memory of The Duke of Edinburgh. During this period of National Mourning, flowers and condolence messages from outside Buckingham Palace and within The Royal Parks have been moved to the private gardens at Marlborough House.
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ReplyDeleteWow, just wow.
DeleteThere is a pandemic and the royal family did advice the public to abide by rules and not to gather to send tributes and flowers, rather donate to charity. This explains the “pittance” you see.
DeleteBare in mind Charles is mourning his father (which hurts no matter at what age you lose them), while Diana was Charles ex-wife (a different kind of mourning). I don’t think it is a good idea to judge the way people grieve though as grief chances day to day and even hour to hour - you could be caught smiling, crying, laughing, emotionless, etc..
Tala
Oh my, there is a lot of anger hidden in that message. Why compare? Why judge someone’s grief? I find that rather disrespectfull. I think The Royal Family has been very respectfull to the people that have send them messages or condoleances. I feel for their loss.
DeleteLosing a parent is always tragic, no matter how old or infirm that parent might have been. It also entails the recognition that you are standing nearer to the grave yourself, not to mention what the passing of his parents will mean for Charles's future role. Diana was his estranged wife, and even though her death meant a tragic blow for his sons, it understandably wasn't a similar loss for Charles personally as the death of his father.
Delete-B.
I believe they were asked to not leave flowers because of the pandemic so not sure if comparison is fair.
DeleteSorry Ellie, a harsh comment. Whether someone is old or young, it is still Prince Charles' father who died. So for him its an emotional period in his life.
DeleteAnna
I cannot believe I have just read this. It should be removed.
DeleteWords fall apart, we will miss you forever, Prinz Philip.
ReplyDeleteP.
Des photos pleines d'émotion ; j'ai mon estomac qui se serre en particulier celle où nous voyons le prince Charles, seul !
ReplyDeleteSeeing the sadness on his face just leaves me without words. The display is touching, and seeing all the lovely tributes by the family this week have been nice.
ReplyDeleteChel
Fully agree, Chel. Well said.
DeleteMan sieht ihm seine Trauer richtig an. Sicherlich wird auch Charles gewusst haben, dass sein geliebter Vater nicht mehr ewig leben wird aber wenn die Stunde dann da ist, ist es einfach nur schlimm.
ReplyDeleteI think in this pictures it is good to see how they share there emotions with each other and have each other’s support.
ReplyDeleteThat is what counts the most by this loss.
Judy
The sadness on Prince Charles face says its all.
ReplyDeleteAva
I knew it would be removed, but it was true. When an old person passes away, it is obvious it will happen; my mother was 96 when she passed away, and the grieving had years to be processed, as it was predictable. When it did happen eventually, I was relieved for her. - The older royals passing away is predictable, as is the case with every family because it is more natural than for a young person to die. It's the way the cookie crumbles. - Ellie
ReplyDeleteHi Ellie, if you knew it'd be deleted, then why did you post it? Sounds to me like you already knew it was very controversial to say. You have the right to have an opinion, but sometimes it's better not to share it, especially not on such a sensitive and personal matter.
DeleteOf course it is to be expected that a very old person won't live for much longer, but judging grief and the amount of sorrow is tasteless, painful and rude. I'm definitely not getting in the comparison to Diana, but I wanted to get this off my chest. Thank you.
Think back to how stricken the Queen looked at the Queen Mother's funeral. Even when you know the time is coming, your heart and head are not in sync. You may be relieved your loved one is no longer suffering, but that is a separate and different issue from that person being physically gone from your life. No matter their ages, a family has lost a husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. It is not possible to pre-grieve that. Knowing your comment would be removed, i.e. knowing you should not make the comment in the first place, it is surprising you made a second try. ~d
DeleteWhen the person dies you do not think about their age you think how much you loved this person. No matter what age it would be always much, much too early to die!
DeleteWhen someone in my family died at age of 106 we were all devastated with grief. I can't even imagine that someone could say "it's the way cookie crumbles"
DeleteAva
My Aunt Edith died 98 last March in the U.K was in the WAF; she had a colour guard procession, and her coffin was draped in the Royal Standard. The Royal family can be very proud of the life of the Duke of Edinburgh he had a good life and achieved a great deal and made a difference in so many peoples lives. God bless Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth her heirs and successors.
ReplyDeleteOf course it it's predictable that a 99 year old will die, but the impact on those left behind isn't - especially the loss of your first parent. Elle.
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