In memoriam

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• Brian78 says:

  9 Sep9 September 09:39

  Will there be a bank holiday for the funeral?

  Sounds like it’s on Monday 19th.

  I’ll be taking the day off work either way but it would be a fitting tribute/would allow people to pay their respects

  • ari etisteinberg says:

    9 Sep9 September 17:59

    I think the whole doting nation will take the day off work – but how about if they made the funeral last 3 days? Then we’d get 3 days off instead of 1. Perhaps the Late Queen should lie in state for 2 days before the State Funeral, so we could pay our respects properly. Just a thought.

    • ari etisteinberg says:

      9 Sep9 September 18:26

      Think about it – if they timed the State Funeral right and gave us 3 days off as Bank Holidays so that we could mourn properly and come to terms with the shock of this poor 96 year old Highly Respected Monarch dying unexpectedly, then we could get a free 5 day long weekend out of it.

• Navara says:

  9 Sep9 September 10:48

  Excellent tribute HfP RIP Ma’am

• Fred UK says:

  9 Sep9 September 11:51

  Thank you for the tribute, may she rest in peace.

• Spaghetti Town says:

  9 Sep9 September 12:28

  Thank you for your tribute.

• The Savage Squirrel says:

  9 Sep9 September 13:03

  Beautifully done, HfP.

• mutley says:

  9 Sep9 September 13:16

  Message of condolence on the passing of The Queen on the flag carriers website quite rightly, as well as on Easyjet, Loganair, and also American Airlines. Not surprisingly nothing on Ryanair or shamefully Virgin Atlantic.

  • Brian78 says:

    9 Sep9 September 13:27

    Shamefully? Grow up

  • Rui N. says:

    9 Sep9 September 13:33

    Ryanair published their condolences on all social media channels, including the “sarcastic” ones.

  • Brian78 says:

    9 Sep9 September 13:35

    Have you been going on airlines’ websites to see if they’ve paid tribute? Really?

    • mutley says:

      9 Sep9 September 16:41

      Yes!

  • BLT says:

    9 Sep9 September 13:46

    Virgin Atlantic clearly has a tribute on its landing page

  • BajiNahid says:

    9 Sep9 September 15:38

    Virgin had it up yesterday. Get a grip.

  • merlin90 says:

    9 Sep9 September 18:08

    Good grief.

• Gary O'Sh says:

  9 Sep9 September 15:40

  Lovely pictures. Many thanks Rob and the HfP team.

• david says:

  9 Sep9 September 18:13

  At 96, its not exactly, a shock but either way I hope she can R.I.P

  • ari etisteinberg says:

    9 Sep9 September 19:01

    It was a big shock to me, David. One day she was smiling happily at Miss Liz Truss and doing the professional finger kissing stuff they do with new PMs – probably also had just had a big laugh with Boris Johnson in the morning as they got on great. Next thing, she’s toes up, gone to meet the Big Maker.

    Her Mother (the Queen Mother) lived until she was 102. Her dear husband Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh (consort of the British Monarch) lived until he was 100. It gives you expectations.

    Why oh why did Elizabeth R have to go so young?

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