Did anyone else get emotional watching the funeral procession for the Queen?

I’m not a Royal watcher by any means and I’ve never met the Queen, but I was moved watching the images from today. Maybe it’s the general sense of loss, and empathizing with the family. Maybe it’s the fact that something that has been a constant throughout my life, is now gone, the end of an era, and endings are generally sad.
Or maybe it’s a reminder of my own aging and mortality. That not even the Queen lives forever.

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4meAndyou · F

I got emotional when the double rainbow appeared in front of Buckingham Palace and all the mourners there burst into song..."God Save the Queen".

I think one woman interviewed on the news described it best. Imagine living in a deep valley surrounded by very high mountains on every side. And then one morning you wake up and the mountains are gone. The landscape of people's lives, and the backdrop to which all were accustomed, is just...gone.

Ghostinthemachine · M

@4meAndyou very poignant moment and eloquently stated

OldBrit · 61-69, M

@4meAndyou that is a very apt analogy