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Here's My Thought....

When Princess Diana died I think it tapped into a kind of Zeitgeist of friends, families and loved ones dying and that a lot of people 'transferred' those feelings onto the situation with Diana...

With Prince Philip passing away in the middle of this worldwide pandemic, do we think that the same kind of 'transference' will happen; that people who have lost their mums, dads, family members, friends, work colleagues from COVID will use it as a central point for all their outpouring of grief?

I am getting a sense of that myself....

What do others think/feel ?

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SJD x
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NotJamieM46-50, M
I don't think so. I honestly hadn't realized he was still around. But when someone makes it all the way to 99, it's not a tragedy when they pass. Their family couldn't have ever expected to have that much time with them.
SammyJo51-55, F
@NotJamieM I get that. I also get that you're an American, so I guess that for you he hasn't been 'visible' as he has over here in the UK....

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NotJamieM46-50, M
@SammyJo that's true. I hear about the Queen and some of the others, but never him. I had a grandmother who made it to 101, and while it was sad when she passed, I probably had 20 more years of her being around than I rightfully should have expected. So I was grateful for that at the same time as being sad, if that makes sense.
SammyJo51-55, F
@NotJamieM Yes, makes total sense....but, here's the thing; what with the pandemic people have been estranged from their families; people in care/nursing homes have had limited contact with family members...and many have died....I know a few individuals who haven't been able to see their grandparents/parents as they have been in a care home....and unable to be with them as they take their last breaths...and their recent tears have, I feel, been over more than just the Duke's passing....

Understand?

SJD xx