Passing of a Monarch

[andye]

I was thinking just that when I saw what I thought was the one hearse sitting under the arch; 'What if it has a flat tyre?'
Well, with a 2nd vehicle in convoy they could of-course do a 'hot-swap' and continue almost as if nothing had happened.

2 mstrandyes raised the same question. I assured them there would be a contingency.

We had a related issue when our vintage car broke down outside Buckingham Palace en route from our wedding to reception. Had to wait a while for a replacement. Meanwhile had lots of pics taken by tourists in our finery . Police were a bit antsy about the car stuck next to the Victoria Memorial

 

[Hvr]

I thought that was pretty good contingency planning.

I imagine there was a lot of redundancy in the planning. As with any event, it's expected that something will go wrong. But keeping the show on the road without interruption is what matters.

 

[drron]

And today we took A30 towards London and no evidence of the procession that took place yesterday in the opposite direction.

 

[love_the_life]

Interesting - wonder if the funeral becomes a superspreader event. I see Queen Margrethe of Denmark has just tested positive after attending the funeral.

 

[love_the_life]

The memorial service at APH has just begun - a good modern hymn to start off with (well known from years teaching at a Catholic school).
And our Canberra Auslan translator was a familiar presence in the COVID daily updates.

 

[OATEK]

Interesting - wonder if the funeral becomes a superspreader event. I see Queen Margrethe of Denmark has just tested positive after attending the funeral.

Given the huge crowds I encountered at Green Park a few days before the funeral, the small gathering in Westminster Abbey would be but a small spreader event. There were people who had travelled from all over the UK, and quite a lot from the US fighting to get through and leave flowers at the special site set up across from the Palace in Green Park.