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Originally Posted by altcar73
He was not given a state funeral because the cost of doing so would have been prohibitive. I thought the funeral took place in Leicester?
Dave.
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Sorry, it was Leicester. I was thinking of his title as Richard of Gloucester.
How can a monarch's funeral be cost prohibitive? No more so than Mrs Thatcher's one would have thought. Even if the scope of it was somewhat limited given the passage of time since he died but a proper military escort from the Guards Brigade as well as the very excellent TA guys who did do the honours.
I know there's probably only a tenuous (if any) blood relationship to aunty Betty but he was an important member of the greater family of British Monarchs and that stands for more than blood. The man's contribution to the history of the monarchy cannot be denied.
I think this is a terrible scandal. That pathetic little wooden coffin, made with a the hands of a living relative I know but such a sorry sight is enough to make one weep.
What the hell has happened to protocol here? Is the local MP a man of straw?
EDIT: It should be pointed out that if I, an Irishman (albeit a loyal Queen's man) feel this way - how should the English feel?