[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by The Slim Reaper

More normal stuff on normal island.

Looking after their staff who wish to watch the funeral



#workersfirst

[The Slim Reaper]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

is that because all their staff wanted the bank holiday off or because they are forcing it closed for the day?

https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/13/cente...metrouktwitter

Says that they are closing it as a mark of respect, then add that they wanted to give as many of their staff the chance to mourn.

[The Slim Reaper]

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by The Slim Reaper

[bots]

i can honestly say that the last thing i would want to do is queue up for 6 hours to walk round a coffin

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

i can honestly say that the last thing i would want to do is queue up for 6 hours to walk round a coffin

I think it would be similar to queueing 6 hours and then watching Harry Styles

[Crimson Dynamo]

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

i can honestly say that the last thing i would want to do is queue up for 6 hours to walk round a coffin

More likely 8 hours apparently

That’s nearly as long as thousands queued for the Florida Disney attraction Avatar when it was first unveiled to the public !


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[Vanessa]

No thanks, I'll pass. Can't stand in the queue for 8 hours. And in this weather.
But I'll definitely go to put some flowers in Green Park.

[UserSince2005]

What 96 year old gets out of bed and goes to work 2 days before they die.
I cant, I miss my queenie so much

[bots]

Originally Posted by The Slim Reaper

More normal stuff on normal island.

Center Parcs has backtracked over a decision to ask guests to leave its sites on the day of the Queen's funeral.

The holiday firm said it had made the decision "as a mark of respect" and to allow employees to "be part of this historic moment".

But the move prompted complaints from angry holidaymakers online.

It would have meant some guests would have had to leave part-way through their break and return afterwards.

One holidaymaker the BBC spoke to described the previous plans as "ridiculous".

Others took to Center Parcs' Facebook page to express their anger, with one saying the last-minute change showed no respect to guests.

Center Parcs had said that guests would have to leave its five UK sites for 24 hours from 10:00 BST on Monday 19 September.

The company has now changed its decision, saying that it will no longer require guests who are not due to depart on Monday to leave.

Those due to arrive on Monday, however, will still not be able to check in until 10:00 BST Tuesday.

In a statement on Tuesday evening, it said: "The vast majority of our guests are either due to arrive or depart on Monday 19 September.

"We have however, reviewed our position regarding the very small number of guests who are not due to depart on Monday, and we will be allowing them to stay on our villages rather than having to leave and return on Tuesday."

The five locations of its holiday parks include: Elveden Forest, Suffolk; Longleat Forest, Wiltshire; Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire; Woburn Forest, Bedfordshire; and Whinfell Forest, Cumbria.

Facilities on-site, including restaurants, will still remain closed on Monday too. Center Parcs said it would be offering a discount for the lack of facilities available on that day.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-62893476

[arista]

Yes, a 15% discount given to customers


A Customer told GMBnewsHD itv

[bots]

Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan has warned that the government is expecting “extremely large queues, that could go up to thirty hours”, to see the Queen lying in state in Westminster Hall, adding there could be “thousands” of mourners waiting.

She said that while “it won’t be thirty hours for everybody”, it was important for the public to be “fully prepared” for the wait in terms of time on their feet and the weather.

When asked if she was trying to put people off coming to London, Donelan said “it’s really important” to be “as open and upfront [as possible] with the general public so they can make informed choices”. She said the government would be doing everything it could to make people “as comfortable on the journey as they possibly can be”.

Speaking to broadcasters from her office in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, she said over 1,000 people per day would be on hand to assist people queuing and that there would be a queue for disabled people and those finding it difficult to stand for so long.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan has warned that the government is expecting “extremely large queues, that could go up to thirty hours”, to see the Queen lying in state in Westminster Hall, adding there could be “thousands” of mourners waiting.

She said that while “it won’t be thirty hours for everybody”, it was important for the public to be “fully prepared” for the wait in terms of time on their feet and the weather.

When asked if she was trying to put people off coming to London, Donelan said “it’s really important” to be “as open and upfront [as possible] with the general public so they can make informed choices”. She said the government would be doing everything it could to make people “as comfortable on the journey as they possibly can be”.

Speaking to broadcasters from her office in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, she said over 1,000 people per day would be on hand to assist people queuing and that there would be a queue for disabled people and those finding it difficult to stand for so long.

thankfully the rain has now passed to the SOuth and the sun will come out

Monday looks dry and fine too

[arista]

[Crimson Dynamo]

SIR – Amid the seamless pageantry on display over the past few days –
perhaps most of all in Scotland – there are so many people who deserve
sincere thanks for their hard work.

I hope it does not seem presumptuous of me to praise, in particular, the
members of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. And surely the most deserving of
congratulations are those soldiers who served as pallbearers at the Palace of
Holyroodhouse and St Giles.

Under intense scrutiny, their turnout, discipline and drill were all perfect.

Major Nigel Price (retd)
Ex-7th Duke of Edinburgh’s Own Gurkha Rifles
Wilmslow, Cheshire

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

[The Slim Reaper]

It's what she would have wanted.

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

Center Parcs has backtracked over a decision to ask guests to leave its sites on the day of the Queen's funeral.

The holiday firm said it had made the decision "as a mark of respect" and to allow employees to "be part of this historic moment".

But the move prompted complaints from angry holidaymakers online.

It would have meant some guests would have had to leave part-way through their break and return afterwards.

One holidaymaker the BBC spoke to described the previous plans as "ridiculous".

Others took to Center Parcs' Facebook page to express their anger, with one saying the last-minute change showed no respect to guests.

Center Parcs had said that guests would have to leave its five UK sites for 24 hours from 10:00 BST on Monday 19 September.

The company has now changed its decision, saying that it will no longer require guests who are not due to depart on Monday to leave.

Those due to arrive on Monday, however, will still not be able to check in until 10:00 BST Tuesday.

In a statement on Tuesday evening, it said: "The vast majority of our guests are either due to arrive or depart on Monday 19 September.

"We have however, reviewed our position regarding the very small number of guests who are not due to depart on Monday, and we will be allowing them to stay on our villages rather than having to leave and return on Tuesday."

The five locations of its holiday parks include: Elveden Forest, Suffolk; Longleat Forest, Wiltshire; Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire; Woburn Forest, Bedfordshire; and Whinfell Forest, Cumbria.

Facilities on-site, including restaurants, will still remain closed on Monday too. Center Parcs said it would be offering a discount for the lack of facilities available on that day.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-62893476

The world is going crazier and crazier


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[bots]

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan has warned that the government is expecting “extremely large queues, that could go up to thirty hours”, to see the Queen lying in state in Westminster Hall, adding there could be “thousands” of mourners waiting.

She said that while “it won’t be thirty hours for everybody”, it was important for the public to be “fully prepared” for the wait in terms of time on their feet and the weather.

When asked if she was trying to put people off coming to London, Donelan said “it’s really important” to be “as open and upfront [as possible] with the general public so they can make informed choices”. She said the government would be doing everything it could to make people “as comfortable on the journey as they possibly can be”.

Speaking to broadcasters from her office in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, she said over 1,000 people per day would be on hand to assist people queuing and that there would be a queue for disabled people and those finding it difficult to stand for so long.

30 hours !!

I wouldn’t queue that long for a passionate hug off a bikini-clad Charleze Theron !!



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[The Slim Reaper]

Any chance there is a bigger version of that, bots? Can't quite make it out

[bots]

The BBC is launching a dedicated stream of the Queen lying in state, for people who want to pay their respects virtually.

The service will be offered globally for those who want to pay their respects but cannot travel to London or are physically unable to queue.

It will be available on the BBC home page, the BBC News website and app, the iPlayer, BBC Parliament and Red Button.

The live stream will be available from 17:00 BST on Wednesday.

People will be able to file past the coffin in Westminster Hall until the morning of the state funeral on Monday.

Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to visit Westminster Hall to pay their respects to Britain's longest-reigning monarch.

Mourners began gathering as early as Monday, and by Wednesday morning many people had joined the queue forming on nearby streets and along the banks of the River Thames.

The Queen's coffin was taken to Buckingham Palace after it was flown from Edinburgh to London on Tuesday evening.

It is due to leave for Westminster Hall at 14:22 BST, carried on an open gun carriage of the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery, drawn by a team of black horses.

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I was worried i was going to miss it!

[The Slim Reaper]

Originally Posted by Zizu

30 hours !!

I wouldn’t queue that long for a passionate hug off a bikini-clad Charleze Theron !!



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She told me she'd be happy to wait in line for you though, zeez.

[UserSince2005]

still crying