Hey Pandas, What Are Your Thoughts On Queen Elizabeth's Death? (Closed)

Honestly hearing she died doesn’t seem real to me,she lived through so much and it doesn’t feel like she really just died

I'm born and raise in America, and yet I can't imagine a world without her. Can't imagine how her people must feel. To me, even though she was born into the role, she was an amazing example of what a strong, committed woman can do. She wasn't perfect, and her family issues played out for the whole world to see, but she faced everything with a power and grace we will not likely see again.

Brit here. I'm going to be quite honest here, I couldn't honestly care less about her death. A random old woman I don't know died after a long and comfortable life. I don't see any reason to be sad personally. And yes, I know this is a horrible sin to think, I've certainly heard enough of my apathy being terrible already. I don't think I would care about any of the royals passing either except for the kids, and even then it would only be an "oh they were very young, that's sad". But you asked for what I thought, so here you go.

Sad. End of an era. It’ll seem strange hearing “King Charles “ on the news

I surprised myself by being a little sad and having a sense of loss. Surprised because I am not a royal fan or follower. But it somehow seems like another big change in a changing world.

To paraphrase Monty Python, I didn't vote for her.

Whilst it is sad for the family, she was in her 90's and is not a shock.

Not unexpected but still sad to hear. I feel like I've lost a distant grandmother or great aunt.
RIP

I feel awful, so much is going on in this world, everything changes. Sadly more bad, than good things.
But she was there, always a smile in her face; keeping her promise to be devoted to her people and her kingdom.

She felt immortal, for all my life, my parents life she was the queen of the british empire.
And now?
I cannot think that royals, whether it be british or any other, will be the same. Or will be here or as important for a long time.

Nowadays with all the feminists and all this, I think everyone forgets about the queen.
She was there as a woman and stood her ground. She was respected and loved and noone talked about her being a female.

The world lost a great human being with her.

Still feel sorry for Harry, for not being able to say goodbye.

It brought back memories of a meeting my Dad had with Her Majesty…

People who visiting my Mum and Dad’s place over the years often commented on a photo of my Dad (Circa 1977) with the Queen in which she was laughing…

My Dad was in the Royal Australian Navy for 21 years. Part of his career was in Submarines in the early 70’s. Because Australia was developing their Submarine fleet, officers were sent to the UK to train on the British vessels. As such he ended up being part of a Royal Navy event which the Queen was inspecting. At one point during her inspection, just near my Dad she commented about the “SubmaREENers”.

Without thinking, Dad automatically replied. “Actually Ma’am, we’re Australian so we are SubMARINers”

Based on the death glare look he got from his Captain who was escorting The Queen, dad fully expected to be on the new boat back to Australia. The Queen however apparently smiled and replied something along the lines of ”I will remember that” and moved on

Fast forward several years and my Dad was back in the UK doing some more training during the silver jubilee festivities. Once again, Dad was in line as the Queen was inspecting the troops… She walked down the line and glanced at my dad and took a couple of steps forward before stepping back and saying.

“You’re my Australian SubMARINer” Her Majesty said, pointing at my Dad.

Dad was absolutely stunned! He said he blurted “Yes ma’am!”

She smiled at him and said (with apparently a twinkle in her eye) “I told you I would remember” and laughed.

It was about then that the Photo was taken. Dad said it was one of the best moments of his Naval career.

From that day until the day he passed away, my Dad would never hear a bad word for Her Majesty. He would be devastated about her passing…

She was the best person for a job she truly didn't want. I have nothing but respect for her as an individual. RIP our Liz.

I can dislike an institution and still see the humaity in that institution

a very strange day to wake up with a new King. King Charles has very big shoes to fill. RIP

I work as a news anchor at a small station, and I messed up and said Queen Elizabeth instead of "King Charles" and just started crying. She was my queen for so long, and always will be in my heart.

To me the best memory is this video where she is having tea with Paddington. It is not a deep fake video, she went all in showing her fabulous sense of humour https://youtu.be/7UfiCa244XE

When I heard the news, it felt so surreal, so wrong, even though I’m not from Britain or any of the Commonwealth nations. There was always a Queen Elizabeth, that was one thing that didn’t change, regardless of how much the world did. She wasn’t perfect, but she was a strong woman who wasn’t afraid to show people who’s boss and was so respected and loved by people around the world. And now she’s gone. I don’t know how to feel. RIP Queen Elizabeth II, good luck King Charles III.

Queen Elizabeth II was a very steadying hand for her entire reign. She faced many challenges - both public and private - as the public face of the United Kingdom's government. She didn't rule - she advised.
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I've admired her determination to fulfill her duties to the best of her abilities. “I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service, and the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong.” - Queen Elizabeth II, 1952

The two absolute best monarchs of England were the two Elizabeths... End of! Both screwed over by their close family members, both forced into the job by circumstances outside of thier control. Both legends in thier own time.... Pm me to #changemymind

Oddly enough, the way she died. Going to sleep and not waking up. I've had family that passed away in hospitals from varying causes, an example being my dad. His kidneys were starting to fail and he had a sickness that he was battling on and off through out his life. Both the very things he was scared of dying of. I didn't want to lose him and as morbid as it sounds, I'd rather he had just, gone to sleep and not woke up. It sounds like a more peaceful way to go.

Not a Brit but living in Britain. Objectively speaking she was just a person born into privilege who managed not to become a complete twat throughout her life (which is an achievement nowadays, I give her that). But she was neither a saint, nor infallibe, she stole money from her subjects and her favourite child was a sexual predator. Sad for her family but Charles managed to split up the spoils within 24 hours so hardly seems like the world has come to end. Just another day in The Firm

I get chills every time somebody reminds me. My dad (who is British) was speechless when he saw the article. It feels surreal. This was the only monarch I have lived with, now we have a new one. It's very sad. I have a lot of emotions, but don't know how to express them.