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06-29-2008, 11:20 PM
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Royal Death
by BeatrixFan Kings and Queens, Pharaohs and Popes - they die just like everyone else, but their passing is marked by rituals, traditions, and memorials that are unmistakably royal. This article looks at some of the traditions and rituals associated with royal deaths. More... Last edited by Elspeth; 06-29-2008 at 11:42 PM. 
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07-01-2008, 10:22 AM
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Very interesting article...
The Duchessof Kent's mausoleum is not open to the public right?
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07-02-2008, 01:38 PM
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It is for one day each year; St George's Day. The visiting is usually only for a few hours.
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08-09-2008, 09:49 PM
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Why has the world been depreived from the sight of Diana's face during her burial ceremony? She has been our princess and the princess of the world and strange that we did not have the glimpse of her face for the last time.We have the right to ask, haven't we? It was a royal death and we should have had the priviledge to see our beloved princess for the last time.Following up information, she was gorgeous wearing a long sleeve dress and a flower in her hand.We should have seen her.
Nazma FOURRE
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08-09-2008, 09:50 PM
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I do not think anyone was 'deprived" It was funeral that was televised throughout the world. What more did you expect to see?
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08-09-2008, 10:24 PM
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It should have been a closed casket for Grace as well. I will never forget the image of that beautiful woman lying in a casket. :(
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08-09-2008, 10:27 PM
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08-09-2008, 10:40 PM
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It just didn't look like her it was disturbing for me.
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08-09-2008, 10:42 PM
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I believe she had a wig on. I saw the photos in magazines and newspapers. I agree it was disturbing. Besides we heard she was in an accident and broke a leg and a few houres later they announced she was dead. It was a sad shock.
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08-09-2008, 10:50 PM
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Was Grace's funeral just like Diana's with the thousands of mourners and televised around the world?
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08-10-2008, 02:14 PM
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I think it is ok that Princess Diana was in a closed casket. I want to remember her the way I saw her in the media.
I'm not too much into open caskets. I just don't like it. But that is just my opinion. I respect that other people think otherwise. I mean.....I've seen quite a few people dead, and that does not bother me beside the fact that it is extremely sad when someone is dead. But I still prefer to se a closed casket in a funeral. But I respect it and I go even if the funeral is and the casket is open.
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08-10-2008, 02:30 PM
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I don't like the sight of dead people. I remember seeing the Pope Jean Paul II, lying on a table while many mourners were passing by. I had found it shocking. I'll always remember JFK's and Marilyn Monroe's face captured by photographers at the morgue. I honestly wish I hadn't seen those shots. It's not them; it's only flesh and bones. I don't see the utility of opening a casket exposing your emotionless, congealed face for the world to see.
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08-10-2008, 02:44 PM
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JFK's morgue photo was horrifying that picture shouldn't even be viewed by the public. And I didn't even recognize Marilyn in her morgue photo.
The tradition of viewing a loved one's body originated in Scotland I beleive.
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08-10-2008, 04:50 PM
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In Britain there's no tradition of open caskets like there is in some other countries. What happened at Diana's funeral was typical of the way all funerals, including royal ones, are conducted.
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08-10-2008, 07:02 PM
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Having, unfortunately, attended a couple I wished I didn't, I can say in speaking with the funeral director that we have changed a lot as a society. He said viewings used to be the norm, we had one viewing, and one not recently. He said there used to be cars to escort and police to escort and it was a big, big thing. Now not a lot of people want to view (personally, I don't!) and a lot of people don't attend them.
Of course it's different for Royalty. . .
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08-10-2008, 10:30 PM
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I had the shock of my life when I came to the US and attended a funeral.
Coming from places where the dead are laid to rest before sundown the day of the death with no emballming etc, I could not believe the circus here. Sentences like......"he/she looks so good".......about the deceased always seemed totally macabre to me. Anyway, I thought the funniest film related to death was the Irish comedy. "Waking Ned Devine" They almost threw me out of the movie theatre since I was laughing so loud!!!!!!! 
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08-11-2008, 07:34 PM
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As strange as it sounds, there's something comforting about seeing a deceased loved one lying out after the funeral director has done his job. I had two deaths in my family within three weeks (a parent and a parent-in-law), and it was nice to see them looking very similar to the way they looked in life. In some cases of violent death or extreme emaciation, of course, it's better to have a closed casket. Usually the casket is closed during the actual funeral where I live, but a person can view the remains during the visitation with the family the day or so before the funeral. Most visitations are in funeral homes now and rarely in private homes.
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