[Rummyfan]

One more take on The Queen's passing. Why not?

[traderrob6]

Somewhat more subdued than the coverage of Diana’s death and significantly less obnoxious.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

For the same reason that when your friend loses his wife you morn with him.

Even if you did not like her for some reason.

It is what you do for a friend if you are a decent person.

[SamAdams76]

Well I did like her in that “Naked Gun” movie.

[Churchillspirit]

Usa - Uk. Special friends.<>Us hurts - UK hurts (9/11 etc)

Now the UK is hurting - losing a much loved Queen.

[Jamestown1630]

'Sacrifice, selflessness and strict attention to duty are always regarded as endangered virtues, especially among our governors. Still, this doesn’t quite explain her status in America. And therein lies a tale.'

Um, yes it does. It is precisely her personification of certain ideals of duty, selflessness and dedication that is so attractive to us. We have sadly few politicians now who exhibit those attributes; but we vaguely recall them and how very valuable they were to us, from our past.

(On the other hand, they did get 'familiarity' right. I said to my husband tonight that we always knew that she would die someday - but we didn't believe that she would.)

[Tijeras_Slim]

A life of duty from barely past adolescence to death is something will never exist in our system. She had no aspiration for her role, no ambitions. It just was.

[Gay State Conservative]

I'm glad I don't live in a monarchy but I have no problem at all with a Queen as decent and dignified as Elizabeth was.And I have no problem at all with Brits who are deeply saddened by her passing.

[Equine1952]

A Queen who wore her country’s military attire in wartime. A great lady. RIP

[bgill]

She was loyal to her citizens for 70 years.

Biden can’t stay loyal to the US for 7 seconds.

[algore]

Can we mourn Nancy Pelosi next?

[decal]

Somehow I can’t see the American public giving much of a darn about His Earness...

[bigbob]

You don’t have to be a royalist to mourn the loss of a great human being.

[Tupelo]

Why do Americans mourn Queen Elizabeth ll?
My guess is we are not mourning the death of a queen so much as we are mourning the death of world leader who led a long and honorable life and unshelfessly served her nation for almost 3/4 of a century.

RIP QE-ll. A well lived life and a job well done.

[DJ MacWoW]

I saw this and thought FReepers would enjoy the Queen's sense of humor. There's a video and a written description.

Bodyguard's Hilarious Queen Elizabeth Story Resurfaces In Wake Of Her Death

[MinorityRepublican]

I respect the person, Elizabeth II. But I do not really respect the institution. It’s elitist and obsolete. But they are British. So they are free to do what they want.

[Republican Wildcat]

It’s not “monarchy” that we mourn but rather how Queen Elizabeth II used it. She was a symbol of unity and continuity not just as Head of State of our strongest allies, but was a steady rock and symbol of Western civilization as whole. She is that constant that is now gone. Even if King Charles III serves admirably and preserves the institution of the monarchy, I don’t see him fulfilling this same role as his mother.

[x]

The queen’s passing reminds us how much of the world was once British. 60, 70, 80 years ago, you couldn’t go to Canada without being reminded that it was part of the British Empire (technically Commonwealth, but whatever). Now it takes something like this to remind you.

[Impy]

Everyone secretly knows deep down that monarchy is the natural order of things. ;-)