I feel sad, deep down.
Queen Elizabeth the Second passed away peacefully at her Scottish home, Balmoral this afternoon, surrounded by loved ones.
It might sound strange, but, to me, it feels like losing a family member.
She was an amazing monarch, and though no one can get everything right, she got a whole lot more right that many others would have.
Rest in Power, beautiful soul.
But I Smile Anyway... 
Sep 15, 2022 @ 16:24:22
Condolences 💐
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Sep 15, 2022 @ 17:40:56
Thank you 💛
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Sep 11, 2022 @ 14:51:27
I love the photos of every decade.
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Sep 11, 2022 @ 15:39:47
I loved that graphic 💛
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Sep 11, 2022 @ 18:15:21
Yes!!
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Sep 11, 2022 @ 14:51:06
This is a lovely tribute! Loosing one who has served for so long, and done so with dignity and humor, is a great loss to everyone.
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Sep 11, 2022 @ 15:39:32
Absolutely, Jennie 💛🙏🏼
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Sep 11, 2022 @ 18:14:58
❤️
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Sep 10, 2022 @ 22:10:41
God bless her 💜
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Sep 10, 2022 @ 22:19:38
💛🙏🏼💛
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Sep 10, 2022 @ 13:52:29
Let’s hope King Charles III will be also a rock for the United Kingdom. Best wishes, Michael
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Sep 10, 2022 @ 15:02:59
Here’s hoping, Bro 🙏🏼
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Sep 09, 2022 @ 21:39:43
Lovely Ritu. She will be so sadly missed.
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Sep 09, 2022 @ 21:40:42
Truly 💛
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Sep 09, 2022 @ 15:46:29
She’ll always be my hero for staying active and rode her horse until LAST YEAR!!!
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Sep 09, 2022 @ 15:52:25
Bless her soul 🤗
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Sep 09, 2022 @ 08:24:21
It is a great loss indeed. I expected the sense of loss, but the teariness has taken me by surprise. I can’t hear someone refer to the King without bursting into tears.
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Sep 09, 2022 @ 08:26:21
I know… Several bouts of tears already, this morning x
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Sep 09, 2022 @ 06:20:59
Condolences on the loss of an extraordinary Queen and human being.
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Sep 09, 2022 @ 06:29:52
Thank you Doug. A huge loss to us all 💔
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Sep 09, 2022 @ 02:02:03
A wonderful tribute, Ritu.
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Sep 09, 2022 @ 06:29:26
Thank you Barbara 💔
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Sep 08, 2022 @ 23:14:29
I have thought of you all day long. I am so sorry you have lost such an incredible Queen. She was beloved by many, including me. I am praying for your country’s loss, it is a great one.
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Sep 09, 2022 @ 06:29:17
She was indeed a great monarch, an institution. We are all heavy hearted…💔
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Sep 08, 2022 @ 22:07:41
A true icon. Beautiful tribute. I hope the little ones you teach find peace with the news. KL ❤️
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Sep 08, 2022 @ 22:10:17
Thank you, KL.
My class are only in 1/2 day tomorrow.
I guess we will face whatever questions they may have, and she will be both mourned and celebrated in some way, next week. 💔🙏🏼💛
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Sep 09, 2022 @ 08:33:30
Good luck, Ritu. ❤
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Sep 09, 2022 @ 08:36:56
Thank you x
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Sep 08, 2022 @ 22:02:39
❤️
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Sep 08, 2022 @ 22:09:02
💛🙏🏼💔
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Sep 08, 2022 @ 20:26:03
I worked with her son Edward on a TV project in 2000…met several time at Buckinham Palace and the Queen’s corgis would race down the hall while we were in meetings…never saw her but felt her there….RIP indeed
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Sep 08, 2022 @ 20:37:33
She was a powerhouse, an institution. And now her death marks the end of an era. I’m sad… 😢
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Sep 08, 2022 @ 20:05:47
I didn’t expect to be so teary. Thanks for saying that, Ritu.
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Sep 08, 2022 @ 20:07:56
I’ve been teetering between tears and not all afternoon, since hearing the whole family were rushing to her. I’m deeply saddened. It’s like losing a beloved grandma 😢💔🙏🏼
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Sep 08, 2022 @ 20:30:53
I think we will all be interested in hearing how you deal with this at school. For many it will be the first death of which they will be aware, I imagine and they won’t be able to ignore the impact on the adults around them. For my part, I don’t know what to do… the radio is burbling away, my computer is running but my mind feels disconnected to my senses… bloody hell.
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Sep 08, 2022 @ 20:42:30
It will be strange. Most of my kids will only be aware if their parents discuss it.
Obviously the previous cohort know more, since we celebrated her jubilee in style last year.
I think it’s going to be tough…
But we have to acknowledge it in a sensitive and age appropriate manner.
I know I was glad my children were only in half days this week as once I heard she was unwell I was on tenterhooks all afternoon…
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Sep 08, 2022 @ 20:02:34
We all feel it, Sis. She was everyone’s Queen. 💜
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Sep 08, 2022 @ 20:03:03
So sad, Sis 😢💔🙏🏼
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Sep 08, 2022 @ 20:04:39
I know. I cried the minute I found out. She was my Queen for those years I lived in England. Don’t even get me started on Princess Diana. She was married when I was stationed at RAF Lakenheath. Those memories are dear to me. ❤️
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Sep 08, 2022 @ 20:06:27
I’ve teetered on tears all afternoon, after hearing she was unwell…
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Sep 08, 2022 @ 20:10:46
I’m so sorry, Sis. My heart feels heavy for everyone. ❤️
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Sep 08, 2022 @ 20:11:41
Same…
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Sep 08, 2022 @ 19:51:00
Oh, Sis, I hung my head and sobbed… God Bless her. God Bless us, everyone. ❤
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Sep 08, 2022 @ 19:56:28
God bless her, indeed Sis 💛🙏🏼💛💔
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Sep 08, 2022 @ 19:50:32
I was 11 years old when she was coronated and I agree it’s like losing a member of the family. God Save the Queen.
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Sep 08, 2022 @ 19:56:04
I feel truly affected, John… 🙏🏼💛
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Sep 08, 2022 @ 20:11:08
We all do Ritu. I’m sorry for your loss.
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Sep 08, 2022 @ 20:12:02
Same to you, John. 💔
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Sep 08, 2022 @ 20:33:50
Thank you, Ritu
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Sep 08, 2022 @ 19:48:46
I think we all feel like we have lost a dear mother or grandmother.
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Sep 08, 2022 @ 19:49:37
Precisely that, Darlene. 😢
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