A great piece and, as always, beautifully written. Thank you. I agree re the mourning: there's been so much loss in the last 2.5 years that people had to deal with in isolation, which made the loss harder to take in and harder to bear. Each loss brings up other losses, whether consciously or unconsciously, and the Queen's death is touching this for many, many people. Apart from people's feelings about the Queen this moment provides a legitimate opportunity to grieve and share grief. And as well as our individual losses and loss through lockdowns and remote working, there's also all the losses and grief we've accumulated as a country over several years.
Lovely article. Couple of observations. Heels over trainers definitely. You are so right, loss doesn’t just mean we mourn the Queen, but is as much as about mourning our own lives. Be it a change in what we have accepted as the norm or for our own loved ones, gone but never forgotten. Ps I am one of those now back in the office full time, but still finding myself doing lots of online meetings.
A great piece and, as always, beautifully written. Thank you. I agree re the mourning: there's been so much loss in the last 2.5 years that people had to deal with in isolation, which made the loss harder to take in and harder to bear. Each loss brings up other losses, whether consciously or unconsciously, and the Queen's death is touching this for many, many people. Apart from people's feelings about the Queen this moment provides a legitimate opportunity to grieve and share grief. And as well as our individual losses and loss through lockdowns and remote working, there's also all the losses and grief we've accumulated as a country over several years.
Lovely article. Couple of observations. Heels over trainers definitely. You are so right, loss doesn’t just mean we mourn the Queen, but is as much as about mourning our own lives. Be it a change in what we have accepted as the norm or for our own loved ones, gone but never forgotten. Ps I am one of those now back in the office full time, but still finding myself doing lots of online meetings.
Broke my heart too. I nearly mentioned it but decided better of it. Or maybe worse of it as it means I just colluded with the silence.