The age of those flocking to see the cortege of the Queen and to the lying in state.

Good point about the transport Joseanne.

That's a brilliant comment about an app with appointment times Volver. I'd be up for that.

The only problems I foresee are that the volume of requests would make the app crash. Also transport around London is somewhat unreliable, so if my number 29 bus didn't come by I would be having kittens to arrive in time for my slot and be sent away to re book.

I'd be honestly interested as to why, Lexisgranny

Do you know, I have never considered myself to be a Royalist or a Republican, but some of the remarks made during the last few days on Gransnet have assured me of one thing………… I am certainly not and never will be a Republican!

It’s such a pity to deprive the country of my genius, after all

To say nothing of your modesty.

I was always told ‘Self praise is no recommendation’ if I was getting too big for my boots when I was younger.

(It’s ok Volver, I know you were joking!)

But actually, if it turns out it is the biggest queue in history, well, I think that’s a great testament to our wonderful Queen.

Just to make it clear my last remark was not addressed to Volver

Sorry, posts crossed there, I stopped to check on the fish I was cooking!

Lexisgranny

Or could it be that they realised that not everyone had access to the internet and they did not want to disadvantage anyone?

I thought of that - please see above.

I'm really warming to this.

Or could it be that they realised that not everyone had access to the internet and they did not want to disadvantage anyone?

?

Which, of course, independence would do - a good reason for we beneficiaries of your genius to oppose it!

Germanshepherdsmum

I don’t know volver, with you being such a genius and all. Totally inexplicable.

Perhaps you should suggest it for Charles’s funeral?

Don't tempt me.

It's such a pity to deprive the country of my genius, after all. ?

Great minds and all that

Cross posts Maw.

I don’t know volver, with you being such a genius and all. Totally inexplicable.

Perhaps you should suggest it for Charles’s funeral?

Given the age of the King, volver you could do worse than patent that idea!

I thought we were just remarking on the proportion of younger people in the queue.

With adequate servers it wouldn't crash.

And if you don't have a smart phone they could have set up access points around London where you could book a place. Or in local Post offices etc.

Plus you can print out the pass, you don't need a smart phone. Its how they do the V&A, British Museum etc.

Plus they didn't have to create it in the last few days, it could have been created previously, tested and held in abeyance until needed.

Why didn't I think of this before ?

A lot of people don’t have smart phones volver, especially older people. And with the numbers wanting to file past the coffin don’t you think it would have crashed?

I'm with Dan Snow.

Why didn't they have an app with timed viewing slots?

Couldn't be because they wanted to have the biggest queue in history as a testament to how much people loved her, could it?

I wouldn't queue in London to see the coffin , even if I lived on the procession route I don't think I would have gone out to see it.
There was a young girl on the lunch time news who looked really bereft and I thought why? The queen served the country well for 70 years she lived a long and fulfilling life we should be celebrating that achievement not crying over her coffin. I find this type of behaviour ghoulish tbh.

Just a realist and former employer volver.

A big shout out to the Scouts, running the bag drop, sorting donated food for the food bank, generally being so useful over 3x 8 hour shifts every day.
Maybe they, at 16- 18 years old have been excused school/college, they’ve made their Promise to the Queen.

What a lovely view you have of your fellow countrymen GSM.

Just what I’ve been saying. And how many of the adults have actually skived off work?

Do wonder at those children there. Should they not be in school?