Queen Elizabeth II arrived at her late husband Prince Philip's funeral at St. George's Chapel on April 17. The term “seeing the queen” trended in the United Kingdom on Saturday as many wrote about their feelings at seeing her majesty grieving and isolated as a result of covid-19 restrictions. “Seeing The Queen sat alone, head down, is just heartbreaking,” tweeted journalist Dan Whitehead. AdvertisementStory continues below advertisement“I suspect the majority of the country is thinking of the queen today,” one self-proclaimed royalist told a Washington Post reporter outside Buckingham Palace on Saturday. As the funeral ended, some watchers said they had never seen the queen, who usually dresses so colorfully, look so somber and dejected.

Source: Washington Post April 17, 2021 16:24 UTC