It’s Not Just the Passing of a Queen. It’s the Passing of a Queenly Way of Being

Public Mourning

Photo by Ashton Mullins on Unsplash

I’m in a crowd around the corner from Buckingham Palace. In a few minutes, Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin will pass by, on its way to Westminster Abbey.

None of us will see it. Guards and barricades block our way onto the already packed Mall.