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A Special Trip to London Before the Queen’s Funeral

September 24, 2022 By Janet Williams 3 Comments

A street artist's tribute to the Queen

A group of us took the train to London last Sunday Morning, the day before the Queen’s funeral. We were very lucky that day as the train ran very smoothly. We bought the Super Off-Peak Return tickets, and it cost £25 for each of us. The direct train (The South Western Railway) ran from Eastleigh to London Waterloo. The train was fairly empty and we even had a whole carriage to ourselves. We all felt rather excited about this adventure as it was our first trip to London since the pandemic. Well I guess you might be asking, ‘How was the Queue?’ We didn’t go to London for ‘that’ queue, however we did see the queue of the queue of the queue and it was quite remarkable.

A street artist's tribute to the Queen
A street artist’s tribute to the Queen
Some areas were not crowded at all and we enjoyed lovely walks.
Some areas were not crowded at all and we enjoyed lovely walks.

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September 23, 2022 By Allison Symes Leave a Comment

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I suspect many of us will have been reflecting a lot over the last few weeks since Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, died. Rightly so too I think. Momentous moments should make us take time out to reflect. You need time to process something. We are not automatons.

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