by Anura Guruge
on September 19, 2022
Wow. Wow. Wow. I am SO RELIEVED. I was so worried that they would screw up again and use a bloody German hearse as they had done — inexcusably — in Scotland. I was glad to see in the Wikipedia entry above, for the ‘Royal Hearse’ that I was NOT the only one that had taken umbrage to this utter travesty.
It was good to see that a ‘Jaguar‘ XJ-based hearse was used (as was proper) — and, moreover, that the Queen had pre-approved of this hearse. Way to go. The right way that things should have been done. She liked Jags. I am glad.
OK, I will admit that I would have liked to have seen a sleeker design. Not sure why it has to be so bulky & have that awkward sloping design. No doubt someone must have put up some v. persuasive arguments. C’est la vie. At least it was a Jag. To I, & I am sure to many other Brits, that is what mattered most in the end. It was a Jag. Yes, I know & grieve OFTEN, that Jaguar is no longer a British company. To I that is so sacrilegious. That, however, alas, is a different matter. For now I am just glad & relieved that a British make hearse, rather than a bloody German one, was used for the Queen’s last trip. Enough said.
The DISGRACE of having the Queen’s body conveyed in a German hearse — albeit in Scotland.
