"For at least 12 days — between her passing, the funeral and beyond — Britain will grind to a halt" This is just nonsense. No it won't. It didn't for the Quee

"For at least 12 days — between her passing, the funeral and beyond — Britain will grind to a halt" This is just nonsense. No it won't. It didn't for the Queen Mother. It didn't for Diana. It won't for the queen. While the majority of the UK is largely pro-royal, it's not stupid about it. And a hefty chunk of us (around 20%) are pro-dumping the royals. We'll just carry. on. It's the British thing to do ;-)