Cancelling sports events?

[Christina2000]

I understand the death of our Queen is very sad, she was an excellent monarch, I respected her very much. She gave us all a life of duty. We love and respect her.

However, as Piers Morgan pointed out, is it not unnecessary overreacting to cancel all sports events? Why? Nobody ordered that. This causes great disruption to all those who have paid for tickets, booked hotels, time off work and so on. Huge losses of revenue all round. It seems random as to which other businesses are closing and for how long? There is no obligation nor good reason.

Also this is not a tragedy or a shock as was Diana's death. This is a natural death after an exemplary life of service of a loved very elderly Queen. Of course bring the country and world to a stop on the funeral day , that is absolutely the right thing.

But in the two weeks beforehand I see no need for random closure of already struggling businesses.
Charles will make a perfectly good king.

Am I speaking sense here?

 

[Bob Carabbio]

I understand the death of our Queen is very sad, she was an excellent monarch, I respected her very much. She gave us all a life of duty. We love and respect her.

However, as Piers Morgan pointed out, is it not unnecessary overreacting to cancel all sports events? Why? Nobody ordered that. This causes great disruption to all those who have paid for tickets, booked hotels, time off work and so on. Huge losses of revenue all round. It seems random as to which other businesses are closing and for how long? There is no obligation nor good reason.

Also this is not a tragedy or a shock as was Diana's death. This is a natural death after an exemplary life of service of a loved very elderly Queen. Of course bring the country and world to a stop on the funeral day , that is absolutely the right thing.

But in the two weeks beforehand I see no need for random closure of already struggling businesses.
Charles will make a perfectly good king.

Am I speaking sense here?

OF course. It's the British Monarchy that makes NO SENSE in the world of 2022. BUT HEY!!! "TRADITION" doesn't care about "expenses", "inconveniences", or collateral damage. It has to have it's way.

 

[MedicBravo]

As an American, I don't care what goes on over there.
I can view it from an unbiased POV.
Tradition has taken a big hit over the years and of the few monarchy's that exist when more elements are "removed" they'll eventually disappear.
If more of the Commonwealth truly knew their history, they'd know better than the absurd statements that are being spread.
In reality, you can't shut a country down like that. People still go hungry, sick, homeless, whatever. However the people mourn taking severe actions will hurt the country. No person alive can be on our money and the British do it differently.
Whoever is Queen or King doesn't have that much power anymore. The House of Commons and House of Lords are the ones who run most of the country with her signing off on certain things. She has far less power than the monarch of older times.