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Originally Posted by West Ender
I doubt they will surpass that when the Queen dies.
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I think we will West Ender, with probably whole pages dedicated to her for long periods of time incuding the State funeral, and the new monarch. Well, in this country anyway.
I think we are quite good at honouring our war dead in the form of war memorials, poppy days, etc., and is steady and ongoing, and will be for years to come.
The media are only feeding the hungry public who are demanding the details of his 'icons' demise. I have never been a celebrity worshipper, so not impressed, but millions are. The same would happen if someone like David Beckham passed away tomorrow ... all the football mad fans would expect huge media coverage. Supply and demand.