For all the reasons discussed earlier, I watched the state funeral of Elizabeth II yesterday on TV. My parasocial relationship and mental model definitely got updated, if only partially for now.
While watching the ceremonies, I realised why I actually appreciate these kinds of displays of ceremony and pagentary: I'm a fan of what is known as "competence porn". I usually get this from reading fiction; it's rare to see something done so well in real life. (Having oodles of money thrown at it helps, but is certainly not sufficient.) Although I did think that the funeral music accompanying the processions seemed a little ... jolly ... at times. Maybe it's the brass band instruments.
Also while watching, at one point I said: "is that a spider?" Yes, it was, crawling bemusedly on the card on the wreath. I am not the only one who noticed.
So, the end of an era. And the world goes on as before.
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