Read this in The Manila Times digital edition.
FROM the time it was officially announced that Elizabeth 2nd had passed away, mainstream media, particularly television networks, diligently covered the ceremonies attending the death of the monarch. Aside from the evident fact that every step, every ceremonial, every rite of homage was executed with enviable and admirable finesse and efficiency, it was also clear to the world that the people of the United Kingdom — who braved chilly nights to join 20-hour queues for a passing glance at the late queen's bier — revered Elizabeth 2nd.
This was evident from the throngs that lined the thoroughfares on which her cortege would pass, the spontaneous applause that greeted the approaching hearse, the picture of ordinary citizens bowing before the coffin at Westminster Hall or crossing themselves, some even kneeling. Walter Bagehot in his classic study of the British Constitution offered a convincing explanation for this: "The Queen is a pre-eminently dignified element in the British Constitution"...
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