The Queen died on 8 September and the country provided a full state funeral, with all its complex logistics, for her 11 days later. My father-in-law died on 19 August. It took 14 days just to get a death certificate from Birmingham City council to start planning, and his funeral will take place on 30 September – 42 days later.
David Lee
Staveley, Cumbria
• Sean Ingle hits the right note (Too many sports were deferential after the Queen’s death. They must learn from this, 18 September). My granddaughter asked her dad if her football match would be taking place on the Saturday morning after the Queen’s death, and he said that it wouldn’t. She asked why, because she thought it was only grassroots football that was affected and she played on Astroturf.
Stuart Waterworth
Tavistock, Devon
