This is something that I have never experienced before in my 66 years of life. The respect from the audience and orchestra alike. I have never heard total silence in an auditorium. No one coughed, no paper rustled. Then to hear the most emotional and beautiful rendition of Nimrod that I have ever heard followed by total silence. I am in awe. I have watched this a few times now and each time my chest feels like it is going to explode and tears stream down my face. Too often these days I dislike my fellow humans for their uncaring ways but this audience has restored my faith in humanity. I can see that this audience was a cross section of ages yet they all showed the same respect for our beautiful monarch. Thank you for sharing such a humbling video ❤
I am son of Bitish mum and german father, born German and it was because our Great Elizabeth that 2012, I became British and it was one of the Greatest Moments in my Life, when I took my Oath of aligiance to HM.....and I will forever sing God Save Our Noble Queen...because she was so remarkable....I miss her so much and I never saw her, let alone touched her..May she Rest in Peace
I am an American. I absolutely adored Queen Elizabeth II. She had such grace, dignity, humility, respect, compassion and a little humor added in. I cried when I heard the news. She was the only Queen I have ever known. I have always admired her and the British people. I have traveled all over the world and that is the only place where I cried when I left. From your cousin across the pond, you have my deepest condolences.
The silence with which the British show respect for their Queen is impressive and touching. You could have heard a pin drop. I love the piece "Nimrod". It always gives me goosebumps.
The Philadelphia Orchestra's performances of the British National Anthem and Sir Edward Elgar's "Nimrod" were profoundly moving. God bless the people of the United Kingdom.🇬🇧
The Brits can certainly teach all the rest of us how to demonstrate respect! I was totally taken in by the music, of course, but the emotion emanating from the audience was so touching. It must be a wonderful feeling to love and honor a leader who showed such dignity, restraint, and unfailing discipline for over 70 years. Such a moving tribute and such a worthy people. Your Queen was so very international in her radiance, as shown by the grief demonstrated around the world. I am truly sorry for your loss.
We shall never see her like again, she was a bridge to the greatest, the Wartime generation, 'keep calm and carry on', thank you ma'am for your service to our nation, which you confirmed at the age of 21, you never waivered or faltered. Your duty done 10 fold, may you now rest in peace with Phillip, but i guess, we will miss you, only we don't know as yet, how much.
As a Philadelphian who has lived in London and who also is the next door neighbor to an orchestra member and who has attended the Proms many times, I found this very moving.
Something most would have missed, the orchestra even stood up during the national anthem, that is rare. I can remember being at work on that day and having my break in the canteen where we had a tv, I had a feeling they were preparing the nation for an announcement, something most of us were expecting in the years to come, something we did not want to hear. I served my Queen, my oath was to her not a politician, I will leave it at that as I have nothing good to say about any politician. I have watched this video on many occasions as it is so solemn, I think people suddenly realised their Queen was gone, I like many others shed a tear or two, she had been there all my life. The orchestra did extremely well considering the circumstances, so I have to give them a lot of credit, you turn up to do a concert and you are thrown into the deep end when our Monarch passed, thankyou for your respect.
This had me in tears, again. What a view of both audience and orchestra for what is probably the most poignant display of an unexpected performance played by an American orchestra for a British Queen. Just so powerful
I have just shown this to friend of a friend who was there that night, though out of view to the right. He said that he knew the concert would be cancelled but it seemed the 'right thing to do' to go. He said it was the most moving Prom he has ever been to but he held in the emotion until he saw one of the American musicians playing Nimrod with tears running down his face. Respect flows with the tears.
I'm in the United States, but my whole life we paid attention to England and the King/Queen. I loved Queen Elizabeth. I loved how she loved you all and her total devotion to her country. I loved how she wasn't afraid to get her hands dirty when she worked with her plants, rode her horses, served your country during WWII. I loved her smile. I had the privilege of touring Buckingham Palace and because my son was disabled and in a wheelchair we got to go in thru the front door. Everyone was so kind to us. I shed many tears when she passed away and miss her very much. Thank you for this tribute toher.
My heart dropped to the floor when the announcement was made. I never thought she would have died before 100 years old. I really didn't want and still don't want to believe it. I like the King, but this is an unbearable loss that will take years to come to terms with. May She Rest In Peace! God Save The King!
