Public grief

Queen Elizabeth II, the only monarch I have ever had, up until now, has died.  (Long live the King, etc.)

Sometimes the death of a public figure, and the attendant public grief that tends to go along with it, triggers, or re-triggers, your own personal grief.  Gloria was a big, big fan of Queen Elizabeth, and often talked about her respect for the Queen's dedication and commitment to a difficult job and life.  While I, to a certain extent, share that respect, so far the Queen's death hasn't re-triggered my grief over Gloria's death.  (I still get greif bursts over Gloria's death, of course, but so far it hasn't been anything about Queen Elizabeth's death that have triggered any.)

We'll see how it goes ...