What do you think of 12 days of mourning for the Queen? Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee shares her view on how the UK is entering almost two weeks of official mourning. Shops are closing around the country, strikes are off and hundreds of events have been cancelled. In her column, Toynbee writes: "No doubt we will see public mourning on an epic scale, and sonorous worship of the mystique of monarchy from the BBC ... But the true mood, I suspect, is a more personal sense of family memories and the passing of private as well as public histories." Follow the link in bio to read her full piece. #Queen #HRH #mourning #KingCharlesIII