I really couldn't care less about the royal family. After Princess Di passed all that was left was a bunch of rich, snobby, pricks who haven't had to work for a damn thing. If they hadn't been running the country for so long I think the UK would be right up there with the US as far as power goes. Imagine having the most out-of-touch, inbred, spoon fed people running your country? The royal family kept Britain locked in the past "for traditions sake". The UK had all its wealth sucked by a few families and is just recently beginning to join us in the 21st century.
The lady was 101! What's to get sad about?