Sleep, Dearie, Sleep
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Sleep, Dearie, Sleep is a traditional Scottish lament for the bagpipes, which was played during the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II on 19 September 2022.
Queen's funeral
"Sleep, Dearie, Sleep" was played at the end of the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey.[1] The Queen's piper, Warrant Officer Class 1 (Pipe Major) Paul Burns, whose task was playing the bagpipes outside the Queen's window each morning to wake her up, performed the traditional lament.[2][3]
Popular culture
"Sleep, Dearie Sleep" is also the title of the series finale of The Crown, which depicts the Queen planning her own funeral and the wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles.[4]
References
- ^ Ooi, Li-ling (2022-09-19). "Sleep dearie sleep". Li-ling Ooi. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
- ^ "As bagpipes played 'Sleep, Dearie, Sleep,' a nation bids farewell to Queen Elizabeth". WUWF. 19 September 2022.
- ^ "Sleep, Dearie, Sleep: Second Elizabethan age comes to emotional end". Shropshire Star. 19 September 2022.
- ^ "The Crown, season 6 episode 10, Sleep, Dearie Sleep, review: a bitter, mournful note to end on". The Telegraph. 14 December 2023.