Floating down to Camelot

I was very annoyed at the way 'the public' (the media) were outraged that the Queen etc had 'forced' the young princes out to church the morning of their mother's death. Quite apart from the fact that it emerged later the boys had been asked what they wanted and chosen to go, it seems clear that (a) following the usual comforting routine can be helpful when trying to come to terms with life-altering events (and of course, church on Sunday *was* part of the Balmoral routine) and (b) church is a not inappropriate place to go when grieving. Just because Joe Public or Mr Telegraph Writer is not a churchgoer doesn't mean everyone else has to share his antipathy for the place.