Kirstie Allsopp sparks debate with 'some people couldn't give a monkeys about Queen' tweet

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Kirstie Allsopp told fans that her sister had been on The Mall since 3am ahead of the Queen's funeral today.The presenter went on to tweet that saying a final farewell to the late monarch will be "extraordinary day", adding: "I know some people couldn’t give a monkeys, but so, so many people are mourning the loss of The Queen, and I believe this period of mourning, and State Funeral, mean so much."In response to her tweet, a Twitter user named Empfindlich questioned mourning the loss of somebody they didn't personally know.They commented: "How is it possible to mourn someone you never knew, didn't know you, you only ever saw through the prism of state propaganda and was, in any case, 96 years old?"This is all feeling a little too North Korean for my liking."Kirstie, 51, replied: "The first question I can understand, the second is beyond me, you don’t mourn someone because they are old?!"Sharon Osbourne says Ozzy forced to leave family homeAngela Wood went on to say that it wasn't that people didn't "give a monkeys", but that everyone had different views.Disagreeing, the Channel 4 star said: "I don’t think that’s true.

I have many friends, and family who do not feel as I do."I have no trouble understanding that, never have had and don’t know anyone else who does have."Tricia Tennent chimed in telling Kirstie that those not mourning are not bad people.Confused by her comment, the property expert typed: "Don’t be daft, of course I know that, where on earth have I said otherwise?"The Queen's state funeral is currently underway following her death aged 96.The late monarch had been lying in state at Westminster Hall over the past few days.Celebrities such as David Beckham, Tilda Swinton and Susanna Reid were seen queueing.