So why this emotional response to a great-grandmother living out her last days in a Scottish castle? The short answer is grief.
"Grief is a universal experience," says psychotherapist Kyle MacDonald. "Sometimes when we are exposed to instances of a past experience, it can bring the emotions from that time."
A beloved grandparent's funeral comes to mind. Although I don't remember there being sailor-drawn gun carriages at my own, the sentiment is the same. Sharing in someone else's grief can bring back memories of our own.
"There's also a case of it being cathartic," adds MacDonald. "Events like the Queen's death become an acceptable way for us to come together and experience an outpouring of emotion."
I'm all for outpourings of emotion. Better to get it out of our system in a healthy way rather than bottle it up. Grief, though, can be a little different.
While you might have had a tear in your eye as the Queen's pony and corgis looked on, for some the experiencing of grief can leave us feeling numb and disconnected.
"It's best to look at grief as a learning process," says MacDonald. "What we're doing is learning to adjust to something that we value deeply. Regardless of who that is, our brain and our attachment system has to make a significant adjustment and that's what can be emotionally painful."
Everyone feels grief in different ways and there is no right or wrong way to feel. There's also no timeline for when you should be over grief. The tricky part is if grief turns into something else, like depression.
If you end up finding yourself stuck in that place for what feels like a period of time to you, then take the opportunity to go chat with your GP or counsellor.
The ones we love or have attachments to may be gone but you're very much still here.
