Jubilee!

That bloody elephant left a pile of shit though! I suppose it's good manure.

Bags

It's been well documented that the Queen's parents were concerned about the influence Louis Mountbatten might have on his nephew, Prince Phillip. Mountbatten was ambitious, vain and self-serving but as we all know, Princess Elizabeth's determination to marry the man she loved won the day. When she became Queen she was strongly advised not to change the name of the house of Windsor to Mountbatten which infuriated Phillip and no doubt, Earl Mountbatten as well.
Prince Charles became close to 'Uncle Dickie' in his teens. He referred to him as his honorary grandfather. There is no doubt that the royals were very fond of Lord Louis and must have been deeply shocked when he was killed but he was always regarded as having an eye on the main chance and the Queen Mother was always wary of his motives particulary in connection with her favourite grandson.

Oh good another argument about Mountbatten. No need to be rude to each other though!
Came home from India leaving rivers of blood in his wake, and possibly put out at no longer being vice-king.
Introduced Phillip to impressionable teenage princess - slightly queasy making correspondence follows between older military man and teenage princess with a crush... Now why would that happen do we think? Today that would be viewed as inappropriate in the extreme.
Mountbatten heavily implicated in plotting to bring down the labour government as part of proposed right wing coup.
Shortly after Thatcher comes into power Mountbatten assassinated.
I am not a consipiracy theorist normally but rather than blame the Irish or the IRA even - why not British secret service. IRA heavily infiltrated at the time so easy enough to muddy the waters.
I don't think Thatcher wanted anyone else thinking that they might run the country!

Totally confused I know that jing is jo4 but are you johanna as well I am a confused nellie. With nothing to add to thread

Yes ...Philip petitioned the then government (cabinet0 for the right for his children to have his family's name. It was refused.
However ...in recent years it has been allowed for minor royals to be called Mountbatten-Windsor ...which is the name used by Prince Edward's children.

And yes JessM I agree with your comments on the damage he did in India.

I'm not johanna!!! I'm jingle or I'm jangle. I don't effing well know who I am anymore!

But johanna I aint!

That was a bit of an odd question Bags. It was well documented at the time that she was devastated. And you know quite well what I mean by that word.

Actually I think the whole of the Royal family was devastated. Well, they would be. Didn't he do a lot of the organsing of the coronation? I might have got that wrong.

Thanks for clearing that up jing,jang,jo

I would say let GNHQ decide who is being rude.

But that would be a laugh in itself.

That would be a good name nellie. jingjangjo

Somehow it looks........... almost tuneful. [thoughtful]

jingjangjo

nellie - on your head be it!

Shall I change?

I might get locked out. But I haven't yet.

jo4
You say you are jingle or jangle. You could be jingle-jangle, which is a compliment by the the way.In the world my son lives, jingle -jangle = jewellery!
As an expression of something really good.
Good post jess, and we are not being rude, we are having fun.

Am ducking anagram

J04 you will eventually become Mr Tambourine girl!

Sorry. Just went off to do half an hour spinning on exercise bike. [halo] [dripping sweat]

I had better wait until after the Ann webchat or she won't know who I am. If she should answer a question of mine.

400 calories BTW

Yes, I'm looking forward to that!

The Queen says she is 'humbled' by the outpourings of praise and all the cheering, over the Jubilee weekend.

I don't want the Queen to be humble! I want her to be regal!

Don't be humble your Maj.

Hey Mr Tambourine Man play a song for me
In the JINGLE JANGLE morning I'll be following you.

Oh my lost youth

Very good speckie.

Good old Elvis.

Oh Gawd! Paul McCartney has announced he'll be closing the opening ceremony at the Olympics. He just about got away with sounding like a strangled cat at the Jubilee concert. Quit while you're ahead, you silly man and I say this as a huge Beatles fan.

He didn't get away with it to my mind!
What is it with all these old-timers that they think they've still got it after all these years?