Jubilee!

Can only say that I met Lord Louis several times at private functions .
He was a delightful person.
Completely the opposite of the archetypal snob.

With regard to Bags last post, that is an utterly stupid comment.

I have read that prince Charles was close to Mountbatten..suggesting he was more of a father figure than Duke of Ed. I am sure the family was shaken by his murder.. as any family would be at losing someone in such a terrible way.
I am not a royalist but do recognise that until we have developed /agreed a viable alternative for a republic state the firm of Windsor is here for the duration and they attract tourists.
What I find irritating is the semi-veneration of the family and the way that some members of the public talk about them as if they knew them. They are an extremely wealthy and priviledged family who carry out 'public duties'. It may be dull for them but it is not exactly tough!

How do you know she was devastated?

Everyone was shocked. Devastated? who knows?

Well you obviously have superior knowledge to mine in these matters, absent.

But I am still sure that Lord Louis Mountbatten was a well loved and highly respected member of the royal family. The queen was devastated when the IRA murdered him in the late seventies.

I do not believe that King George and Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, were against the marriage of Elizabeth to Phillip.

Louis Mountbatten was much loved by Prince Charles. I don't think you can attach the blame for Charles's unhappy first marriage to one person alone.

I'm glad my family tree isn't as complicated as that !

jings I wasn't exactly splitting hairs. His Serene Highness Prince Louis of Battenburg, aka Earl Mountbatten of Burma, was the Duke of Edinburgh's uncle (brother to Princess Alice of Hesse, Princess Andrew of Greece, the Duke's mother). He rejoiced – somewhat prematurely as it turned out – that the Mountbatten dynasty now ruled the country following the marriage of his nephew and Princess Elizabeth. The Queen may have called him "Uncle Dicky" , following the style set by her husband, but the familial relationship was rather more distant than that. His maternal grandmother was one of Queen Victoria's daughters, while her paternal great grandfather was one of Queen Victoria' sons. Neither the King or Queen was keen on Princess Elizabeth's marriage to the prince of Greece and Mountbatten was certainly a pernicious influence on the Prince of Wales, in many ways guilty of at least some of the ghastliness of his first marriage to Lady Diana Spencer, so how beloved he was is a moot point.

Thanks for the link, Jacey Great pics.

We're not all anti-DM Jacey!
Thanks for that link.

For those of you who would like to see some good pictures of last night's events ...

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2154539/Queens-Diamond-Jubilee-2012-Prince-Charles-pays-moving-tribute-Mummy-spectacular-Buckingham-Palace-concert.html

yes ...I know it is the D.Mail ...but probably the best site I've found for a range of pictures

How lovely for Lily golden little girls and princess's go so well together don't they your little one will remember the day for the rest of her life.

You got any more hairs you want to split?

Err... I think they might have shared him absent.

I think she called him Uncle Dickie.

golden your GD will remember that day! what fun!
Prince Edward and wife came to our town's 'sports in the park' event yesterday and GD (also 6) pleased to see a real (but v bald!) prince!

Feel a bit of a miseryguts as we watched bits on tv-British Gas put a surprise hole in the road and miserable next door neighbour added a skip to the mixture -barely able to squeeze out. The skip isn't needed but won't be removed until Wed. and BG said someone would fill in the hole last Sat.but didn't. We could do with a Royal visit a surprise one would do and perhaps things would move. Wonderful service at Durham Cathedral on Sat for the Jubilee-it should have been televised-two verses of the National Anthem rang the rafters as well as Zadok the Priest . But the Bish should have worn the Coronation Cope. I am in a mood to find fault with everything-Sorry-hope Prince Philip survives the tlc of the NHS

j04 Lord Mountbatten was the Duke of Edinburgh's uncle, not the Queen's.

Last night we climbed to the top of the Malvern Hills for the lighting of the beacon. It was a great occasion with thousands of people, no police, no stewards and no trouble. A bit of competitive singing of the national anthem which was fun. I don't know how some of the old people made it but they did as well as babies in slings, young children and dogs.

On the way down we looked out over several counties, wonderful view.

Golden That was wonderful for Lily and I bat you had tears in your eyes and a lump in your throat.

They usually do. Let us know if you get one!

Goldengran go to your local newspaper ...they are bound to have taken lots of pictures ...ask to have a look ...you might be lucky!!

We had the Grandchildren for the weekend. On Sunday we took them to a local street party during which we kept hearing rumours that there was to be Royal visit,I didn't believe it,but we hung around because our little 6yearold Lily was so excited at the prospect. At one o' clock, The Duke of York turned up along with Princess Beatrice ad Princess Eugenie ! He looked a bit grumpy and aloof, but the girls were a delight, they mingled with the crowd and chatted away. Princess Beatrice came over to Lily, shook her hand and talked to her for a few minutes. I don't think Lily will ever forget it, it made he day,she was a little disappointed that they were not wearing crowns,but thrilled she had met a real Princess. And the photo? Granny was so surprised she forgot to get the camera out and there isn't one.

Hurrah! for GREAT BRITAIN
Hurrah! for the GREAT BRITISH PUBLIC
and Hurrah! for a GREAT BRITISH QUEEN.
Let's hope the Duke of Edinburgh recovers quickly.

They were in the tower bridge area jacey. Got rather wet and cold but it was worth it for her American friend to see it all. I'm not sure she would have done it otherwise. She likes her comfort!

j04 why do you ask that?

jj did your daughter enjoy watching the pageant? Where did she stand?

Alison, did you previously work in social welfare?

You've all put on a jolly good show there!