The Queen’s Platinum Anniversary.

I think this would have been better left to be announced at the beginning of 2022, although back scene planning could have gone ahead. Just in case we are having a coronation instead!

This anti-monarchy sceptic actually found the Queen's speech at the start of the lockdown in March quite affecting. The fact that she has lived through nearly 100 years of history and spoke from a perspective most of us don't have worked well for the message she had to deliver. So, in that, longevity is something to appreciate.

Doesn't mean that I wouldn't vote for a republic tomorrow, given the chance.

She's banking on being alive - I don't have her optimism!

Why is longevity do feted? It’s an accident of good genes.

It will be forced on us and using our money ffs. And why bring it up now - we’ve still got the highest death toll in Europe., a Brexit disaster facing us And utter corruption at the hear of Government. But hey let’s have a party - but a pity the hundreds dying this week won’t be able to enjoy it.

Nobody is forcing anyone to celebrate if you are not interested turn the TV off on the day and just stay indoors!!!!

Well, I'm not a Royalist and did leave the country for a few days when H&M got married. But the Queen will be the first monarch to have ruled for 70 years, so I think it would be inappropriate not to celebrate it somehow.

But, I might leave the country again, if we're allowed.

Speak for yourself - they are all treating us as fools

Very insensitive
but as always, true to form

Wow
Let’s bash the government then the royals and soon enough we can start on each other
Or we could just view this a small glimmer of hope in something to look forward to you don’t have to be a fan of the royals to enjoy a bank holiday

Really ? Makes up for all the deaths, suffering, ruined lives and businesses celebrating wealth, entitlement, privilege, and longevity, people dying without the comfort of their families, thousands in care homes lost and disoriented denied the comfort of a loving child.? Yeah right . Well some of us aren’t so easily fooled or distracted

A light at the end of a very grim tunnel in nineteen months time.

Very insensitive to many I would think.

Highest death toll in Europe - quick throw out a press release on yet another royal celebration fest.

You are not the only one. It’s patronising pathetic bread and circuses stuff and demonstrates just how much this so called Government despise us and think us so easy to fool. Covid permitting, I shall leave the country for this as I do for other royal events such as weddings and various metal jubilees.

I am in agreement with you. Most of us are unable to plan even a few weeks ahead at the moment.