The Queen’s Platinum Anniversary.

given the Queen’s age, also she could have abdicated before that, or do they know she’s planning to stay till her Diamond Jubilee?

If you think the Queen will ever abdicate, I don't know where you have been for the last 60 years. Do you think they made this announcement without the Queen knowing about it?

The Queen Mother lived to be 102, so my money's on the Queen being around for a wee while yet.

I think it is insensitive to assume the Queen will still be on the throne.

Well, tactless or what?
Let us hope she doesn't read Gransnet.

I agree with Jane10 nothing wrong in celebrating but the announcement was premature and insensitive.

I am finding the RF to becoming more and more a total irrelevance.

As long as the RF pay for it all that’s fine!
It will be a good excuse to have a street party-we have had a few here and they’re so enjoyable.

It'll be my youngest's 21st birthday that weekend ?

A rather premature announcement, however I am already looking forward to it. If I am still here, God willing, I will put up the bunting, get some nice celebratory food in and toast her Majesty ?????

Haven’t we got the Brexit festival in 2021 to look forward to as well? Things rather quiet in that front. How many £££s were thrown at that?

Quite happy for ardent fans of the royal family to celebrate this if and when it happens, but I don’t see how it is “a glimmer of hope “ or something to “cheer us up.”
Tell me I’ll be able to see my son from Australia again and I will cheer up
Tell me there will be efficiently administered vaccine and I’ll be hopeful.
Sorry but at this point I couldn’t care less about either a coronation or this platinum thing.

Possibly that famous double act Cally....Boris&Dom.

Calli to cheer us up perhaps?

Jane10

I think it's perfectly reasonable to celebrate 70 years on the the throne but I do think that this isn't the time to announce it.

The timing isn't great, is it.
Who thought it was a good idea to announce it now?

I do think it’s a bit over-optimistic
I think it is far too early to announce this , even if some preliminary planning takes place.

We wondered if we'd still get two days Bank holiday come what may?
If we're still around.

Other countries do have a Bank Holiday on the monarch's official birthday, it's odd that we don't.

I think it’s premature to talk about an event taking place in 2022, given the Queen’s age, also she could have abdicated before that, or do they know she’s planning to stay till her Diamond Jubilee? I know they need to plan well ahead but even so no need to mention the long bank holiday just yet!

I think it's perfectly reasonable to celebrate 70 years on the the throne but I do think that this isn't the time to announce it.

I read/heard the Whit Monday Bank Holiday will be moved to the Thursday 3rd June to make it a long weekend. Bit like what happened this year.

My heart sank when I saw the reference to “cutting-edge technology” forming part of the celebrations. Given the government’s weakness for hyperbole, I predict disaster on the lines of track and trace. EIIR, you have my sympathy.

Thank you GrannyGravy , I was puzzled.

I certainly was not suggesting in my OP that we shouldn’t celebrate if the Queen achieves this milestone, so please don’t misinterpret my post.
I think it is far too early to announce this , even if some preliminary planning takes place.

I think it is insensitive to assume the Queen will still be on the throne and also to be contemplating spending vast sums of someone’s money considering the state the country is in.

If big business wants to sponsor the whole thing, all well and good.

I am sure that anyone who still has a job will be delighted to have a bank holiday. It is too soon to be planning this and it’s a sorry state of affairs if this is being seen as a glimmer of hope.

Well it suits me. My niece is getting married on the 4th.
Do I need to book accommodation now? Is that even possible?

Anniebach the extra day will be a Friday added onto the late May Bank Holiday weekend as I understand.

How is it a 4 day weekend ? There is to be an extra bank holiday, I assume this will a Monday, no one has to watch any
tv if there are programmes about it or read about it.

So how has it become a 4 day weekend?

It’s a fantastic landmark so in my opinion it’s perfectly fitting to mark it in some way.

Obviously given the Queen’s age it may not happen but it does no harm at all to announce the plans this far in advance.

A great number of people will want to make a point of being around for it, including of course lots from other countries.

Wonderful!

It didn’t occur to me that it was insensitive. I don’t think it is.

I do think it’s a bit over-optimistic. Who knows if she’ll live that long? I suppose the organisers have a problem in that these things take a long time to arrange, so they would have to get going soon. What they would do if she - or, come to think of it, Prince Philip - dies before the date? Massive insurance policy?