Enough with the jubilee already.

I'm going to enjoy every second of it , its a once in a lifetime event and a huge achievement by anyone's standards.

I can't believe anyone can begrudge celebrating the Queens life of service.

All this money wasted ‐ instead of being wisely invested in the community

A huge achievement?? All she has to do is stay alive to be queen.

I don't think she's "sacrificed her life" either.

The tree we're planting for the Queen's green canopy appeal arrived today so we'll be able to do an official 'planting' at just the right time. It's a Prunus so we'll be able to remember the jubilee every time it flowers. It's been a joint project for the nieghbours.
We'll be having a lovely celebration.

i am glad i live in the shameful city of glasgow, according to one tory mp who blasted the glasgow council for not putting on a jubilee event. even though the area i live in has a large open space and 53 houses that could easily hold a party, nobody is interested. most people will still have to work and those with children it will just be another day they need to sort out childcare.

I have just rejoined GN after a trip into town, which was not the usual cheerful experience, so many shops closed, and not many shoppers, as people don't have much spare cash.

These two comments had me laughing.

During the pandemic. She was the only person who spoke any sense at all!

How many people have sacrificed their lives to the service of others for this length of time

Really??

Elizabeth27

Nobody is criticising those that want to wave a flag and eat trifle so why the negativity towards those that want to do other things on that day.

My point exactly.

I’m quite fond of our Queen and I’m quite happy with the celebrations of her 70 years on the throne.
I live in a pretty Cotswold village and I must say it’s looking rather fabulous with all the bunting etc.I’ve made a few extra trips to the village just to have another look at it lol ?

Hattiehelga

Seem to have hit a nerve Lucca.

Is that a rather nasty comment ? If you bothered to read my posts you would see why I am irritated by being called miserable by posters who just assume that not attending a party roe being massively interested in the RF makes me grumpy, miserable or unpatriotic. It doesn’t and it’s fine for those who love it.

I won’t actually be miserable as I will be at the coast with my family having a lot of fun. If we see a street party we will smile and wave, so hardly killjoys.

Oh and finally, not being a passionate royalist doesn’t mean I want Putin Trump or Corbyn (what has he got to do with it anyway?!) as President. That’s just silly.

Mixed allegiances! Although no supporter of the monarchy, I will call into the street party to be social with my neighbours. I will then return home to join my husband’s Republic party

volver

Germanshepherdsmum

I found that the scientists (well, most of them) tended to be the ones speaking sense. Including volver of course.?

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Hear hear. There were plenty others too. To say the queen was the only one is actually hilarious !

Hi Not a Gran, good for you if that’s what you want to do. But what a pity you don’t do this sort of thing every week. We tend to meet up with friends at least twice every week. In a pub usually, different ones at different times. Sometimes we might go and see rock bands, What fun the eight to ten of us have every week

We are told by many that there are more serious things going on in the country than getting to the bottom of having a lying Prime Minister whose government partied through a National Emergency Pandemic, make lawbreaking 'nonsense' and brought the Metropolitan Police into Disrepute - and what takes over the newspapers and people attention.............tea parties for another royal extravagance.
Heartily sick of it all.

I agree there were a lot of people talking sense in terms of scientists and statisticians etc. Maybe the poster meant that the Queen said exactly the right thing to the nation to make people feel less alone and desperate, because boy, were we scared at that time.

??Bravo Glasgow ??The right approach.

But there is something happening in Glasgow? I’m getting confused! Is it that what is happening isn’t being funded by the Council?
news.stv.tv/scotland/the-queens-platinum-jubilee-celebrations-taking-place-in-scotland-during-bank-holiday-weekend

Casdon those are just the official events. There are loads of just happy get togethers that aren't recorded anywhere.

Besides saluting Her Majesty for having worked for twice as long as many do in a lifetime, a celebration of everything that's great about our nation is a good idea after two years of pandemic, putting up with a misbehaving prime minister and a war on our doorstep.

Just imagine if instead of all the hype and performances being put on they had chosen instead to build some social housing the length and breadth of the country and called it the Jubilee Estates. Better use of money and a lasting memorial which would take people off the streets.

I'd be in favour of that, for sure.
I won't be making or eating trifle, or celebrating anything, just because it's not really my type of thing.

I may have done when my girl was little, but not now.

StoneofDestiny

??Bravo Glasgow ??The right approach.

Yes, a party, beacon lighting ad other events.
Something to cheer up people after the last couple of years
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Just imagine if instead of all the hype and performances being put on they had chosen instead to build some social housing the length and breadth of the country and called it the Jubilee Estates. Better use of money and a lasting memorial which would take people off the streets.

there seems to be a lot of housing being built, including social housing , up and down the country.

People don't want to be segragated and their children labelled in the future "the kids from the Jubilee estate".

I've had a good idea!!
Let's plant lots of trees ? ??????

I'm not really a huge fan of the Royals as we had the Queen and family rammed down our throats when I was a child in the 50s/60s but it's nice for people to have something to celebrate especially after all the lockdowns. i live in England where every town and village seems to be holding parties, but used to live in North Wales, where many people are not keen on the royal family as they see them as 'English.' Some of my friends who still live in Wales tell me that there are very few special events in aid of the Jubilee there.

NainDylan

I'm not really a huge fan of the Royals as we had the Queen and family rammed down our throats when I was a child in the 50s/60s but it's nice for people to have something to celebrate especially after all the lockdowns. i live in England where every town and village seems to be holding parties, but used to live in North Wales, where many people are not keen on the royal family as they see them as 'English.' Some of my friends who still live in Wales tell me that there are very few special events in aid of the Jubilee there.

www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/events-planned-wales-queens-platinum-23721498
Lots of other parties and celebrations planned, too.

Perhaps your friends live in a different Wales

Callistemon21

NainDylan

I'm not really a huge fan of the Royals as we had the Queen and family rammed down our throats when I was a child in the 50s/60s but it's nice for people to have something to celebrate especially after all the lockdowns. i live in England where every town and village seems to be holding parties, but used to live in North Wales, where many people are not keen on the royal family as they see them as 'English.' Some of my friends who still live in Wales tell me that there are very few special events in aid of the Jubilee there.

www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/events-planned-wales-queens-platinum-23721498
Lots of other parties and celebrations planned, too.

Perhaps your friends live in a different Wales

I’m in mid Wales, and my nearest town is decked out like Jubilee central. There’s bunting strung up everywhere, the shops have had a window dressing competition which has been hotly contested, there’s a beacon lighting event, a party at the park, a big street party and lots of small ones people have organised themselves. The Welsh like a bit of hwyl.