Enough with the jubilee already.

volver

I can appreciate why people would want to spontaneously celebrate the end of a Europe-wide conflict that resulted in many thousands of deaths.

Rich lady lives to very old age? Well I know lots of very old ladies, none of them merited a flypast.

Well said. There is a lot of talk about Queenies' hard work, it has been mostly meet and greets, banquets, and foreign travel, not my idea of hard work.

capital cities of all 54 Commonwealth countries.

no one does pomp and ceremony like the British!

My head just exploded.

I'm not her loyal subject either, but for different reasons.

Blimey, lightings of beacons in the capital cities of all 54 Commonwealth countries. I have to say no one does pomp and ceremony like the British!

My daughter will be coming over to stay during the Jubilee holidays that is all. She lives in a village and will be going to a street party at the village green with food and live music on the Sunday. There is no street party near where we live.

If I met the Queen I wont curtsy to her, not because I favour a republic, just that I am not her loyal subject since I am not British.

Come to think, we used to have some collectibles related to the Queens coronation - leaded pencils with white, blue and red stripes with a crown at the top.

I wouldn’t call myself an ardent monarchist, but I think I’d rather have a monarchy than not. My opinions are coloured a bit by the fact that so many republicans are rather unpleasant killjoys.

LauraNorderr

If we lived closer Josianne I would lend you one of the paper hats that Orlin’s grandparents wore to celebrate the coronation.

Thank you LauraNorderr. They look lovely, a bit Egyptian if I may say. ??

Kandinsky just like the unionists here who are happy to have free prescriptions ,no bridge tolls,free eye and dental checks ,no uni costs etc etc etc BUT BUT they hate the SNP and vote labour ...and get tory
I have never watched any royal occassion in my life ,I have an English naval officer opposite who hangs out bunting for even royal births ,,,hasn't converted anyone on the street as far as I'm aware .
Sooner this lot are gone the better.....och she never was Lizzie the second anyway ,we didn't have a lizzie number 1

No surprise there volver. Tip: I've been known to put a pickled onion in a trifle. Just one and carefully marked as to location. Generally evokes an 'interesting' response. Try it?

If we lived closer Josianne I would lend you one of the paper hats that Orlin’s grandparents wore to celebrate the coronation.

Usually I pre-suck them before I put them in my patriotic trifle.

Volver I have this mental picture of you sitting sucking lemons.

I believe there is a big picnic on local common land near to us, but we won't be attending. We are having a tea party with our daughter and her children. The children wanted to do something special but they don't like crowds. Lots of home made goodies, and cups and saucers instead of mugs.

That sums it up BlueBelle, same here. I often agree with your posts, perhaps because we are part of the Blue family?

I smiled at the "Salad Queen" label on the bottle of salad cream I bought yesterday.

volver

The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight is made up of Lancasters, Hurricanes, Dakotas, Chipmunks and Spitfires. I love a fly past but none of those are cutting edge any more

Still great to see and hear though.

I have thought that as well Lucca

Well I neither love nor hate the queen I don’t know her I ve never met her so have no opinion of her as a person really, I think she has done really well and looks great for her advanced years I wish her nothing but happiness and peace however I have no feeling s of wanting to wave a flag, wear red white and blue or be an adoring subject if I met her in person I would not curtsy as I believe she is no more a person than I am if she curtsied to me I would return the honour I believe every human should be given kindness and respect not just someone who was born to a richer life than me

No party in our road, I dont begrudge others their fun, but my good time will be at home, reading ,garden and whatever comes up.
I may also see my Grandson over the weekend.

Lucca

Possibly there are those who don’t have the opportunity to have “all the family” round or join a community party ?
Are they to be called miserable when there is soooo much Jubilee stuff on tv etc ? It’s like the “Scrooge “ name calling if people don’t rave about Christmas,

I agree.
Some people are going through tough times.

I can appreciate why people would want to spontaneously celebrate the end of a Europe-wide conflict that resulted in many thousands of deaths.

Rich lady lives to very old age? Well I know lots of very old ladies, none of them merited a flypast.

volver

if there's one thing I hate it's enforced jollity and bunting. Have your street parties, nobody's stopping you. But we don't all have to join in.

I agree Volver.

I still remember the huge street parties at the end of WW2 when I was nearly 8. They have always been a fun way of celebrating in our communities. Having said that, we aren't having one around here so I'm not going to any.
But I am happy to celebrate the Queen's accession, it is historic as she is our longest reigning monarch ever. I shall watch it on television, and I'm going to make the jubilee pud.
Millions are going to enjoy it, regardless.

The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight is made up of Lancasters, Hurricanes, Dakotas, Chipmunks and Spitfires. I love a fly past but none of those are cutting edge any more

The aircraft used in fly past’s are hardly clapped out, or do you consider the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight to be old and clapped out? I think most of us are glad to have something to celebrate and enjoy after the events of the past couple of years.

I haven't met anyone who cares. A lot of people are just going on holiday - myself included.

volver

Joseanne

I've got blue trousers and a white top ready. Any suggestions for something red?

The blood of the working classes?

God, you crack me up Volver. You are one of the few people that make me laugh on GN.