Enough with the jubilee already.

Thanks for reminding me, nandad, that DD1 will no doubt be sneaking in a themed quiz at our do. We’re a competitive lot. I’d better get a bit of revision done.

They will take the bank holiday though wont they? Well yes I will as the alternative is to break into an empty school building.

I'm confused. Are we celebrating the day the Queen was crowned (1953) or the day of her accession to the throne (1952) or somewhere in between? My (poor) maths makes it 1952, but why June when her father died in February?

Galaxy

They will take the bank holiday though wont they? Well yes I will as the alternative is to break into an empty school building.

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All the naysayers can do their own thing but there's no need to try to spoil it for people who do want to enjoy themselves.

Our Republican neighbours are joining in a party because we're having a get together after a few years of misery.

IT'S NOT COMPULSORY
No-one is going to be press-ganged into joining in.

Oh dear - live and let live?
I rather like HM and get quite teary at brass bands, processions of mounted guardsmen and all that.
But I am not a “joiner- in” so the idea of the enforced jollity of street parties would have me running a mile unless it involved my closest neighbours in which case I would enjoy being actively involved.
Inviting my sis-in-law for the weekend so that I don’t feel a Billy no mates and I might serve Coronation Chicken and my take on that trifle (lemon curd sponge or Swiss roll, lemon posset and cream - no jelly ) and going to a lovely concert at MK theatre of every possible Coronation related piece of choral music
So good luck to those who enjoy this sort of thing. I admit I am enjoying some of the documentaries on TV looking back at the last 70 years.
Is it all over done? Probably- that seems to be the way of things. But I am not going to moan about it any more than I would be likely to wave a Union Jack!

Joseanne

I'm confused. Are we celebrating the day the Queen was crowned (1953) or the day of her accession to the throne (1952) or somewhere in between? My (poor) maths makes it 1952, but why June when her father died in February?

Because it's a convenient time.

So that some people can call it a Bank Holiday party?

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.

Hear hear! ?

Joseanne

I'm confused. Are we celebrating the day the Queen was crowned (1953) or the day of her accession to the throne (1952) or somewhere in between? My (poor) maths makes it 1952, but why June when her father died in February?

Presumably because the weather will be better, plus a nod to the coronation date.

Read back. It's quite clear why the date was set.

Grannybags

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.

Hear hear! ?

IT'S NOT COMPULSORY
No-one is going to be press-ganged into joining in.

I promise not to come and force feed you trifle
?

Joseanne

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

A hat.

A crown?

Joseanne

I'm confused. Are we celebrating the day the Queen was crowned (1953) or the day of her accession to the throne (1952) or somewhere in between? My (poor) maths makes it 1952, but why June when her father died in February?

The year of the Queen’s accession, presumably and June as being a) closer to her “official” birthday, b) the Coronation month, plus possibly c) the likelihood of better weather and maybe d) the absence of any Covid restrictions?

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,

who doesn’t love The Queen.

ermm...keep quiet volver, say nothing.... ?

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've only seen one thing on TV and that was the Royal Windsor Horse Show which I enjoyed (mostly).

Is there a lot on TV?

Last night was football ......... ⚽️
I got on with some handicrafts

volver

^who doesn’t love The Queen.^

ermm...keep quiet volver, say nothing.... ?

Keep quiet and eat your trifle

I won't be peering through my curtains with a "cob on", at people having a nice time. I'll be watching for dolphins from the front of my pod and hoping the seals come into the garden, like last year.

Enjoy your trifle and forelock tugging, though.

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Grannybags

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.

Hear hear! ?

I agree. Some do just like a jolly good knees up. Others don’t. Some are trying to persuade me to go to village celebrations as bringing me back from Covid reclusiveness, butt dd is away and dh won’t go so I wouldn’t want to go on my own anyway. I will be happily doing some gardening.

Some do just like a jolly good knees up.

There is a happy medium between avoiding any festivities and
a jolly good knees up as you put it.

That makes it sound like Blackpool and bingo!!

Some of us are rather more sophisticated than that!
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I’m not celebrating, I’m not interested in it all. I’m on holiday with my family.

That makes it sound like Blackpool and bingo!!

I used to go to bingo with my MiL. Loved it. Bought my first tansad, as they were called, with winnings.

I’m certainly not miserable or curmudgeonly. I shall enjoy our street gathering and contribute to the refreshments but as some others have said I doubt the Queen will pass through my mind much. I’ll say no more as I don’t want to upset anyone.