A ‘happy to be celebrating the jubilee’ thread.

Neilspurgeon0. Glad to hear you played the pipes. I'd love to have found a piper for our wee celebration tomorrow. I'm sure your playing will have been much appreciated.

We're enjoying the weekend celebrations from the comfort of our sofa. Bottle of wine and a Platinum Pudding (trifle) in the 'fridge.

No parties or events in our village, no bunting just the odd flag here and there. We watched the Trooping the Colour yesterday, so impressive! I watch it every year. No other country does events like that as well as we do. Makes me very proud to be English and especially a Londoner. If we were still in London I'd probably have camped out on the Mall, but DH hates being in large crowds of people. He would have come with me but he wouldn't have enjoyed it.

We didn't see the service from St Pauls this morning, we overslept, but will certainly follow other events over the weekend.

It's lovely to see so many young people, and visitors from overseas, appreciating and celebrating the exceptional lifetime service the Queen has given to our country and the Commonwealth.

Yes I played my Bagpipes both before and after the lighting of one of the beacons last night, after really enjoying the Trooping of the Colour on TV where I felt the Micks did a fantastic job fir their ‘Boss’ and the two Royal Princes carried their function in an exemplary way; today watched the service on the TV and tomorrow I am once again playing for a feté and then later at a Senior’s Tea.

I think this has been a marvellous celebration of a very long, duty laden life, that our local villages have really bought into, more as a celebration of ‘getting through Covid’ than as a Royal occasion

Our Queen's Green Canopy tree which was planted today. A permanent memorial for a wonderful jubilee. I hope her Majesty likes it.

Grandma70s

I wonder how people grow up in royal circles and still appear not to know the words of the hymns?

Well, Mike Tindall was singing the National Anthem lustily, and obviously knew the words!

Not sure if he was so knowledgeable with the hymns.

I don't think Johnson should be allowed to go to any parties!

Bunting out - small street party - just doing our own food and drink. Let's hope the weather stays good Have a good time everyone. We won't see the like of this again.

I,m Welsh and live in Germany and we,re having a street party tomorrow organised from the British womens club . Just finished baking elderflower cupcakes for the celebration . I must say I am feeling a bit homesick after watching the celebrations . Us Brits really know how to celebrate ????????? And I’m so proud of our Queen .

Monarchy is an anachronism and I would like to see an end to it. It is time we became a ‘grown up’ democracy with a proper constitution. However, I regard the Jubilee celebrations in exactly the same way as I do a sporting event, such as a Wimbledon tournament or football cup final. I have no interest in the game and definitely no emotional investment in the outcome, but appreciate that some people do have that, and wish them all the best in their enjoyment of the experience.

We have our bunting up, watching everything on TV. I have quite a few older neighbours and made them all afternoon tea for yesterdays Trooping The Colour.
I really like the Queen, a marvellous lady.

I'm enjoying it all too.

After the last few years down to the Covid virus it was great seeing everyone looking happy yesterday on The Mall. My DS who lives at the other side of the world was watching with his family. It gave me a feeling of pride in our country. Going now to celebrate my mothers 102nd birthday at her care home the bunting n cake, balloons etc all ready to take. Well done for starting this post after the ones I read yesterday

I’m not particularly a Royalist, but it’s a preferable arrangement to President Johnson! ? I think the Queen is a lovely person; she didn’t choose her destiny, but I don’t agree with all the pampering and curtseying and doffing of caps. At least the younger royals have made themselves more accessible to the general public. If we go back far enough, maybe we’re all related to the royals, like Josh Widdicombe/Ralph Fiennes/Danny Dyer, etc…?

Why bother posting..... it was started as a happy thread I thought .

Yes, I’m celebrating the whole Jubilee Weekend. And I’m performing in the Jubilee Pageant in London on Sunday - watch out for the fish behind the float with the huge oak tree with Maypole-type ribbons.

We are very happy to be celebrating such a momentous occasion. We have never seen it before nor will we, very probably, ever see it again. I do not believe she will abdicate - it would go against the natural law of succession.
We are having a street party - organised by the younger members of our road. We are probably the oldest residents?? looking forward to it.
I think we are lucky to still have a monarchy - it may not last much longer- but the existence of it, denies absolute power to anyone else - a useful tool when there are despots like Putin around.
I was so pleased to hear David Dimbleby again - he had some help with identifying some of the congregation but no matter, he has such a good voice for presenting serious occasions. Also am so delighted the wonderful Kirsty Young is back again - such a great presenter - good health to her in the future.

My bunting is up, flag in window and enjoying the festivities on TV ?

Catherine looks wonderful, but then she is a dress designer’s dream, so tall and slim.

I wonder how people grow up in royal circles and still appear not to know the words of the hymns?

I thought the Archbishop of York gave a very good address. He comes across as much more natural that the AoC who always seems very pompous.

Wish Charles would have a decent haircut!

I shall go to the Picnic in the Park in our neighbourhood on Sunday, weather permitting. I watched the Trooping the Colour yesterday and learned a thing or two that I didn’t know before. In the afternoon I went to have a look at the church flower decoration that my granddaughter did in her village church. She’s not a church goer but grows a lot of flowers so was asked by the village shop if she’d do an arrangement for them. Today it’s just a but if gardening. I have my bunting up and am happy to celebrate our Queen’s long and successful reign.

One of my abiding memories is of Churchill's funeral and how they almost dropped the coffin on the steps of St Paul's, it was very icy.

They prepared a side entrance for her to use, but after yesterday it seems she wasn’t up to it. Can’t say I blame her.

merlotgran

David Dimblebee’s commentary is awful. He barely knows who anyone is.

Totally agree. I was thinking exactly the same! He didn't seem to realise why the Sussexes weren't on the balcony yesterday for a start. What planet has he been on over the last couple of years?

Anniel

I think it’s the journeys to and from venues, the getting in and out of vehicles that is an issue also. Not just the walking, standing etc.