Going to the toilet at the Jubilee concert, etc.

As a frequent loo visitor, it’s not just worrying where the nearest loo is, it’s also a case of finding your way back to the group you are with!

Lovetopaint037
“I seem to remember Ken Livingstone saying at one time that you are advised to wear incontinence pads when attending events that require people to be seated some time before the Royal family arrive. He was talking about some wedding or similar event he had been invited to.”
Now we know how they manage Lovetopaint!

Just to say that Luckygirl's family (hope I've got that right) put on Folk by the Oak, a brilliant one-day festival with the most excellent loos!

I know that when there is a royal visit, loo facilities are always organised and checked. One, as handy as possible, is made available for Maj (and her ladies-in-waiting) solely and checked by security.
Then, whoever is being visited has to re-organise their own loos!

If you’re a festival goer your bladder muscles are well honed!

GrannyGravy13

We went to Party in The Park several years ago, we were in the Royal Stand in the row behind Prince Charles and the Young Princes (Cherie Blair and children were six rows behind us) plenty of toilet facilities.

They were delightful not pretentious and we all had a brilliant time.

That is a lovely story GrannyGravy13. Good to hear.

That is precisely what I said when I was watching tonight.

I mentioned this on Friday , after watching the Trooping of the Colour, the previous day, and wondering how everybody managed to hold on so long.

Yes, it would certainly put me off!
Just this evening my daughter was talking about going to an open air concert, and my first thought was, toilets!
The last time we went there, the queues for the ports loos were miles long, so no drinking for me.

Tena pants

We went to Party in The Park several years ago, we were in the Royal Stand in the row behind Prince Charles and the Young Princes (Cherie Blair and children were six rows behind us) plenty of toilet facilities.

They were delightful not pretentious and we all had a brilliant time.

I went to the Trooping of the Colour about 50 years ago. I went with a friend and I don't think we went to the loo at all, I don't even know if there were any round Horseguards Parade. Of course in those days we had 20 year old bladders so it may not have been a problem.

I couldn’t go to anything like this either for that reason.

I had the same thought for William and Kate's children. Admittedly they would not be queuing outside one with their legs crossed.

There is no way I could go to anything like that for that very reason.

We’ve just had a discussion on this very subject, it always comes to mind at big events, royal weddings etc. practicalities bug me!

Septimia

No, it's not just you. I had that discussion with a friend. People were arriving at St Paul's from 10a.m. yet the service didn't end until about half twelve. I'd have had to go when I arrived and at least once more! And reducing the intake of fluids surely leaves you open to fainting or other problems.

Septimia you sound exactly like me. I seem to remember Ken Livingstone saying at one time that you are advised to wear incontinence pads when attending events that require people to be seated some time before the Royal family arrive. He was talking about some wedding or similar event he had been invited to.

My husband and I were fortunate enough to get tickets for The Prom at the Palace for the Golden jubilee. We were allowed into Palace gardens in the afternoon, given wonderful hampers with champagne and delicious picnic food and entertainment provided all afternoon . The actual concert was in the evening so of course everyone wanted to go to the loo before it started but, unfortunately, not quite enough portaloos were provided and the deadline to get into seats was approaching. I'm afraid it meant that lots of us resorted to popping in behind the Palace bushes!

Same here I need to know there are toilets. Just my anxiety but how could you go up in a balloon for instance? I even checked the Eiffel Tower before I ventured up. Do people wear incontinence pads just in case?

That’s one reason why I am happy to be watching the concert in my dressing gown, from the comfort of my armchair.

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No, it's not just you. I had that discussion with a friend. People were arriving at St Paul's from 10a.m. yet the service didn't end until about half twelve. I'd have had to go when I arrived and at least once more! And reducing the intake of fluids surely leaves you open to fainting or other problems.

From the official guide:
Will there be toilet facilities
There will be toilets for members of the public at all of the key event locations. Accessible toilets with hand washing facilities are located at each of the toilet blocks.

My daughter and her family were very fortunate to have tickets for the seated area in front of the palace on Thursday and I had asked the same question. When young children need to go, they need fairly quick access.

It’s getting to these loos that would worry me. So many people to struggle by. Then queues?

I don't think the Queen is going to queue for a portacabin.

I was just thinking that. The very thought of not being near a loo would make me want to go ?

There are hundreds of ports-loos in the vicinity.