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It will be the second Royal Wedding of the year for the Playmobil people in our house...

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SoMuchToBits · 11/10/2018 15:01

Tomorrow Princess Juliet will be marrying Mr Peregrine Banksbrook. The ceremony will take place at Ruggington Cathedral because let's face it we don't have any other Playmobil churches and will be conducted by the Archbishop of Ruggington, assisted by the Dean of Lowbeach-on-Sea, with an address given by the Bishop of Highbath, the Right Reverend Balthazar Browne.

The ceremony will be followed by a carriage procession, and a reception in the grounds of Roundwood palace.

In Ruggington, the streets are being cleaned ready for tomorrow.

It will be the second Royal Wedding of the year for the Playmobil people in our house...
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FuzzyCustard · 16/10/2018 09:45

Thank you Bits. If anyone ever asked me why I use MN this thread (and your others) would be right up there.

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SoMuchToBits · 16/10/2018 09:36

No Japanese tea sets as far as I'm aware, but I do have a kimonoed lady (from one of the Fi?ures series) who was a foreign head of state at the Waterburys' wedding.

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AviatorShades · 16/10/2018 09:25

a new set out in Germany begs the question, wonder if there's a Japanese set depicting a tea drinking ceremony, you know, all those men sitting around being served by kimono'd ladies? Interesting!
We had a splendid set in Italy when DS was little - knaves carousing round a trestle table drinking out of silver goblets and eating whole chickens was a particular favourite of mine. I love a good banquetGrin
DH made a wooden castle with a drawbridge so they could fight on the battlements...
Addictive stuff,Playmobil.

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SoMuchToBits · 16/10/2018 08:52

LIZS, the partying hasn't finished yet! I'll post the last few photos this evening, so you'll have to wait and see about the bouquet...

There will be no Plexit for the Playmo people by the way - they voted Remain in their referendum! Grin

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LIZS · 16/10/2018 08:32

Love the extended partying. Did we throw the bouquet, is there a maiden sister lined up to be next? Meanwhile there is a birth, Brexit ... To look forward to!

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SoMuchToBits · 16/10/2018 08:28

I got the dapple grey horses in May, just in time for the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Waterbury. They were part of the set containing the carriage for the King and Queen. It was a new set out in Germany only released at the beginning of May and not available in the UK yet, but I managed to get one from a German seller on Amazon.

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SoMuchToBits · 16/10/2018 07:55

I do have various Christmas sets, including a Christmas market, so that might be a possibility. I just need to find the time! It's such a busy time of year...

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PhilomenaButterfly · 16/10/2018 04:05

There are soft drinks for the children, but I'd keep an eye on the little ones, sneaking a sip of Blue Nun. And aunts getting them drunk on purpose...

Hang on, that might just be my family.

AviatorShades · 16/10/2018 00:33

Royal family going to church would be great! and I'm sure in one of the naves there will be a nativity sceneSmile
You up for it, Bits ?

AviatorShades · 16/10/2018 00:30

I'm totally in love with little Clemantine! I hope she's safely and snugly put away with her mum, she's much too young to be aloneSad

Hey I so loved those dappled grey horses, hadn't seen them before.In bed last night just drifting off to sleep I was trying to remember that nursery rhyme-I had a little pony,his name was dapple(d?) grey, couldn't remember any more so I actually got out of bed,went into the study and googled the rest.Barmy!Grin

shouldwestayorshouldwego · 15/10/2018 23:00

I am sure that a lot happens there over Christmas- a school fair, Christmas Market, ice skating, Carol service, WI produce and craft competition, Santa's grotto, few pot holes to mend, maybe the ferry is in dry dock for the winter refit. Then of course there are the people who have drunk a little too much at the Christmas Works do...

Seems a shame that all that goes on undocumented in your loft.

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SoMuchToBits · 15/10/2018 22:35

Professionally, we could possibly think about some Christmas celebrations. Maybe the Royal Family going to church at Christmas? Or a nativity scene?

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ozymandiusking · 15/10/2018 22:31

Well done somuch.Really enjoyed this.

ProfessionallyUnoffended · 15/10/2018 22:25

This is the loveliest thread ever, OP! Will the playmobile people be sharing photos of their Christmas celebrations?!

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SoMuchToBits · 15/10/2018 22:23

You are very welcome, elephant!

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elephantoverthehill · 15/10/2018 22:19

Thank you SoMuchToBits

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SoMuchToBits · 15/10/2018 22:18

Igotta, this is the best sort of bonkers, I think!

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SoMuchToBits · 15/10/2018 22:16

I think they all enjoyed it! I have packed them all away now, but am missing having them out for making scenes. Except Norm and mates who live permanently out on the shelf in our dining room. And the Funky Boys seem to have settled there too. I did have the drum and bugle band out, but ds's percussion teacher kept knocking them off the shelf and their plumes kept falling out!

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Igottastartthinkingbee · 15/10/2018 22:13

This is hilarious! It’s a bonkers world we live in and then there’s this. A special kind of joy being spread through the medium of a playmobil royal wedding 😂

AviatorShades · 15/10/2018 22:12

And so, we leave them rocking into the night [sigh]
What a perfect evening!

AviatorShades · 15/10/2018 22:10

And thank you, Bits Wine

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SoMuchToBits · 15/10/2018 22:08

I think those are all the photos I can post tonight. I still have a handful left, which will follow tomorrow evening. Thank you all for watching!

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SoMuchToBits · 15/10/2018 22:06

And so do Norman and his mates

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AviatorShades · 15/10/2018 22:05

GrinGrin

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SoMuchToBits · 15/10/2018 22:04

Members of the clergy get up and dance!

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