To think the BBC coverage of the flotilla is total crap

[RabidAnchovy]

They really are making a pigs ear of it.

I want to see the boats (try and spot DPs dads boat)
not listen to all the crap from this presenter and that presenter and bloody poems,

Of couse William and harry are above Andrew and Anne as the line for the throne is Charles, then William, then harry then andrew ect

In terms of line to throne - yes, William and Harry are ahead of Anne, Andrew and Edward.

I haven't read all the comments but my most prevalent thoughts are:

• show the historic boats ffs
• John barrowman JUST STOP BEING ON TV!
• what the hell had that guy painted on that door??

I loved the singers they were soaked but didnt care , I laughed at flip when he was head bopping

What was with that door painting?

I have a question

If william never had any kids (unlikely as they would use IVF) and

If harry (got married, lets be traditional) and had a son ....would his son be next in line to the throne or would Harry be?

ah yes, thanks

In theory, Anne should curtsey to Kate.

Never gonna happen

And yes, the coverage was dire.

Where are the Dimblebys when you need them?

Anne should only curtsey to Kate if William is present. If he's not present she drops down the pecking order.

Those singers did a great job though.
(watching the highlights on Sky)

I normally only watch the BBC for news but for this I switched to Sky News who focussed on the boats! The BBC kept breaking off to chat and babble and was completely annoying!

noblegiraffe
True.
But whether he's there or not, can you see it happening?

That was toe curlingly sycophantic simpering by the Beeb. Off with their heads!

The pecking order thing is why the queen refused to make Catherine a princess because it would mean Anne etc would have to be deferential to her

Seventh If I had your typing stamina, I'd say the same thing. Well put!

and ITV managed to mess up " all the queen's horses"

the format was goodish, but i didn't want to see endless shots of il divo, susan boyle, et al, i wanted to see the horses,
so many times we had a quick glance of a horse then back to the dancers, or the singers, or arty farty shots of horses hooves,

am so disapointed.

And they keep doing it.
They had two of the singers on this morning - the best Naga could manage was "you looked like a drowned rat".
Smug cow. She should only get to say it if she were equally as wet yesterday.
Smug cow.
(sorry, did I say this already?)

It's in the DM, how crap the coverage was.

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2154222/Queens-Diamond-Jubilee-2012-BBC-sank-tide-wittering-inanity.html?ICO=most_read_module