To think the BBC coverage of the flotilla is total crap

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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,

Poor Prince Phillip. He is going to miss the rest of the celebrations.

At least the DOE doesn't have to listen to Cliff Richard.

he will be watching it all from his comfy bed, hope he enjoys the BBC coverage.

or perhaps it is exhaustion and bladder infection is a lie

poor philip.

that's true, he will at least have a rest

He is 91 on Sunday and he had to stand on that freezing boat for hours yesterday.

Just got back from yesterday and TBH the whole thing was a bit flat. The boats came in dribs and drabs rather than a whole push so in fact it didn't look much different from the Thames as it usually looked. By the time the barges came on most people had left Westminster Bridge (lashing it down).

There was no music or commentary set up so was impossible to really tell what was happening unless you had memorised it from the paper that morning.And the Sunday Times appeared to have the where to stand bit wrong as well. Ho Hum how we laughed at the whole Britishness of it..

I nearly started a thread yesterday,

AIBU to be fuming that my grandparents, 86 and 90, had to stand for two hours whilst travelling yesterday in the cold and pissing rain? They don't like to complain, Spirit of the Blitz and all that, but the people inflicting this on them had the nerve to say it was to show them how much they love them!

I stopped watching countryfile when Miriam O'Reilly was bumped out of it for a cutesy blonde who knew f all about the countryside .
Glad to see that boring uninspiring twerp getting flack

BBC1 now. One Show Diamond Jubilee Special.

Cliff Richard on a bus.

Apparently Fearne Cotton is presenting again tonight :(

And another thing...

I didn't mind waving at a barge or two or even a rower I was a bit at waving in the rain to a number of jolly family and friends on their floating gin palaces. What was the point of the pleasure boat bit?
It's lovely to have a boat and everyone on them looked like they were having a great time but I don't think they needed to be clapped and waved at really for owning an expensive bit of kit.

Cliff Richard. Puke. And the self-regarding Paul McCartney.

And God, Matt Baker's back on BBC 1.

Gazza Barlow too. I don't know what I think of him really.

Like Alex Jones' jacket though

I think Gary Barlow thinks he's more talented than he actually is.

The One Show is taking me back to yesterday's Pageant coverage a bit. When's Cliff Richard on...? Yaaaaay

I will be looking out for Gareth Malone. He's my favourite.

Some woman has just boasted to having a ring "just like Kate Middletons".

I'd be keeping that quiet.

I used to like Gary Barlow until he became so smug and Tory.

Love Gareth Malone. No, really. I luuuuurve him.

Not as much as I do Lapis. Unless you are Mrs Malone (who is a Mnetter)

I saw him first. OK, I didn't...Mrs Malone saw him first (OK, I know she wasn't Mrs Malone then). Right shut up now, LapisBlue.

I would definitely be up for him doing a 'Mumsnet Choir' Lapis. He could teach me to sing if he liked.