to think that Ben Fogle is being a bit of a twat

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He Tweeted: "It’s the Queens birthday next Tuesday. Let’s throw her a surprise. At 9am 21st April, we are calling on the whole country to sing Happy Birthday from our windows and doorsteps. Let our song bring good cheer not just to Her Majesty but to the whole nation"

I'm sure he means well but really?

It's no more daft than all the clapping and saucepan banging that's already going on.

Hardly anyone near me bothers with the Thursday evening clapfest so I can really see them going for this! NOT

Sounds a bit daft, but I'm sure he means well.

What exactly is the harm

I’m as far from a royalist as can be but there really isn’t any harm in saying happy birthday to Her Maj.

I'd quite like it but only because it's my husbands birthday too so we could add him as well .....

@DDiva

Ah, live and let live OP. I am rather endeared by the thought of Ben standing outside his house at 9am bellowing our happy birthday and looking hopefully around him.

He's always been a bit too full of himself- and this idea confirms that.

9am??! Why so early - not even up by then these days so for that reason YANBU

It’s not any worse than all the virtue signalling that’s going on right now

@Ddiva

I'll not be doing it, I'll be working and I have sufficient respect for my colleagues not to inflict my caterwauling singing on them.

We are never awake at 9am nowadays

I leapt onto this thread cos I think Ben Fogle is such complete dork. But, actually, this is no better or worse than all sorts of other well meant but ultimately self absorbed crap that people are continually suggesting at the moment.

But the Queen’s on Twitter, isn’t she? It won’t be a surprise!
(And yes, it’s a ridiculous idea.)

Apparently it was his nine year-old daughter's idea. Not that that has stopped the inevitable Twitter pile on....

I'm in Scotland, and I don't think it will be entered into.

Perhaps he should have said it was his daughter's idea and then the reaction would have been very different. I'd have thought 'oh that's quite sweet' and moved on without commenting or starting a thread. He presented it as if it was his own idea.

You mean it was a drip feed

I think it is a lovely idea. I might even send her a card 🎂 🍷 🎈 🎉 👑

I don't think she'd hear me from here.

As a lifelong republican, I will be singing my own composition, ‘Down With Fascism’ to the tune of Happy Birthday.

The responses to that tweet were some of the best I've ever read. Kept me amused most of the day.

It's no worse than clapping every week. At least it would be a one off

9am? Liz won't have even had her breakfast Dubonnet & gin by that time!

He's just not that bright. But means well.