Royal Pageant

[JenniferAlisonPhilipaSue]

Okay here is the thread for today's Jubilee pageant

Bloody Nile Rogers is everywhere

I agree ! He did well

He is a friend of the royals
Didn't he end up at A&E after being gashed with a sword at a party by either Beatrice or Eugenie.

I now tend to watch events on 601. It saves having to listen Huw Edwards (usually) explaining how someone's mother always polishes her son's shoes before he takes part in the parade.

We were there last night too, fantastic atmosphere.

Completely agree with all of this.
I can't imagine the mixed up feelings of waiting for your parent to die in order to fulfil your destiny.

Felt very emotional seeing her and cried, tears for my lovely mum too who is poorly. Not sure we will see her in public again and definitely not on the balcony.

The Queen was aged 25 at her Coronation. Charles is already 73, it couldn’t be any more different could it?

My late dad died 98 and he adored the Queen
I was thinking of him this weekend too :
It was his generation.

The only reason we would ever have such a young and long reigning monarch again would be the result of a tragedy so really we should hope it doesn’t happen again. If that makes any sense.

I think it's been wonderful that this weekend has been about HM's family as much as it has been about her reign.

They all face dramatic life changes before long. Charles has looked emotional all weekend, and he would be a terrible poker player as you can read his face very clearly.

Lulu is insufferable - she thinks it’s all about her. She was the same the other night on (I think) The One Show - talking over the other guests, really rude, all “me me me”.

Exactly. And if Charles lives as long as his parents then Wills will be in his 60's before becoming king.

I know what you mean. My mum and dad died this year, and they'd have loved watching the whole of the weekend's events on the TV. They were real fans of the Queen and remember the coronation (tho they were teens in homes that couldn't afford TVs). The whole thing has made me a bit wistful

If George, Charlotte and Louis were mine I would run them ragged round KP gardens so they slept. They will be hyped to the 9's
Presumably George and Charlotte aren't back to school tomorrow like mine are

@intwrferingma my mum loved the bands and trooping the colour she would have been in her element watching this all weekend.

Well I enjoyed that.good mix of nostalgia, daftness and fun. Loved all the puppetry, big and small, the skating, the dancing, the fabulous outfits. I can’t imagine how much organisation went on behind the scenes to get everyone dressed, fed, watered and in the right place to make it all happen. Thought it was good to see the Royals relaxed and laughing. Anyone else think there was a huge box of pick and mix on the floor by Princess Anne’s granddaughters? There was quite a bit of munching going on, I hope they sneaked a few handfuls down to the Cambridge kids too.

@intwrferingma my mum loved the bands and trooping the colour she would have been in her element watching this all weekend.

My parents are nearly as old as the queen, they really don't make them like that anymore.(my dad broke his wrist and took himself off to A&E on the bus) She may be frail but there's no way she would have made an appearance if she didn't want to .

I feel really flat now :(
Bit depressed

Same here

I think he is lucky to have Camilla, people respond to her, and she has mellowed him more than a bit.

When she took over as Queen , Winston Churchill was in charge of the country : who will be there when she dies I wonder ?

Oh well, back to war, viruses, sleaze and skyrocketing bills 😶

Yep, back to the bad news and government woes !

I couldn’t stop crying when Ed Sheeran was singing that song with the Queen’s pictures in the background. She’s been a truly amazing woman !