[Offers] Her Majesty The Queens Platinum Jubilee - Official Thread

[jakarta]

and privatley educated.

Good thing as well, at least they will be able to spell...

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

What does carrying on regardless mean ?

Say you were right (although I think your view on the racial mix has been contradicted in later posts) and the vast majority were white. And perhaps this was because a lot of other people were ambivalent about the jubilee because the Queen (and Royal Family) might be less relevant to them.

Surely that’s up to the population of the UK to decide if they want to rock up to the Mall and get involved if they want?

Are you saying that we can’t have celebrations of traditional UK institutions because some people are not that into it?

By the same token, would you reimagine Notting Hill Carnival because it’s a little more heavy on one colour than the other.

Surely an inclusive population can allow most celebrations even if they don’t actually fancy turning up in person.

I meant that the appeal of the royal family may be too narrow for it to carry on regardless, expecially judging by those numbers from Scotland.

Yes, someone who was there reported that the crownd was not 99.99% white, which I acknowledged. I was basing my estimate on what I'd seen on TV. See the snap attached below.

Just like Henley, and last night of the proms, of course people can turn up to engage with it, or not, as they see fit. I neither said nor suggested otherwise.

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

Wonderful celebrations for an amazing monarch.

Fantastic institution, and one of the things that sets our wonderful country apart from others….

It is such a shame certain members of her family have let her down in recent years.

 

[Norman Potting]

Did the bloke on Sky say Philip's mum was a nun? How the hell does that work?

BTW - I have read Wiki but that seems a bit of a stretch.

She was and a very brave, if somewhat eccentric lady. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Alice_of_Battenberg

Not sure if she was also involved in the invention of the eponymous cake.

 

[Norman Potting]

Duplicate, sorry

 

[Thunder Bolt]

I meant that the appeal of the royal family may be too narrow for it to carry on regardless, expecially judging by those numbers from Scotland.

Yes, someone who was there reported that the crownd was not 99.99% white, which I acknowledged. I was basing my estimate on what I'd seen on TV. See the snap attached below.

Just like Henley, and last night of the proms, of course people can turn up to engage with it, or not, as they see fit. I neither said nor suggested otherwise.

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Look at that photo carefully. I can see black faces, but the photo is predominantly the back of people’s heads. A distance photo like that isn’t going to identify all the Japanese, Chinese and Philippino people I saw.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Look at that photo carefully. I can see black faces, but the photo is predominantly the back of people’s heads. A distance photo like that isn’t going to identify all the Japanese, Chinese and Philippino people I saw.

You misunderstand. I was posting that to show that there were more than 0.01% non white attendees. There are a couple of people in scene that are clearly non-white.

 

[Butch Willykins]

Wonderful celebrations for an amazing monarch.

Fantastic institution, and one of the things that sets our wonderful country apart from others….

It is such a shame certain members of her family have let her down in recent years.

We’ve all got a noncey uncle. Just shows how in tune with the rest of us these people are.

 

[Butch Willykins]

You misunderstand. I was posting that to show that there were more than 0.01% non white attendees. There are a couple of people in scene that are clearly non-white.

Can you also let me know how many Scottish people are in that photo, based on the back of their heads.

Div.

 

[The Clamp]

Can you also let me know how many Scottish people are in that photo, based on the back of their heads.

Div.

They’ll be the ones who didn’t splash out on a wee flag

 

[Guinness Boy]

And, now, we cross over live to the South Coast to see the celebrations on Boundary Road Hove and Station Road Portslade. This infamous thoroughfare is actually just one road but it has two names in honour of the Queen's original double barrelled house of Saxe-Coburg.

On the Station Road side we can see the street drinker population has tripled in the last day, and here they are being terrorised by a gang of school age chavs. Frankly, nothing says England like a man clutching a bottle of Frosty Jack telling a kid in a hoodie, armed with a Tesco trolley and some silly string, to f**k off while being cheered by a man in a mobility scooter.

This blessed isle really does bring the patriot out in all of us and I'm sure we all agree there's nowhere better on earth. Gawd bless you ma'am.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

You misunderstand. I was posting that to show that there were more than 0.01% non white attendees. There are a couple of people in scene that are clearly non-white.

Sorry.

There are more than a couple.

 

[GREASED WEASEL]

I meant that the appeal of the royal family may be too narrow for it to carry on regardless, expecially judging by those numbers from Scotland.

Yes, someone who was there reported that the crownd was not 99.99% white, which I acknowledged. I was basing my estimate on what I'd seen on TV. See the snap attached below.

Just like Henley, and last night of the proms, of course people can turn up to engage with it, or not, as they see fit. I neither said nor suggested otherwise.

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it's the British public that will decide the fate of the royal family,times will change,just like they always have

unfortunately for some posters on here,they will never see it

however much they stamp their feet

 

[The Clamp]

it's the British public that will decide the fate of the royal family,times will change,just like they always have

unfortunately for some posters on here,they will never see it

however much they stamp their feet

I think when Willy becomes king the Royal Family will be very popular again. As much as I’d like to see them disbanded, it’s not going to happen anytime soon.

 

[GREASED WEASEL]

And, now, we cross over live to the South Coast to see the celebrations on Boundary Road Hove and Station Road Portslade. This infamous thoroughfare is actually just one road but it has two names in honour of the Queen's original double barrelled house of Saxe-Coburg.

On the Station Road side we can see the street drinker population has tripled in the last day, and here they are being terrorised by a gang of school age chavs. Frankly, nothing says England like a man clutching a bottle of Frosty Jack telling a kid in a hoodie, armed with a Tesco trolley and some silly string, to f**k off while being cheered by a man in a mobility scooter.

This blessed isle really does bring the patriot out in all of us and I'm sure we all agree there's nowhere better on earth. Gawd bless you ma'am.

you have to live abroad for sometime,without regular visits to the UK

then you really do appreciate how good Great Britain is

 

[Barry Izbak]

Terrific Day out in London Thursday.
St James's Park, followed by Royal pub crawl.
Lovely atmosphere as all the naysayers stayed home.

 

[GREASED WEASEL]

And, now, we cross over live to the South Coast to see the celebrations on Boundary Road Hove and Station Road Portslade. This infamous thoroughfare is actually just one road but it has two names in honour of the Queen's original double barrelled house of Saxe-Coburg.

On the Station Road side we can see the street drinker population has tripled in the last day, and here they are being terrorised by a gang of school age chavs. Frankly, nothing says England like a man clutching a bottle of Frosty Jack telling a kid in a hoodie, armed with a Tesco trolley and some silly string, to f**k off while being cheered by a man in a mobility scooter.

This blessed isle really does bring the patriot out in all of us and I'm sure we all agree there's nowhere better on earth. Gawd bless you ma'am.

you have to live abroad for sometime,without regular visits to the UK

then you really do appreciate how good Great Britain is

 

[Guinness Boy]

you have to live abroad for sometime,without regular visits to the UK

then you really do appreciate how good Great Britain is

Spent 4 years living in Asia in my 30s and 11 months in Oz. Never wanted to leave either but Mrs GB wanted to have our kids here, so fair enough. My dad's retired to France. Hasn't set foot in the UK for 14 years and doesn't want to

 

[The Clamp]

you have to live abroad for sometime,without regular visits to the UK

then you really do appreciate how good Great Britain is

That very much depends where abroad.

Britain can be great. It currently isn’t.

I’m sure there are plenty of people who go abroad and it makes them think Britain is great. Sort of people that go to Spain and drink every day in the Red Lion. Except when it’s Spanish night, of course.

 

[dangull]

I am reminded of the scene in Braveheart, where Wallace says " never in my life did I swear my allegiance to him/her
The prosecutor said "never the less he is your king"