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Yes, there was a guerilla outfit that used it. 12th century or so. Sherwood forest.

Would ordinary prisoner 8536954 Windsor, A, have been allowed to attend? Probably. Would he have been allowed to walk with his mother? No chance - he'd have been whisked in and out in handcuffs. It's a tricky one but the sort of people the monarchy's existence depends upon have stronger feelings about nonces than they do about the queen

It has been funny today watching the so called 'royal experts' who claimed that Meghan Markle would never set foot in the country trying to explain away how she and Harry paid a whistle stop visit to Windsor yesterday to visit the queen. Half the experts are keen to pain it as Harry and Meghan trying to build bridges with the royals the other half are convinced that it was all just an attempt by Harry and Meghan to exploit the royals for their new Netflix show. It is so laughable that journalists who have made a cushy living churning out nonsense about the royals are now accusing other people of exploiting the royals for money.

Rather than start a separate thread for the Jubilee; whilst out on run this morning, bunting, house decorations, etc, conspicuous by their absence

2 houses in our road. Nothing at the primary school on the corner.

Neighbour opposite: a string of bunting and a giant Union Flag which, having failed to attach to the outside of his house, he now has filling his upstairs front window. Only decorations I've seen so far, but I've not been into town for a while.

A propos nowt much, I see that the forthcoming celebrations are known to da youth as “PLATTY JOOBS. “

Fab and groovy, innit ?

All rather downbeat among the breechless and barbarous Scots.

Remarkably downbeat sums it up. Previous Jubilees Royal Weddings etc got saturation trailering to the point that, through osmosis, I knew all about them and I was thoroughly sick of them long before they happened whereas this one, I've still no idea what events are planned, or when.
Ignorance is bliss.

Round here, bunting seems confined to the houses of ex-service people. The one pub I expected to be decorated isn't, whilst the rough pub unsurprisingly is. There#s also bunting and a flower display under the road sign leading to my house.

Oboogie wrote: ↑Wed Jun 01, 2022 9:34 pm Remarkably downbeat sums it up. Previous Jubilees Royal Weddings etc got saturation trailering to the point that, through osmosis, I knew all about them and I was thoroughly sick of them long before they happened whereas this one, I've still no idea what events are planned, or when.
Ignorance is bliss.

My take away from this is "No commemorative plates sold to the O'Boogie household"

Bones McCoy wrote: ↑Wed Jun 01, 2022 10:20 pm

Oboogie wrote: ↑Wed Jun 01, 2022 9:34 pm Remarkably downbeat sums it up. Previous Jubilees Royal Weddings etc got saturation trailering to the point that, through osmosis, I knew all about them and I was thoroughly sick of them long before they happened whereas this one, I've still no idea what events are planned, or when.
Ignorance is bliss.

My take away from this is "No commemorative plates sold to the O'Boogie household"

I'm not an, "Off with their heads" republican because The Monarchy is the great democratic paradox - an intrinsically undemocratic institution which has, for the moment, overwhelming public support. I'm more bemused by them, or more accurately, by the public love of them. But I recognise I'm in a minority and there are other battles which are both more pressing and more winnable.

I think I'm pretty similar:
* No personal beef against the Queen, and a modicum of respect for her commitment to het so-called constitutional role.
* Apathetic about all the pomp and circumstance, horse racing, honours etc.
* Bewildered by the types who are camping out at the Mall (already).

Utterly uninterested.

Only seen one crazed display and two houses with some bunting. And its very quiet as half the street’s buggered off to the coast. I’ll generally watch a bit of these occasions but I know nothing about what’s going on this week and don’t intend to. Ignorance can sometimes be bliss.

Just put the Trooping Of The Colour on. The last time I saw it in HD was on a telly the size of a fridge when Research Department were looking into this High Definition Television business - back in about 1985 I think

Seen a bit of bunting on houses and some tacky Jubilee flags in shop windows. Nothing too gauche really.

I've got it on in the background as I give the flat an overdue clean. Partially paying attention because I doubt I'll see anything like this in my lifetime again, mostly disinterested because they're taxpayer funded protectors of nonces whilst food bank use skyrockets in this country.

I am not a subject, I am a citizen. I shall treat it with the contempt it deserves.

Malcolm Armsteen wrote: ↑Thu Jun 02, 2022 12:40 pm I am not a subject, I am a citizen. I shall treat it with the contempt it deserves.

We've been citizens since the British Nationality Act of 1948.

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Ge ... ts/enacted

Going for a nice walk up Ingleborough hill later. Then Dr Strange at the cinema. Need to find a decent country pub for tea.