05 June
2012
Diamond Jubilee: Flypast brings celebrations to
an end ( original Title)
The final
day of festivities surrounding her Diamond Jubilee the queen visited St. Pauls
Cathedral to receive praise from the archbishop. Prince Philip remained absent
due to a bladder infection. Also today a two minute thank you message was
broadcast on national television. Lunch was enjoyed in Westminster hall and
consisted of different courses prepared with ingredients from all over the UK.
After lunch the queen was driven to Buckingham Palace in an open-topped coach.
She was led by soldiers from the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment, and the
King's Troop and given a 60-gun salute along the way. Finally a flypast
culminated the festivities.
This was
shouted by the public as the queen entered St Pauls Cathedral. I think it
lovely to see and hear the love for the Royal family. It was so very nice to
see all the traditions the last couple of days, but also to see the human side
of the Royal family. Charles calling the queen ‘mummy’, clips of their
childhood, personal stories, all these things show that the Royal family has
found a good balance between tradition and modernity. They have found a way to
stay Royal but also be personal. Highborn but with the people so to say. This
is something which I believe is crucial for the popularity of the Royal family.
I certainly enjoyed watching the Diamond Jubilee! I believe the Royal Family outperformed themselves by showing great interest in their people by having a large scale picknick outside Buckingham Palace and the concert with all the popular artists of the UK. It was meant for everyone.
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Me too, I watched some of the Diamond Jubilee events, and I really enjoyed watching them. The vessels on the Thames, the concert and the film The Queen, they were all lovely to watch. For the first time I witnessed events of the English Royal family and I was suprised by their warmth and humaneness. I always thought of Queen Elizabeth and Charles as cold and not very nice people, but the jubilee and its events has proven me to be wrong...
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