DH was going to be in the flotilla on a cornish lugger called Barnabus, but when someone pointed out that being in it might not be so much fun as watching it, he decided not to bother.

as a fully - paid up republican, you can imagine how excited I'm getting. watching Andy Murray grimace his way round a french tennis court will do me fine.

>>watching Andy Murray grimace his way round a french tennis court will do me fine.<<

You certainly take your pleasures seriously.

>>watching Andy Murray grimace his way round a french tennis court will do me fine.<<

You certainly take your pleasures seriously.>>

there's no limit to the fun you can have on a wet saturday in Cornwall!

>>there's no limit to the fun you can have on a wet saturday in Cornwall!<<

Hence "once aboard the lugger and the girl is mine" (perhaps you should be relieved?!)

annhig, your DH made a wise choice IMO.
There are gondolas on the Thames being battered by the wind and rain, I bet the gondoliers are wishing they were in Venice...
Just another typical June day in London!

ooh- spolier alert!

we're recording it so we can fast forward through it and miss the commentary [for which I suspect a sick bag will be required].

<<Hence "once aboard the lugger and the girl is mine" (perhaps you should be relieved?!)>>

Patrick - you ain't getting this "girl" on board no lugger!

>>[for which I suspect a sick bag will be required].<<

You're not joking. I swear they've employed Alan Partridge for some of it. It's all a bit breakfast TV. Or even Nationwide, if your memory goes back that far.

You're not joking. I swear they've employed Alan Partridge for some of it. It's all a bit breakfast TV. Or even Nationwide, if your memory goes back that far.>>

sadly it does. I'm expecting it to be about as "candid" as the radio times piece that Prince William did about his granny. Candid my a...

>>[for which I suspect a sick bag will be required].<<

You're not joking. I swear they've employed Alan Partridge for some of it. It's all a bit breakfast TV. Or even Nationwide, if your memory goes back that far.

Ha, ha we turned the sound off and with Radiohead playing in the background we made up our own commentary.

nice idea sassy cat.

will the archers do?

or a spot of Herr Handels' Water Musick?

I gave up at Sandy Tostvig with smarming smirking luvvies all laughing at each others' jokes.

I lasted about 15 minutes before I got bored with it. You'd need a serious boat fetish to get through five and a half hours of this. Even all the royals looked dead bored apart from Prince Phillip, who was the only one who looked like he was genuinely enjoying himself.

annhig, funnily enough DH voted for classical music in the background but Herr Handel would have been a Germanic overload.

Now playing Florence and the Machine, Ceremonials
It adds a nice touch of baroque.

nona, the Queen did look rather grim!

but Herr Handel would have been a Germanic overload. >>

Really? german music for a german monarch sailing along the Thames?

i think that it's pretty apt!

I thought it was fun to watch.

All I can say is GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

The old girl looks great and carries herself with such grace...

pass the sick-bag, Patrick.