I'll be watching it on TV. My wife is planning to go to London to see it. She is a real royalist. She still wants me to record it on TV, so she can watch it afterwards as well.
My wife already has bought her flag to wave. I'm not going, because I'd be a worry for her, as well as slow her down.
"see yon birkie ca’d ‘a lord,’ Wha struts, an stares, an a’ that? Tho hundreds worship at his word, He’s but a cuif for a’ that. For a’ that, an a’ that, His ribband, star, an a’ that, The man o’ independent mind, He looks an laughs at a’ that."
I remember thinking the roads would be quiet when I needed to drive to Cornwall during William and Kate's wedding. It was a bit of a reduction but not as much as when there's a big football match on
Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
Just finished reading 'On Royalty' by Jeremy Paxman. It's all about the history of monarchy, the kings, queens, princes, and princesses, and what they're for. It's hugely entertaining and definitely worth reading to understand Britain's relationship with the monarchy.
When there's always biscuits in the tin, where's the fun in biscuits ?
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My wife already has bought her flag to wave. I'm not going, because I'd be a worry for her, as well as slow her down.
Wha struts, an stares, an a’ that?
Tho hundreds worship at his word,
He’s but a cuif for a’ that.
For a’ that, an a’ that,
His ribband, star, an a’ that,
The man o’ independent mind,
He looks an laughs at a’ that."
Seems about right.
https://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/prince/prince_index.html
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”