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Post by mez on Jun 3, 2012 20:05:28 GMT -5
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Post by Sandy M on Jun 3, 2012 20:58:54 GMT -5
Fantastic pictures of today's event - thanks so much for posting this link Mez. That's quite a dress that Sophie is wearing - not sure I get the connection with a "Paris" theme - any idea?
Glad I didn't try to go to London for the Jubilee - the weather was miserable!
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Post by Shoesy on Jun 3, 2012 23:49:03 GMT -5
Wow!  What a display of photos! Regarding Sophie's Paris themed dress, maybe she'd like to join OPF. ;D |
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Post by sunshine817 on Jun 4, 2012 0:00:20 GMT -5
Cute dress-- but am I the only one who thinks it's a really bizarre choice to wear to this particular event? Not saying she has to be decked out in the Union Jack...but I'd think she'd choose something that wasn't advertising another country for her mother-in-law's diamond jubilee -- especially a country that was England's bitter rival for so very long. But then...we've all been tempted to do something to annoy our mothers-in-law, even if we didn't actually folllow through....  |
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Post by denise on Jun 4, 2012 2:30:32 GMT -5
Really great pictures, thanks Mez.....
the highlight of the day was the choir at the end singing "Land of Hope and Glory in the pouring rain. They abandoned their umbrellas and just embraced the rain. Ruining, careful hair dos and make up!
Just summed up the British spirit for me...keep calm and carry on!
Sorry to be so patriotic but I think on this occasion I am allowed!
Yes Sophies dress was a bit strange, with it's views of the Eiffel tower.. But we a re friends of the French now. Maybe she is a secret Parisophile.
Denise
Love from England.
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Post by mossie on Jun 4, 2012 2:47:42 GMT -5
Many thanks for the link.
Just shows we Brits may be broke, but we can still put on a show.
The highlight for me was the ladies of the Royal Philharmonic belting out Land of Hope and Glory, with their expensive hairdos plastered to their faces by the rain, completely unfazed.
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Post by mossie on Jun 4, 2012 2:51:45 GMT -5
Sorry Denise, did not see your post as I fumbled through mine.
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Post by mez on Jun 4, 2012 3:11:13 GMT -5
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Post by Happygoin on Jun 4, 2012 8:39:18 GMT -5
What great pictures, Mez. I don't think I'd have gotten to see them had you not posted them here. I really enjoyed them. If anyone is interested, I found a BBC clip of the musical finale. Turn your volume up, it's a terrific sound. www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18316899Yeah, the dress. I wonder what she was thinking? Strange choice at any rate. I'm not sure I'd have the nerve to try to tick off my MIL if she was the Queen of England. She might throw me in the tower... |
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Post by cybee on Jun 4, 2012 8:53:02 GMT -5
Yes, Mez..thank you! Those are great photos! I just saw the very end of the celebration yesterday (on tv, of course) and wow...were the singers soaked in that rain! I had to think of how they must have fussed with their hair when they prepared for the event only to have it soaked when it counted (or rather broadcasted widely)! ha! But lovely to hear them sing. As to Sophie's dress....goodness! I wonder if anyone had "words" with her thereafter as to ...well, appropriateness. At any rate, I loved Kate's dress and hat! (or rather her entire ensemble..but she always seems to have lovely taste!) Great to see all those boats too coming down the Thames! An awesome sight!
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Post by denise on Jun 4, 2012 9:17:37 GMT -5
Many thanks for the link. Just shows we Brits may be broke, but we can still put on a show. The highlight for me was the ladies of the Royal Philharmonic belting out Land of Hope and Glory, with their expensive hairdos plastered to their faces by the rain, completely unfazed. No probs Mossie.....those girls were the heroes of the show, several people have mentioned them and they were on TV this morning, being interviewed.....with lovely hairdo's I may add! LOL! Love Denise |
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Post by sunshine817 on Jun 4, 2012 9:44:15 GMT -5
By the by -- a friend of mine was one of the bellringers on the carillon barge...he's also had the chance to ring at St Paul's Cathedral.
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Post by mez on Jun 4, 2012 19:23:18 GMT -5
By the by -- a friend of mine was one of the bellringers on the carillon barge...he's also had the chance to ring at St Paul's Cathedral. That's fantastic! How was your friend chosen? Was there a lot of interest in participating? |
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Post by Shoesy on Jun 4, 2012 22:05:15 GMT -5
Cybee - I agree with you about Kate. I actually ADORE whatever she wears......her display of fashion is simply exquisite. Such a beautiful girl in every sense! |
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Post by sunshine817 on Jun 4, 2012 23:42:12 GMT -5
He's a bellringer as a rather rabid hobby-- I had no idea that bellringing is so much work, or so much practice.
His father was one of the most well-regarded ringers in the UK, and my friend was brought up in the art. The group he rings with plays at many of the biggest and most important cathedrals in the UK.
I don't know if they had to apply to ring for the flotilla, or the group was chosen.
He has lots of stories about the belfries in the old cathedrals, and has an encyclopedic memory of which churches have how many bells, and what notes they play. He was invited to watch the casting of a brand-new bell a couple of years ago -- he said it was a bit intimidating to watch something being made that he would ring....and would be rung for hundreds of years.
I had absolutely no idea how involved bellringing is until I met him.
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Post by mossie on Jun 5, 2012 2:43:06 GMT -5
My father was Captain of the bells for over 50 years at our village church. When the bells were recast and rehung, one of the was named for him.
Campanology is almost a science, there can be considerable maths involved, and it is also quite strenuous exercise.
Sorry to stray from fashion ;D
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Post by mez on Jun 5, 2012 5:19:13 GMT -5
All I know about it is from a Midsomer Murders episode where bell ringing was featured. ;D
It clearly sounds like bell ringers are a dedicated bunch.
I actually have a ticket to do a tour of the Whitechapel Bell Foundry in London when I am there later this year. I am really looking forward to it.
And back onto fashion...I am rarely impressed with Kate's outfits. I find her style too dowdy at times. I am hoping this is temporary and when she has enough confidence to fill her Princess shoes that we will see a better styled dresser.
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Post by georgeleitch on Jun 5, 2012 14:46:21 GMT -5
Wow. What a display. Makes one proud to be British even if one left the shores of that "Sceptered Isle" long go.
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Post by Jody on Jun 6, 2012 3:45:50 GMT -5
I thought her derss looked like something bought at a souvenir shop along rue de Rivoli! She looked much better the next day in appropriste suit snd hst. Did you see the heels on Beatirce''s shoes? or msaybe it was Eugenie I get them mixed up. They were metasl spikes . people commrnted she probsbly messed up a few hardwood floors.Nobody does pagentry better than the Brits!!!
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Post by sunshine817 on Jun 6, 2012 6:40:36 GMT -5
That was exactly the thought I had, Jody. It's cute, but I wouldn't have worn that to the Jubilee as a spectator, let alone as someone with a place at center stage!
All I can figure is that there was some sort of strange mixup that left that as the only dress she had at the time. Weird.
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What a display of photos! Regarding Sophie's Paris themed dress, maybe she'd like to join OPF. ;D
Let the riot begin! LOL - 
hahahha