Tuesday 5th June
Overcast day again. Stayed in room
and watched service at St Pauls on TV , then walked across Westminster
Bridge and through side street onto
Whitehall. Found a spot 3 back from
barrier just by the Women’s War Memorial near the Cenotaph, stood there for a
couple of hours then woman in front of us left so we were just one row back.
Lots of things to entertain us while waited for the Royal carriages-watched cavalry tow the guns around
to Hyde Park for the salute, bands played (RAF, Royal Marines and Household Cavalry
–riding and playing instruments and honour guards deployed. Lots of stamping of highly polished boots and shouted orders.
Then
there was shouted order “Queens salute”
and all of a sudden the open horse drawn
carriages flashed past, The Queen with Charles and Camilla, followed by William
and Kate with Harry, blokes were all in top hats, women in very flash hats. 60
gun salute as they went down the Mall.
We then moved ourselves slowly through
the crowds and out on to Westminster Bridge by Big Ben, it started raining
again and at 3.30 pm there was the flypast of WW11 planes followed by Red
Arrows with red, white and blue trails.
Back to UJC and hot shower yet again,
mediocre dinner of salads from Iceland Supermarket and cheap bottle of red
wine.
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