Looking forward to the Jubilee. I'll be working tomorrow morning, but after that, Amanda and I are off to our local community centre where we're helping to set up for an old folks Jubilee party over the Bank Holiday.
I enjoy doing community work, especially for the elderly. It's going to be hard work, but we want to give them a really good time so it's worth it.
I saw children going to school this morning, all decked out in red, white and blue, and carrying flags and their food contributions for their school jubilee parties. The schools break up for half-term this afternoon, so they have to have their parties today. I'm sure they'll enjoy that more than lessons on the last day before half-term. LOL.
I remember the Golden Jubilee in 2002. The newspapers and republicans said it would be a flop, but things turned out differently... it was an amazing celebration.
I was finishing sixth form at the time and it took my mind off my A Level results (no bad thing). We had a fantastic party at school, even though my class of Upper Thirds played all sorts of silly pranks on me (I was their prefect). But it was such fun..!!
Once again, the Republicans and papers are predicting a massive flop, but let's see how it turns out, eh..?
This is only the second Diamond Jubilee in the history of the British monarchy (the other was for Queen Victoria) and I feel a part of something historic.
I hope those of you in other parts of Britain and the Commonwealth are looking forward to your celebrations, too. Wishing you all as great a time as we're going to have here in the West Country..!!
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