Queens Patinum Jubilee

[Bobbisox1]

Will you be celebrating our dear Queens platinum jubilee on the 2-5 of June, if she’s spared for it then I hope to organise a street party reminiscent of when she came to the throne, lots of flags and music , I remember 1953 on Coronation Day, it poured down , my Mum dressed me in a lovely blue dress and I wore white knee length socks with red,white and blue crepe paper tabs on elastic, plaits with big r.w.b bows,it was so wet , the dye ran down my new white socks before we went to plan B and had our party in a church hall
Do you have any memories of June 1953, The Coronation?

[pat2604]

Why would people be planning for event in June next year. I was thinking it's this coming June. Goodness knows what I'll be doing in 2023!

[RandyMarsh]

Remember Lofty that June is Festival season, we may be out raving.

[calmck]

Pat it is June 2022

[Bobbisox1]

It is this year Pat

[Barsel]

Feb 6th 2022 is 70 yrs sine the Queen ascended to the throne.
2nd June 2023 is 70 yrs since the Coronation.

[pat2604]

Yes Barsel. The Coronation jubilee is next year in June 2023. Not this year. I was beginning to wonder if it was only me that got it right. The Queen ascended to the throne in February 1952 and wasn't crowned for over a year afterwards.

Anyway, I'll be at a festival with Randy. He'll have great fun pushing me around in a hippy wheelchair!!

[rowanwitch]

Sounds like the celebration starts with the anniversary of the Queen ascending the throne and runs through to the anniversary of the coronation. I expect there'll be an extra holiday in 2023 too

[Bobbisox1]

So is it this June?
Confused.com

[rowanwitch]

Thursday and friday 2nd and 3rd June this year but we are losing mayday to create one of them.

[pat2604]

https://www.royal.uk/platinum-jubilee-central-weekend

There has been some confusion on this thread between Assention and Coronation.

[Togo]

// He'll have great fun pushing me around in a hippy wheelchair!!//

It doesn't have square wheels maann, and gives plenty of space.

[Cloverjo]

I remember the Silver Jubilee. We had a street party in the rain. There was a fancy dress contest for the kids, but my sister and I refused to put on the outfits my aunty had spent hours making.

I won’t be celebrating particularly for the Platinum, but I admire the Queen.

[rowanwitch]

Reigns are measured from ascension not the Coronation. If wasn't the case the records would not include 5 .monarchs
Empress Matilda.
Edward V.
Lady Jane Grey.
James Francis Edward Stuart.
Edward VIII.
None of which were crowned

[gness]

I doubt we'll have a party here, Bobbi... :-)...but I do remember clearly the Coronation Day party in the UK.
My mum took me to the school hall where we were having a celebratory tea around a big table.
I was two seats away from Tommy M. A lady was bringing around a plate of cakes for us to choose from. I spotted a pink fondant fancy type cake. I wanted it. It was mine. Then Tommy took it! I had a tantrum and was removed from the hall and taken home.

Fast forward twelve years. A knock at our door. It was Tommy. He was asking me for a date.
I gave him short shrift. As if I'd date the boy who took my cake in 1953!

[Bobbisox1]

Lovely Gness you always make me smile ( thank you)

[gness]

Welcome, Bobbi....met his brother about three years ago. He said...Oh our Tommy would love to meet up with you. Only if he brings a plate of pink fondant fancies was my reply.
Mind you the brother doesn't know what I accidentally did to him in 1968. A rather long tale for another day.
You okay?

[Bobbisox1]

Still waiting of the bowel screening home test coming, hopefully it arrives tomorrow , heard nothing back from the urine test I put in on Monday so I’m trying to think positive, thank you for asking x

[gness]

Hope all's well....x

[Bobbisox1]

I’m trying to think positive ( thank you)