Queen's Platinum Jubilee (70 years on the throne)

[vandermolen]

No, I'm vaccinated and Covid free on all tests!  Looking forward to visiting the southern part of the island this time (Canterbury, Portsmouth, Devon, Dartmoor, Cornwall, etc.)

Hope you have a great time. 

[Iota]

I watched a few moments of the parade earlier, and it was lovely being reminded of the once omnipresent Morris Minor (car), as a whole host of them rolled up The Mall. We never had one, I come from a family of four children, a bit much for the unassuming MM (although there were 4-door saloon versions, but the MM wasn't really my father's style), but no other car summons up my childhood years quite so vividly, and I feel a great affection for its unassuming and somehow terribly English form.

I also found the Queen's brief appearance later on BH balcony to applause and a rousing God Save the Queen rather touching, which surprised me a bit. All the flag-waving stuff doesn't usually do anything for me, but there was something about the fragility of this small and (in a way) solitary figure, confronted by a robust and earnest mass of people filling The Mall and beyond, and expressing what seemed a genuine love, that struck me.

[vandermolen]

I watched a few moments of the parade earlier, and it was lovely being reminded of the once omnipresent Morris Minor (car), as a whole host of them rolled up The Mall. We never had one, I come from a family of four children, a bit much for the unassuming MM (although there were 4-door saloon versions, but the MM wasn't really my father's style), but no other car summons up my childhood years quite so vividly, and I feel a great affection for its unassuming and somehow terribly English form.

I also found the Queen's brief appearance later on BH balcony to applause and a rousing God Save the Queen rather touching, which surprised me a bit. All the flag-waving stuff doesn't usually do anything for me, but there was something about the fragility of this small and (in a way) solitary figure, confronted by a robust and earnest mass of people filling The Mall and beyond, and expressing what seemed a genuine love, that struck me.

I love the Morris Minor. I remember my mother (who didn't learn to drive until she was in her 40s) driving a yellow convertible MM (as driven by Noddy - see below).
Jubilee Street party in our road today (my wife, posted with her permission, third from right):