A cause for....apathetic disinterest?

[mobertol]

Originally Posted by garinda

Er...yes, if I was an Australian, celebrating our Queen's ascension to the throne.

Everyone's fully aware that this year marks sixty year since she became Queen.

All that's being pointed out is there is no historic significance, to it being celebrated this particular weekend.

As well as the coronation, it also piddled down for the Silver Jubilee.

Perhaps plucking June, as the pinnacle of these celebrations wasn't such a hot idea.

Febuary 8th this year, the actual date of her Diamond Jubilee, admittedly cooler than today, was otherwise wall-to-wall sunshine.

Not a rain cloud in sight.

Long may she rain over us...in damp, and dreary June.

Nice one G. Karma due for this - clever clogs!

[garinda]

Originally Posted by susie123

The Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II is a multinational celebration throughout 2012 marking the 60th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom to the thrones of seven countries upon the death of her father, King George VI, on 6 February 1952..

Wrong.

She was actually only proclaimed Queen on February 6th, on the death of her father, the King.

She didn't formally sign the Accession Declaration, and accede to the throne as Queen until two days later.

February the eighth.

I can see why you don't particularly care when the celebration is.

Any old date will do.

[garinda]

Originally Posted by mobertol

Nice one G. Karma due for this - clever clogs!

Was nothing.

It actually lashed down.

Going into the time machine, to falsify the weather forecast was a bit tiresome.

[Mancie]

Originally Posted by mobertol

Nice one G. Karma due for this - clever clogs!

Creepy crawleys..any chance of taking the extra day off as a day to be less miserable?

[garinda]

Originally Posted by Mancie

Creepy crawleys..any chance of taking the extra day off as a day to be less miserable?

Thanks ever so much for your application for the position of court jester.

Unfortunately you haven't been successful on this occasion, and won't be asked back to attend the interview selections.

Good luck.

I hope in the future you find something that you do have more of a natural talent for.

[jaysay]

Well I don't have a problem with the Queen, but talk about overkill TV wise, the next two days on BBC1 and ITV1 is wall to wall Jubilee, thank god for Discovery

[susie123]

Originally Posted by garinda

Wrong.

She was actually only proclaimed Queen on February 6th, on the death of her father, the King.

She didn't formally sign the Accession Declaration, and accede to the throne as Queen until two days later.

February the eighth.

I can see why you don't particularly care when the celebration is.

Any old date will do.

Accession takes place at the moment of death of the preceding sovereign. In the Queen's case, 6 Feb. The Queen arrived back from Kenya on 7 Feb, and the following day took the accession oath and was proclaimed on that day.

You're right, any old date will do.

[Eric]

Originally Posted by jaysay

Well I don't have a problem with the Queen, but talk about overkill TV wise, the next two days on BBC1 and ITV1 is wall to wall Jubilee, thank god for Discovery

Betcha can't wait for the Olympics, eh

[garinda]

Originally Posted by susie123

Accession takes place at the moment of death of the preceding sovereign. In the Queen's case, 6 Feb. The Queen arrived back from Kenya on 7 Feb, and the following day took the accession oath and was proclaimed on that day.

You're right, any old date will do.

No, despite your Wiki misinformation, she was only proclaimed Queen on February the 6th.

Accession formally occurred two days later, on the 8th.

Which therefore makes February the 8th this year, the 60th anniversary of her accession.

Anyway she's in town now for the racing.

She's still celebrating Christmas at Sandringham in February, and any later in the summer and she'll be off up to Balmoral for a couple of months.

This has just squeezed in nicely, between the Derby, and Ascot.

Back to this weekend's celebrations.

I bet she's really looking forward to Jessie J tonight.

Even though she's more of a gangsta rap fan herself.

[garinda]

So the real reason, as to why jubilees are celebrated in June, rather than February, is that it fits in nicely with her calendar, and doesn't cause her too much upheaval.

The peasants get their damp butties, and bunting.

She gets to fit them in, inbetween watching the gee-gees, without it causing too much of a bother to one's self.

A perk of being the monarch, I suppose.

Rearranging the calendar.

At least she hasn't tried to halt the tides.

[susie123]

It is not Wiki misinformation it is from the official diamond jubilee website

The Queen acceded to the throne on 6 February 1952 on the death of her father, King George VI.

http://www.thediamondjubilee.org/accession

Proclamation of her accession was 6 Feb was recorded in the London Gazette. The Accession Council took place on 8 Feb followed by formal proclamation read out in various places - I am old enough to remember this happening.

It still doesn't alter the fact that her accession happened on 6 Feb on the death of her father.

[Margaret Pilkington]

Maybe all this is a rehearsal for June next year when it will be the 60th anniversary of her coronation.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by Eric

Betcha can't wait for the Olympics, eh

Think it will be Discovery then too Eric

[garinda]

Originally Posted by susie123

It is not Wiki misinformation it is from the official diamond jubilee website

The Queen acceded to the throne on 6 February 1952 on the death of her father, King George VI.

http://www.thediamondjubilee.org/accession

Proclamation of her accession was 6 Feb was recorded in the London Gazette. The Accession Council took place on 8 Feb followed by formal proclamation read out in various places - I am old enough to remember this happening.

It still doesn't alter the fact that her accession happened on 6 Feb on the death of her father.

Her accession offically, and formally happened on the eighth of February.

That's a historical fact.

Happily we're all agreed that the actual anniversary of this event happened in February, and has nothing at all to do with June.

As to the date, we'll have to agree to disagree.

Though history agrees with me.

[garinda]

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

Maybe all this is a rehearsal for June next year when it will be the 60th anniversary of her coronation.

I don't think there's anything planned.

Nothing much happened in the years following her other jubilee celebrations, in 1978, or 2003.