:laugh:….so true.

Watched the Concert today…skipped past some of it.

I loved Kate Perrys dress….fabulous.

she has a great pair of lungs

Full transcript of Prince William's speech (without looking at notes) :)

"Good evening, your Majesties, good evening, Windsor! A huge thank you to everyone for making this such a special evening.

"I want to say a few words about my father and why I believe this weekend is so important, but don't worry, unlike Lionel [Richie], I won't go on all night long. As my grandmother said when she was crowned, coronations are a declaration of our hopes for the future, I know she's up there, fondly keeping an eye on us. She would be a very proud mother.

"For all that celebrations are magnificent, at the heart of the pageantry is a simple message: service. My father's first words of entering Westminster Abbey yesterday were a pledge of service. It was a pledge to continue to serve, because for over 50 years, in every corner of the UK, across the Commonwealth, and around the world, he has dedicated himself to serve others—both current and future generations and those whose memory has not been neglected.

"Take the natural world. He warned us of the risks for our planet's health, long before it was an everyday issue. Or the Prince's Trust, has supported over a million young people, many from disadvantaged backgrounds to realise their own missions.

"And perhaps, most importantly, of all, my father has always understood that people of all faiths, all backgrounds, all communities deserve to be celebrated and supported. Pa, we are all so proud of you.

"I also want to express my pride and gratitude to the millions of people who serve—in the forces, in classrooms, hospital wards, and local communities. I wish I could mention you all. Your service inspires us, and tonight, we celebrate you too.

"I commit myself to serve you—King, country, and commonwealth. God save the King."
......
Our Statesmanlike future King.

[Metropolitan Police 'regrets' arrest of
anti-monarchy group leader and five others
before coronation

Republic leader Graham Smith has said
protesters from the anti-monarchy group
who were arrested in London have all been
told no charges will be brought against them
and has called for a "full inquiry" into who
authorised the arrests.]

https://news.sky.com/story/metropoli...ation-12876663

SkyNews Text :
[Boris Johnson reportedly
"squared up" to the King after
he criticised the government's scheme
to send migrants to Rwanda,
according to the Mail.
It says it happened last June - but at the
time Number 10 denied there
had been a row and Mr Johnson's friends
have called the account "inaccurate".]


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Sky News Text:
[Two million households missed at least
one bill payment in April due
to the cost of living crisis,
says the Mirror.]

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Bit sexist they have a Dad as well

Charles Coronation Saturday 6th May 2023
 

So I heard on the radio that the police have had to back down because it’s ‘impossible’ to tie someone down with a zip-tie ??

But you can …


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it may just be me, but Charles just looks like he is wearing ill fitting fancy dress, whereas the late queen always looked elegant in her finery

Charles Coronation Saturday 6th May 2023
 

An excerpt..

Mr Smith said the Met Police were told it was not "physically possible to 'lock on'" with luggage straps and that "they were told very clearly what those luggage straps were for".

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Sooooo …

You can simply daisy - chain the zip-ties to be as long as you want …



Edit

I wonder what on earth they said the zip-ties were actually gonna be used for !!!


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some group were going to set off rape alarms, if that had happened it could have been carnage, the gold carriage could have been upended :laugh:

Weren't they being used to transport the flags or something? At least, that's the "reasonable doubt" excuse.

Dropping the charges is a "best of both worlds" scenario - they won't get charged, and they also didn't get to ruin the event for everyone.

zip ties are used to make their banners. It's perfectly possible to lock onto something with a zip tie, but it's equally very easy for the police to snip them

Do they carry a spare pair of scissors?

He looks ****ing silly there's no two ways about it, and he looked like he was trying to balance a basket of eggs on his head on the way out too :joker:. Even the crown itself knows that Liz's head is the last head it was supposed to sit on.

It's like a TV show outstaying its welcome... could have gone out on a great season finale with Elizabeth... but instead it's been renewed for another few lackluster seasons with continually diminishing viewership. Complete with the hardcore fanbase that refuses to admit that it's gone dramatically downhill :joker:.

My thoughts exactly....its a win win :laugh:

It's not the best of any world when the authorities are able to remove people from the streets because they're inconvenient (but doing nothing illegal) and then simply let them go later and say "wups sorry no harm done eh" and expect that to be that.

Anyone who is detained without good cause and the police later admits to that with the caveat that it was "in error" should take legal action against them for distress caused. Might be enough to stop them making similar "errors" in future.

it's no different to when the police dragged people of the tube for not wearing a mask or the way they treated all the women who attended a vigil for the murdered woman. It is the police over stepping their authority.

I find it quite ridiculous that the police can keep a straight face when they harbour murderers and rapists in their ranks and then arrest and man handle people for exercising their democratic rights

They had to protect heads of state and politicians in an unprecedented occasion. They did not need to be distracted by a bunch of Herberts trying to get on the tv. Good job police.

Like someone said on tv earlier, I'm off to the FA Cup final with my placard 'NOT MY TEAM!'.

No one here knows why the police arrested those people, although from some of the posts you'd think they did, but I'm glad they did. I want the Met to stop apologising for doing their job.

Other than that, this thread is just as joyless and depressing as it was yesterday.

I’m actually disturbed by how ready people are to accept a very fundamental civil liberty like freedom of speech and protest, being taken away, maybe they should be the ones leaving the country if they want to live in North Korea

If those protesters had thrown rape alarms at the horses there would have been carnage. I hear that was their plan. The Met shows HUGE weakness by apologising.