Queens Jubilee, what's the craic

I would say people will welcome the extra two days off...but I would think the UK people could do with having the money spent elsewhere.

Thats on top of the what 300+ million the royal family cost the UK per year...

I think you have it sussed pretty well.

When in Rome do as the Roman's do sort of vibe.

If you don't want to partake nobody will notice or bother you.

Yeah they seem pretty mad for it here in London. There are street parties arranged in all the neighbourhoods around where I'm living, I was living here also during Will and Kate's wedding and the parties were great. Anything from streets full of families having lunch, to Jamaicans with massive speakers out on the streets smoking weed and drinking Guinness. The way they do these street things is something I wish we could do in Ireland, it has a real sense of community. They seem to love Queenie here, not sure how it'll go when Chazza is on the throne, maybe Liz is the last one they'll be that bothered with.

By coincidence Im in London this weekend and staying with English friends who cant stand the Royals but theyve just moved house to a new area and their new neighbours have all roped them into a street party on Friday night and they feel they cant not show up.

So its looking like on Friday evening I'll be sitting at some long table in a street surrounded by miniature union jacks and bunting everywhere for a jolly knees up for the queen. An Aussie mate who cant stand the queen is coming too and hes saying we should all buy full on union jack suits and hats from a tacky tourist shop just to really take the piss out of the occasion. We're all going to see Liam Gallagher at Knebworth on Saturdaty and he wants to wear them there too. I like his thinking but Im not quite down with that idea.

At least the pubs in England are all open till 2am this weekend for the jubilee so there is that. I cant wait for the juiblee carnage that follows from people drinking all evening till 2am, should be funny.

You choose to live in a country, you take part in it's celebrations. Fit in, or **** off, so to speak.

The OP refusing to take part would be a bit like me refusing to do anything celebratory on Paddy's day.

While I do believe that the constant Brit Bashing that goes on in Ireland is tiresome, I think that if someone is not interested in this event while living in the UK they are entitled to just ignore it as much as anyone foreigner living in Ireland is entitled to have no interest in St Patrick's day.

It's definitely bizarre, practically cultish. Like throwing an anniversary party for a celebrity, except the taxpayer is footing the bill and the media will provide blanket coverage of the celebrations for a whole weekend.

British people would mock North Korean celebration of the leader's birthday, but see no issue with this display.

I have a personal issue with monarchies in general though, so obviously my view will be tainted. They represent one of the last vestiges of a more backwards humanity. The concept that "bloodlines" and heritage make one person or group of people innately superior to others and entitled to more power, wealth or better treatment.

Whatever your politics it’s a four day drinking session that we are missing out on

Don't get me started. The bunting is up on the street. The kids school is going into overkill and she's excited - trying to explain to a Disney princess loving 5yr old is a but futile. I've had to hold my tongue while out of the house quite a few times of late.

It's all just bizarre to me but what can you do in a place where people will fight and die for the right to be subjects and be treated as unequal....

jesus christ,, that sounds like fascism. Should they hunt down those who refuse to celebrate as well? Throw them out of the country too because you think they should "fit in or fcuk off"? Thats all my republican English mates who dont want to celebrate it and dont want anything to do with a monarchy. They are born and bred there and perfectly entitled to their opinions in a democracy rather than being told by you to "fcuk off" <rolleyes>

Actually thanks for correcting me!

This old trope

Buckingham Palace, London- 500,000 visitors per year

Madame Tussauds Wax Museum, London- 2.5 million visitors per year

Versailles, Paris where they chopped the King Louis head off - 10 million visitors per year

A wax museum and a Royal Palace with no Royals do multiples the numbers of tourists that Buckingham Palace does. Even Guinness here in Dublin does four times the amount of Buckingham Palace and thats only a beer that turns your sh1te black

Then theres this, the cost of the RF has more than doubled from 2012-2020, source: The Royal Household

Hey if I'm still in my job at 96 after 70 years in the same role the least I'd expect is a party.