Day three of my Jubilee weekend was spent in the ticketed seats outside Buckingham Palace - wooo! I entered the ballot a while ago, not expecting to get any, and I got some! I got two, so my mum and I went. The tickets were all fancy, and made us feel special...
We got up to central super early (we drove of course), and queued up with the rest of London (the queue stretched from constitution hill all the way 'round past the Ritz!), but it was so worth it! The seats were amazing, we had the perfect view of the balcony and the road where the carriages would be going. We saw the cars leave Buckingham Palace for St Pauls, and then we had a long wait for them to return, and we weren't allowed to leave the area, but thankfully they had a food village there (which my mother and I got a bit too excited about), so we got a bacon roll each and some chips to keep ourselves occupied. They also had lots of bands going 'round, which kept us thoroughly entertained! We the saw the carriages, the balcony and the fly-past. It was an incredible day, the atmosphere was out of this world, and I felt very proud to be British! I got very emotional when the Royal family came onto the balcony and the entire crowd were cheering, waving their flags and singing. A day I will never forget.
Enjoy the photos..
The concert stage around the Queen Victoria memorial, in front of Buckingham Palace
Prince Charles and Camilla leaving Buckingham Palace
The Queen leaving Buckingham Palace
The food village in Green Park
The most beautiful sight - The Red Arrows flying over Buckingham Palace and thousands of Britons waving their flags.
Seeing as this post is titled 'There'll Always be an England', here are the song lyrics for you.
"There'll always be an England,
And England shall be free
If England means as much to you
As England means to me.
There'll always be an England
While there's a country lane,
Wherever there's a cottage small
Beside a field of grain.
There'll always be an England
While there's a busy street,
Wherever there's a turning wheel,
A million marching feet.
Red, white and blue; what does it mean to you?
Surely you're proud, shout it aloud,
"Britons, awake!"
The empire too, we can depend on you.
Freedom remains. These are the chains
Nothing can break."
So that concludes my Jubilee Weekend trio of posts! What did you all get up to?