Jubilee!

The Queen's Diamond Jubilee culminated today in a Church Service, a carriage ride, and an appearance by the Royal family on the balcony at Buckingham Palace when there was a fly past by various aircraft including the Red Arrows. The Queen was accompanied to St Paul's Cathedral for the service by a lady in waiting because Prince Philip is still in hospital, which was quite sad. We watched bits of the celebrations on television including highlights of the river pageant on Sunday as well as sitting out in the garden because it was warm and sunny for most of the day. A highlight for me was seeing all the people streaming down the Mall towards Buckingham Palace. The Royal family are so much a part of this country and the Queen has worked so hard all her life. I don't think anyone is better than anyone else just because they are born royal but I think Britain would be poorer without having a royal family. In the afternoon about twenty of Ally's friends came round for a Jubilee party! They had a barbecue in the garden and all turned up looking very smart wearing red, white and blue clothes. Cat looked gorgeous in a Union Jack dress and had brought cupcakes that she had made and decorated herself with little Union Jack flags. One of Ally's friends had brought him a Jubilee teapot and he was absolutely thrilled. It was a very jolly party; they are a really nice bunch of young people and they spent the afternoon eating, drinking and even some dancing! Jack quite enjoyed their company and went into the garden to socialise with them. Luckily the weather stayed dry until about five and they all sat out in the garden and went on the trampoline.
In the evening Grandma took us out for dinner to Fratelli's and we had a pleasant meal together. And so ends the jubilee weekend.