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Sorry to be a bore but, again, I'm quite happy to put up with it all as long as some splendid music (Elgar) gets played and millions can get to hear it.
In my life it's always been between music and literature - I never know which is more essential to me.
And using the two minute silence... huge admiration for our Queen and Prince Philip; even at my young age (about to be 69) I couldn't stand there in the cold for two minutes.
I was at the Royal Albert Saturday not far from the Box. Prince Philip looked a bit tired but he bore up well. It was a awesome show. Poppy Girls were very good even though Megan was trembling with nerves. Nice touch when they surprised her by bringing her dad back from Afghanistan.
I agree with JK about "Nimrod". That piece of music always moves me.
In The Know wrote: JK2006 wrote: huge admiration for our Queen and Prince Philip; I couldn't stand there in the cold for two minutes.
What a sacrifice - puts it ALL into perspective, doesn't it !!!!!
After all, we were only fighting HER relatives LOL !
She was probably thinking "how have we got away with this for all these years" ?
But don't worry ITK,the names have been changed to protect the innocent?....
...'who do you think you are kidding Mrs Windsor? If you think old England's down...