Poor old Duke of Ed.

I've been banging on about toilet needs for some years now. 'Holding on' is certainly a possible cause of urinary infection as is not drinking sufficiently in case one needs the loo. A young woman in one of the many boats at the Pageant was interviewed at the end of the day and said that she'd not drunk or eaten anything since 0730 that morning to avoid needing the toilet. That is unhealthy - but understandable in the circumstances because the need to go to the toilet is way down the list when it comes to planning - and many of the planners are men!!!

I've just seen a photograph of the Queen with someone standing behind her, but it took me quite a while to decide whether the partly concealed face belonged to the Duke of Edinburgh or the Prince of Wales. It was really difficult to tell and it was only recognising the Queen's outfit from yesterday that confirmed that it was her son (in his sixties), not her husband (in his nineties). I hope I'm not that easily confused with my mum although she was a very good looking woman.

Did anyone else notice the Queen when walking down the nave before the service swerved slightly to her right as if the Duke were with her, and then realising and going back to the middle again?

Thank you all

That's priceless!

merlot, genius

Ohhhh, the poor old Duke of Ed
Was taken to his bed,
He watched the screen
For a glimpse of the Queen,
And got Tom Jones instead.

Ohhh, the poor old Duke of Ed
Was taken to his bed....

To the rhythm and tune of the Grand Old Duke of York

Next lines?

Now now, let's not get cynical. I have a Republican friend who is very vocal on this issue. I would have stewarded for free for a ringside seat

That's the 'big society' for you!

… and changed into their "uniforms"in public in the rain. Apparently, they thought that they were gong to be paid until they turned up for the bus to bring them to London. I wonder what the next episode – the Olympics – will involve.

And no beds, apparently, for some unemployed people who were volunteer stewards yesterday....some slept under London Bridge.

No loos for those who had to be early arrivals at St Paul's. Apparently it was perfectly awful for early arrivals at the coronation in 1953 – six or seven hours without a pee. Enough to turn anyone into a republican.

The news says that the D of E is in hospital 'as a precaution'. Intravenous antibiotics - a precaution? I think not!

harri

Yes, it's like that old story about the young man in Victorian times who took his lady friend for a trip in a rowing boat and they were swept out to sea... when they were eventually found it was discovered that they had both died of a burst bladder.

I was wondering if there were loos available for those who had to be seated virtually at the crack of dawn in St Pauls! A rise in bladder infections?
It's amazing that going to the loo is as important as eating yet we openly accept one but go all out to disguise the other to our detriment

The D of E wishes to inform you that he has been perusing Gransnet and will be making full use of pithy comments from threads and will quote them for his amusement

Easily done, gracesmum!

Oh -
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smack my wrist!!

gracesmum! I am shocked! And you one of the stalwarts of Pedants' Corner...

Has anybody noticed that Poor old DofE thread is only one away from the one about ressuscitating the elderly? Spooky! (Probably isn't now, though as I will have moved it up!)