Jubilee Fever

Whether you have been trying to keep a low profile or been diving into the festivities with genuine aplomb, it will not have escaped anyone's notice that the United Kingdom was gripped with Jubilee Fever!  I for one, am part of the latter group and have lapped up all things red, white and blue in the name of our Queen, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

-  What a fantastic lady!

I have always had a love for the Royals, there is something about all things Pomp and sparkly, with a great dollop of tradition, that has kept me hooked on our monarchy.  And never more so now with renewed interest in our young Royals shaping things to come in the future.


So for this big event I was upset that I couldn't be part of more celebrations and didn't have the time or necessities to dec the halls or rustle up some truly British, creative culinary delights.  In the end I settled for watching the wet pageant at home, then went with Pimms, Gordon's Gin and some dancing in one of the Royal Parks with bunches of other people for the big concert.


Here is how I caught the Jubilee bug and documented the only Diamond Joob Celebration I'll see in my lifetime...

The Alwyne Castle, Canonbury

Medici Gallery, South Kensington

The Hummingbird Bakery window display

The Hummingbird's Jubilee Cupcakes!

Victoria Train Station

Piccadilly Big Lunch

You can't get more traditional then a red, double decked bus driving through Piccadilly Circus with Union Jacks hanging up in Regent Street

Looking to Leicester Square

This was where my celebrations began!  I love Kingsmill's Jubilee nod to the Queen

For my night in Hyde Park, I will mostly be needing...

My friend flying the flag and getting into the spirit during the Jubilee Concert

Everything you needed to make this weekend a memorable one..  Great company, Pimms (complete with strawberries and cucumber) and a healthy dose of British pride!

From what I hear, the whole country celebrated this milestone event with gusto - a word that can only be used to describe that old fashioned spirit that brought a country together like times gone by.  Whether you enjoyed the Jubilee for the extra days off work or found your inner Royalist, the fact is it created an amazing atmosphere between neighbours and strangers and really showed that Britain knows how to throw a party!


Bring on the Olympics!