The Platinum Jubilee celebrations were brilliantly British – and fit for a Queen
msn.coma phalanx of red-white-and-blue bedecked superfans to make the rest of us stiffs feel less self-conscious about manically waving Union flags once a decade.
Thursday was all about Trooping the Colour and the unspoken politics of the balcony. The clattering of the mounted Household Division prompted a handful of Animal Rebellion vegan activists to attempt to mount a Suffragette-style protest but nobody understood why, as horses are already vegan.
A hip-hip-hooray went up as they were dragged away through a mound of steaming manure. Meanwhile matters in the open-topped carriage were taking a turn for the lively as Princess Charlotte first chided little brother Prince Louis for his intemperate waving, then peered so deeply into the Duchess of Cornwall’s handbag she was in danger of tumbling down into Wonderland.
No wonder some corners of social media have been calling for the succession to skip Charles, William and George in favour of putting confident, capable Charlotte on the throne.
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