It was on ABC Tuesday night, but actually took place Monday in front of Buckingham Palace. And it was wonderful! Tom Jones (with white hair and beard) sang "Delilah." Elton John, still recovering from pneumonia, did 3 songs, including "Crocodile Rock." Stevie Wonder did 3 songs, as well. And the best was Paul McCartney, who sang "All My Loving," "Let It Be," and "Ob-la-di Ob-la-da." The huge crowd was rocking. The queen was wearing earplugs, according to an article I read about it, lol.
I've always been an Anglophile. I love England and am fascinated by the royal family and how much the British love them. Just hearing the crowd sing "God Save the Queen" was very moving. I can remember watching Elizabeth's coronation in 1952 on a TV set up in the auditorium of my school. I guess the school thought it would be educational for us to see it.
I also watched the flotilla of 1,000 boats on the Thames on Sunday (on BBC TV).
At the end of the concert, Prince Charles made a speech to the queen who was on stage, too. He addressed her as "Your Majesty -- Mummy." His speech was quite stirring, including the part where he asked the crowd to yell extra loud so Prince Philip could hear them in the hospital, where he's been for 2 days. He's 91 years old (the queen is 86 and looks wonderful).
I learned something new from watching all this. The music we all marched down the aisle to at our graduations -- "Pomp & Circumstance" -- has lyrics and is a tribute to England. The first line is "Land of Hope and Glory."
I visited London about 30 years ago, with side trips to Windsor to see the castle, Shakespeare's home in Avon, Oxford University, and all the sights in London itself. I wish I could go back and do it all again.
I've always been an Anglophile. I love England and am fascinated by the royal family and how much the British love them. Just hearing the crowd sing "God Save the Queen" was very moving. I can remember watching Elizabeth's coronation in 1952 on a TV set up in the auditorium of my school. I guess the school thought it would be educational for us to see it.
I also watched the flotilla of 1,000 boats on the Thames on Sunday (on BBC TV).
At the end of the concert, Prince Charles made a speech to the queen who was on stage, too. He addressed her as "Your Majesty -- Mummy." His speech was quite stirring, including the part where he asked the crowd to yell extra loud so Prince Philip could hear them in the hospital, where he's been for 2 days. He's 91 years old (the queen is 86 and looks wonderful).
I learned something new from watching all this. The music we all marched down the aisle to at our graduations -- "Pomp & Circumstance" -- has lyrics and is a tribute to England. The first line is "Land of Hope and Glory."
I visited London about 30 years ago, with side trips to Windsor to see the castle, Shakespeare's home in Avon, Oxford University, and all the sights in London itself. I wish I could go back and do it all again.
