Trafalgar Day
Good to see the Royal Navy going to such lengths to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar. The TV shots of what looked like the entire Admiralty standing to attention on the deck of HMS Victory in the pouring rain reminded me of those war movies with someone like John Mills on an open bridge with just a dufflecoat and mug of cocoa to keep warm when getting a faceful of North Atlantic.
One hopes that after the parade, all went below for hot buttered rum and the odd twist of rough shag?
At the banquet tonight, will HM order the Fleet to 'Splice the mainbrace' to mark the occasion - as she did after her Golden Jubilee visit?