So why sit around bemoaning the fact? I don't.
Sorry, jindabyne - it's very difficult to convey meaning or context on forums. By the above I meant in a general context, not specifically that you were sitting round bemoaning!!
And you are correct, the other forum has a divided opinion. I think (purely supposition) that serving members are more likely to find it tacky etc than joe public - and on anonymous forums it is difficult to distinguish between the two.
In my mind as ex Forces, I think that anything that raises the awareness of members of the public who have either never served, or don't have any family links to the military is a good thing. If it takes a tacky (but top selling) newspaper to do that, then that's what it takes!!
TBT
Possibly as it was not an official function, uniform was not mandatory?
Also, maybe the Royals might have thought that wearing uniform may have detracted from those serving personnel in the audience? Maybe it was a way of trying not to take the limelight? Just a guess, obviously
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