Down on Embankment next to Waterloo Bridge there were an awful lot of Brits (and visitors) from all walks of life - not a republican amongst us. People standing for hours on end just to get a glimpse of the royal party and the cheers that went up every time they appeared on the big TV screen, show the popularity of the Royal Family is, if anything, in its ascendancy not decline.
The 145 was having fun keeping VMC in a constantly changing but generally low cloudbase but at times I did wish I was up there looking down rather than down there looking up
