Saturday 10th September 2022
It can be done.
It never occurred to me, for one moment, that when celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee on board Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth in June 2022, I would be on board Flagship of the Merchant Navy. R.M.S. Queen Mary 2, at the time of the death of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II.
I was astonished how quickly the Senior Officers, probably, and others responded to this, even now, unexpected event. It’s hard to gauge the mood of the passengers. We were in an area so famous for wet and miserable weather. This cruise to Norway, however, was blessed with the best climate possible, even traversing the North Sea in both directions.
I have to leave continuing to write about this lovely voyage to a different day; I have made several unsuccessful attempts.
Today, at the Inter-demoninational Church Service In Remembrance of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second, it felt strange singing God Save the King for the first time.
I took photos…I had to.
This time tomorrow, I may be stranded somewhere between Southampton and Buxton, it’s a Sunday and I doubt the trains will be at their best.
Thanks for reading, David, 13.22 in the middle of packing!
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