Royal Garden Party
Yesterday I went to the Royal Garden party at Buckingham Palace with my family and had a really great day!
We arrived in London about 2pm and went for a quick tea at a resturant around the corner and then we went towards the gate and was asked questions by American tourists about what was going. Being in the queue, I felt like I was at Ascot.
After we went through the main gate, we had to show ID and then outside the Palace with everyone looking at us through the gate like goldfish. After a short wait, we walked under the archways into the main courtyard and had to wait for about 20 minutes, but I spent most of that time looking at the Classical style buildings and the other people in suits, uniforms and dresses.
I was amazed when we entered the building because it was amazing and had great paintings on the wall and a brilliant interior, some rooms had a gentle Rococo design to them.
The garden looked amazing when we walked outside and the main lawn at the bottom of the stone steps had two band tents and two tea tents, one for guests and one for royals. We went and had a cup of tea and a few nibbles, before going for a stroll around the massive garden. It was quite quiet and it was easy to forget that we were in the centre of London, and seemed like a countryside park.
When we returned to the outside of the Palace, we only had to wait a few minutes before the Queen appeared at the top of the steps with Prince Philip and Princesses Ann. They played God Save the Queen as everyone stayed silent. Then she walked down the stairs to a big applause and started to chat to some people.
After another cup of tea and food, we had a sit in the garden where I started to fall asleep.
Then we had some ice cream and joined in with the big crowd to see the Queen depart and then we had to squeeze through the eight thousands leaving guests in the Palace and back out into the front enterance over looking the street.
It was a great day and hopefully I might get to do it again one day.
We arrived in London about 2pm and went for a quick tea at a resturant around the corner and then we went towards the gate and was asked questions by American tourists about what was going. Being in the queue, I felt like I was at Ascot.
After we went through the main gate, we had to show ID and then outside the Palace with everyone looking at us through the gate like goldfish. After a short wait, we walked under the archways into the main courtyard and had to wait for about 20 minutes, but I spent most of that time looking at the Classical style buildings and the other people in suits, uniforms and dresses.
I was amazed when we entered the building because it was amazing and had great paintings on the wall and a brilliant interior, some rooms had a gentle Rococo design to them.
The garden looked amazing when we walked outside and the main lawn at the bottom of the stone steps had two band tents and two tea tents, one for guests and one for royals. We went and had a cup of tea and a few nibbles, before going for a stroll around the massive garden. It was quite quiet and it was easy to forget that we were in the centre of London, and seemed like a countryside park.
When we returned to the outside of the Palace, we only had to wait a few minutes before the Queen appeared at the top of the steps with Prince Philip and Princesses Ann. They played God Save the Queen as everyone stayed silent. Then she walked down the stairs to a big applause and started to chat to some people.
After another cup of tea and food, we had a sit in the garden where I started to fall asleep.
Then we had some ice cream and joined in with the big crowd to see the Queen depart and then we had to squeeze through the eight thousands leaving guests in the Palace and back out into the front enterance over looking the street.
It was a great day and hopefully I might get to do it again one day.
posted by David at 2:26 pm
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