Would you go to a Buckingham Palace Garden Party?

57Deluxe

No - nor would I agree to play guitar on the roof either...

Phil_aka_Pip

I would, but knowing that I'd have no intention of complying with their dress code and hence wouldn't be let in, I'd probably decline.

Budgie

No.

Stevepage

Nope. I can't see a long haired, bearded fool who hates wearing ties doing well at something like that. I hate small talk too, I can talk for hours about certain things and be genuinely interested. But I can't talk about random crap just for the sake of it.

77ric

Depends is Megan markle there? And do I get the opportunity to commit treason? 

RaymondLin

I’d go.  You only live once.  

m_c

I would, but just for the experience.

I very nearly turned down an invitation to visit a landmark building closed to the general public last year, and as somebody said to me, you might never get another chance, and as much as you think it's a waste of money, if you don't go, somebody else will, so you may as well make the most of it.
The result being I can now say I've stood leaning against a window with a free beer in hand, and seen a 360degree view of London. Food there was average though, but the free meal, beer, and hotel stay courtesy of FlyMaybe was better.

thermionic

Of all the reasons to be opposed to the monarchy, refusing to comply with a dress code is *way* down on the list.

tone1

I did something similar at St.James’ Palace to meet the Queen Mum...I turned up just for the Interest factor and have a look around...No harm in going.

Maynehead

Free food, free drink... no brainier.

John_P

Yes.    Unless you have very strong anti monarchy views.    It’ll be an experience and something new.      My mother has been to a couple and enjoyed a nice day out.   

Woodandwires

I turned down the opportunity when I was a County Councillor many years ago, not really my sort of thing.

Philly_Q

I'd go.  It's an experience and you might never get the opportunity again.

I'm extremely antisocial too, but I'm at my worst worst in some horrible dark place with loud shitty music where you're expected to show what a fucking laugh-a-minute party animal you are.  A nice daytime event where all you have to do is be polite and chat a bit?  Piece of piss.

LesbianWithAGun

They're great, I was a plus 1 @ one last Summer.

Nice food, nice people.

Emp_Fab

Nah.  What’s the great attraction of travelling 200 miles to stand about eating sandwiches and getting a few glasses of plonk for free?  If I’m going to travel 200 miles it would have to be for something better than that.

tone1

LesbianWithAGun said:

They're great, I was a plus 1 @ one last Summer.

Nice food, nice people.

That was nice of him to invite you along 

LesbianWithAGun

Emp_Fab said:

Nah.  What’s the great attraction of travelling 200 miles to stand about eating sandwiches and getting a few glasses of plonk for free?  If I’m going to travel 200 miles it would have to be for something better than that.

Yeah, meet people from all over at these.
For us, it was okay,20 minutes commute into London Victoria, taxi to the Palace... yeah...
Well, it was my Nan, she got the invite to meet The Prince/Prince Harry at one...
Of course she wanted to go/it was her day, being honoured for her service in WWII by the Not Forgotten Society and she requested I helped her get there, so I did, made sure she had her day/her fun.
It was alright, she was happy.

LesbianWithAGun

This was me at the Royal Palace of Amsterdam...



Slightly different attire...

TheMarlin

You couldn’t drag me there. Off with their heads!

My wife, on the other hand, is quite the royalist. She loves the parasitic gimps. 

Clashman

I once saw Prince Constantijn absolutely smashed crawling out of a bar into a taxi in Leiden
that was straight after seeing Basic Instinct so was a while ago.