Would you go to a Buckingham Palace Garden Party?

sinbaadi

I would for a day out.  Of course you have to find the place first

fandango

Disappointed with the hate for the royal family on here. No one is saying you have to grovel, and it seems you guys miss the point of such a tea.

Anyway, I am pleased to hear some people would go. It’s an experience not many of us have the opportunity to partake in.

jonnyburgo

I wouldn't go. Letting the plebs in for a few crumbs from the masters table is a bit shit. People only go so they can try to impress others, as if by just being there some kind of magic has rubbed off onto them making them a bit special.

darthed1981

I'd go.

Give my wife a chance to buy a nice hat.

I'd secretly hope to meet Phil the Greek and hear one of his classic racist quips.

ToneControl

Sounds like going to a wedding reception for someone you don't know

Can't you go and just treat it as tourist visit, or so they make you take part in rituals?

Steffo

I would definitely go. The garden is nice, you get a free cuppa and cake and don't have to talk to anybody you don't want to.
Surely better than sitting on the sofa watching tv or going to work, depending which day it is on.

Heartfeltdawn

No. No interest in it for me. My late grandfather went to one but that had significance as it as recognising his military service during Ww2 and afterwards when he wore a bearskin outside of Bucky Palace.

Neil

I'd go, definitely an experience.

speshul91

I'd have to ask Harry where the best place for a jamaican old Holborn is if I went. 

darthed1981

ToneControl said:

Sounds like going to a wedding reception for someone you don't know

Can't you go and just treat it as tourist visit, or so they make you take part in rituals?

If the ritual involves Meghan Markle, I'm in

BigMonka

I'd definitely go, sounds like an interesting day out with the missus - I can't imagine the opportunity coming up for me more than once so I'd definitely take it!

Garthy

fandango said:

Disappointed with the hate for the royal family on here. No one is saying you have to grovel, and it seems you guys miss the point of such a tea.

Anyway, I am pleased to hear some people would go. It’s an experience not many of us have the opportunity to partake in.

Elitism is bad, unless it means buying a great guitar instead of six mediocre ones and feeding your kids. 

usedtobe

Superior bloodline, dontcha know..!
  

Snap

Don;t think I'd go. I like a do, getting all tarted up and that, but I don;t like the idea of Royal Families and inherited privilege. Meritocracy all the way for me.

however, and conversely perhaps, I do like all the pomp and pageantry. I didn't think I did, until I watched the changing of the guard a few years ago, and I thought "shine on, we really do this well". Pretty impressive.

I'm not sure I buy all this tourism that would decline if we became a republic. I think people would still want to come. If we retained all the palaces, buildings, I can;t see how having a bunch of toothy inbreds living in them would make any difference to people wanting to see the history and pomp really.

Buckingham Palace will still be a great and fascinating place regardless of whether a royal family is in it.

equalsql

Abso bloody lutely!
Having driven into the grounds of Buck house, in my old Ford Escort, to deliver my father to collect his QGM, back in '92, I can confirm it is a well posh gaff that is well worth hanging out at for the finger-buffet

Heartfeltdawn

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.

If I wanted to spend an afternoon with some sandwiches interspersed with a brief conversation with an old lady who isn't really interested in what I say and her dotty husband who possesses some interesting views about foreigners, I'd go and visit my parents. 

musteatbrain

I went to the Princes Trust 50th Birthday Party.
it was great. Excellent sandwiches and cake.
got to queue up for it with a lot of celebs. Chatted with Brian May briefly and got to point at Quo, Ronnie Wood and various other rock royalty. Was all a bit surreal but a good day out. Even Mike Read who I presume was there to sing that Calypso song in a Jamaican accent for Prince Phil

Dominic

Curiosity would make me go but I would rather have an invite to her box and enclosure at Ascot.

Emp_Fab

Is that a euphemism ?

usedtobe

God, I hope not!