If you have the Queen in your car and a Union Jack flying from it, it's amazing how many people give way on the highway! Recently, as part of our publicity for our musical ‘Majesty’, we asked one of our choir members if she would mind impersonating the Queen and walking Tonbridge High Street, inviting shop managers and their staff to a performance. Hence the title of this blog: It was a remark made by a small girl walking with her mother on that Saturday morning.
Last
night (1st June) was our first performance of ‘Majesty’. We were
greatly encouraged by the large turn out of people and they all appeared to
have really enjoyed the evening. The Mayor and Mayoress of Tonbridge were
present, as was the Chairman of Tonbridge Council. All ages were represented
and it was wonderful to hear the robust singing of the National Anthem at the
end of the evening. We were greatly encouraged by the audience response and we
look forward to two more performances in the next two weeks. Our three
narrators consisted of a retired surgeon, a magazine editor and a retired J.P.
The team of dancers exceeded themselves and the choir sang with fire and
passion. It was a great evening, part of which had the audience guessing who
certain individuals were on the screen: Characters who became famous during the
Queen's reign. Our excellent technical team were kept busy and everything went smoothly
- always a relief!
We
shall be sending a copy of the script to Her Majesty together with a copy of
the prayer that we prayed for her and the Royal Family. As the script says: “It
is not the power she has, it’s the power she denies”.
It is a
great shame that, in
schools, our children are being denied the rich heritage of our nation and, particularly, the history of our unique monarchy. On a lighter note,
I always remember a remark by George Harrison of the Beatles when asked who the
female lead might be in their next film. He replied: “We're trying for the
Queen: She sells!”.
I
remember as a six year old pupil standing by the side of the A12 as the Queen's
car sped through on its way to Harwich and the Hook of Holland. In a moment she
was there and then gone. What a privilege it has been to help people honour
this wonderful Christian lady. Long may she reign, not as a princess, but as
the Queen!
