Seeing as how people have already begun to gather road- and trackside for His Grace's birthday celebrations tomorrow, I thought it might be useful to post the official program for any folk wishing to view all or part of the ceremony.
GJ
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Mannion House
Official Program for the Birthday of Lord Richard of Mannion
All Times BST
7:00 AM – LRoM’s Personal Piper (Angus McBeef, The Highlanders,
1st Battalion), plays beneath His Grace’s bedroom
window (selection: “Happy Birthday,” Altered Images,
1981)
7:30 AM -- LSoM and LRoM join local gentry for breakfast; LRoM
is presented with gifts from same
9:00 AM -- Mannion House balcony appearance by Their Graces
9:30 AM – Mannion House Great Hall opened to public for review
of gifts, signing of Book of Congratulation
9:30 AM -- Their Graces’ motorcade leaves Mannion House for
celebratory procession through local village
9:33 AM to
12:17 PM -- Celebratory Procession to The Beehive, thence The
Aviator; LRoM pulls ceremonial pints of Diet Coke at
each and takes the good wishes of the common people
12:17 PM to
1:22 PM -- Their Graces travel by special slow train to London,
taking greetings from common folk lined along tracks
1:23 PM -- Their Graces travel from train station to Buckingham
Palace for private audience with HM The Queen
2:03 PM -- Buckingham Palace balcony appearance with HM The
Queen, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, Lord Frederick
Windsor and David, Viscount Linley
2:47 PM -- Their Graces depart Buckingham Palace for Paul Smith,
Floral Street
3:12 PM -- Sir Paul Smith greets Their Graces and presents LRoM
with new wardrobe
3:32 PM – LRoM models new wardrobe in special catwalk
presentation with Ms. Kate Moss and Mr. Peter
Dougherty
4:41 PM -- Their Graces depart for Claridges Hotel
5:11 PM – Their Graces arrive Claridges Hotel, to be joined by
Tokyo Bitches
6:00 PM – Their Graces and Bitches depart Claridges Hotel for
Paddington Station
6:36 PM -- Birthday party boards special HEX for LHR
6:51 PM -- Birthday party arrives at LHR, to be greeted by Sir
Richard Branson
7:07 PM -- Birthday party and SRB arrive at CH, where a special
birthday Diet Coke reception will be held for
international VS AU members
9:00 PM -- Birthday party boards special VS flight for Hull (G- VBOM)
10:06 PM -- Over Hull, G-VBOM releases 70,000 pounds of high- grade incendiary weapons on Hull City Center
10:08 PM -- Birthday party enjoys special fireworks display
10:11 PM -- G-VBOM returns to LHR
11:23 PM -- G-VBOM lands at LHR; birthday party travels by
escorted motorcade to Mannion House
12:57 AM -- Birthday party arrives Mannion House
End of formal program
UPDATE
On Sunday next, November 4, at 10:00 AM BST, a National Service of Thanksgiving will be held at St Paul's Cathedral, London, in honour of His Grace. HM The Queen and members of the Royal Family will gather for a service to celebrate the goodness and largesse of LRoM. Simulcast on BBC Radio 2 with commentary by Graham Norton and Martine McCutcheon.
UPDATE
Shots were fired earlier today at the LRoM birthday procession. No one was injured, and a man claiming to represent Humberside Middle Managers for Justice was arrested. LRoM issued a statement: "We expect to directly address this gentleman's criticism in a few hours' time." More details as they develop.
UPDATE
Closing a day of extraordinary birthday celebration with a display of pyrotechnics in Hull, LRoM is now on his way back to London. Meanwhile, communications into and out of Hull have been cut and fishermen off Spurn Head report large fires in the direction of the city. The two incidents are not thought to be related. More details as they develop.
GJ
__________________________________________________________________
Mannion House
Official Program for the Birthday of Lord Richard of Mannion
All Times BST
7:00 AM – LRoM’s Personal Piper (Angus McBeef, The Highlanders,
1st Battalion), plays beneath His Grace’s bedroom
window (selection: “Happy Birthday,” Altered Images,
1981)
7:30 AM -- LSoM and LRoM join local gentry for breakfast; LRoM
is presented with gifts from same
9:00 AM -- Mannion House balcony appearance by Their Graces
9:30 AM – Mannion House Great Hall opened to public for review
of gifts, signing of Book of Congratulation
9:30 AM -- Their Graces’ motorcade leaves Mannion House for
celebratory procession through local village
9:33 AM to
12:17 PM -- Celebratory Procession to The Beehive, thence The
Aviator; LRoM pulls ceremonial pints of Diet Coke at
each and takes the good wishes of the common people
12:17 PM to
1:22 PM -- Their Graces travel by special slow train to London,
taking greetings from common folk lined along tracks
1:23 PM -- Their Graces travel from train station to Buckingham
Palace for private audience with HM The Queen
2:03 PM -- Buckingham Palace balcony appearance with HM The
Queen, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, Lord Frederick
Windsor and David, Viscount Linley
2:47 PM -- Their Graces depart Buckingham Palace for Paul Smith,
Floral Street
3:12 PM -- Sir Paul Smith greets Their Graces and presents LRoM
with new wardrobe
3:32 PM – LRoM models new wardrobe in special catwalk
presentation with Ms. Kate Moss and Mr. Peter
Dougherty
4:41 PM -- Their Graces depart for Claridges Hotel
5:11 PM – Their Graces arrive Claridges Hotel, to be joined by
Tokyo Bitches
6:00 PM – Their Graces and Bitches depart Claridges Hotel for
Paddington Station
6:36 PM -- Birthday party boards special HEX for LHR
6:51 PM -- Birthday party arrives at LHR, to be greeted by Sir
Richard Branson
7:07 PM -- Birthday party and SRB arrive at CH, where a special
birthday Diet Coke reception will be held for
international VS AU members
9:00 PM -- Birthday party boards special VS flight for Hull (G- VBOM)
10:06 PM -- Over Hull, G-VBOM releases 70,000 pounds of high- grade incendiary weapons on Hull City Center
10:08 PM -- Birthday party enjoys special fireworks display
10:11 PM -- G-VBOM returns to LHR
11:23 PM -- G-VBOM lands at LHR; birthday party travels by
escorted motorcade to Mannion House
12:57 AM -- Birthday party arrives Mannion House
End of formal program
UPDATE
On Sunday next, November 4, at 10:00 AM BST, a National Service of Thanksgiving will be held at St Paul's Cathedral, London, in honour of His Grace. HM The Queen and members of the Royal Family will gather for a service to celebrate the goodness and largesse of LRoM. Simulcast on BBC Radio 2 with commentary by Graham Norton and Martine McCutcheon.
UPDATE
Shots were fired earlier today at the LRoM birthday procession. No one was injured, and a man claiming to represent Humberside Middle Managers for Justice was arrested. LRoM issued a statement: "We expect to directly address this gentleman's criticism in a few hours' time." More details as they develop.
UPDATE
Closing a day of extraordinary birthday celebration with a display of pyrotechnics in Hull, LRoM is now on his way back to London. Meanwhile, communications into and out of Hull have been cut and fishermen off Spurn Head report large fires in the direction of the city. The two incidents are not thought to be related. More details as they develop.
