Firstly, Wednesday 18th July 2012 marked the day that the Queen visited the region as part of her Jubilee tour. And in all my excitement I managed to persuade the family to take me through to Durham to wait out, dressed in all my UK gear ready to show my appreciation to her majesty. So in the actual warm weather, we stood out with our freebie flags and our cameras at the ready, preparing for the sight of the Bently. And come it did, with Prince Phillip and the Queen residing in the back and a long convoy of security vans to boot. I managed to get two videos of the event. The first being completely shakey due to my absolute break down on seeing her. I couldn't stop shaking or nervous giggling! Right there was the most powerful woman in the world, and I was totally weakened by it. The second video was by far the best, but alas I chose not to look through the lens at her but directly at her and wave, and thus, just as I should have got the Queen and Phillip in full view I moved with the car and not the face. It was one of the best moments of my life, and I will probably never get a chance like that to come close to royalty.
Secondly, today I managed to get the chance to return to the Sunderland Airshow. Another fantastic day, weather wise and enjoyment wise. We walked away with a touch of the sun, and collectively probably a few hundred pictures exhibiting some of the best aircrafts and pilots in the UK. This naturally included that of the Red Arrows - an unstoppable acrobatic synchronised display of seven planes.
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| RAF Falcons Parachuters |
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| The Phenomenal Red Arrows |
Two fantastic days to add to my very British Summer :)
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