I've just been watching the TV - they're showing the ceremonial movement of HM Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother from St James's Palace to Westminster Hall, where her body will lie in state until next Tuesday morning. Suitably funereal tone from the beeb - all sombre in black too. No doubt an edict has gone out about this - they had heavy criticism on Saturday when the main newsreader had (shock! horror!) a burgundy tie on. (This paragraph has been revised and corrected)
I did notice earlier today though that one reporter, speaking from Aintree (Grand National is on Saturday next - i.e. tomorrow), had on a black suit, but I could see a glimpse of the blouse she had on below the jacket - lilac. To the Tower with her!
No doubt some will remember this when the licence fee next comes up for parliamentary approval - I think highly of the beeb (generally), but do we really need a publicly-financed broadcaster in the early 21st century?
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