Proms in the Park sees over 40,000 people congregate in Hyde Park to enjoy a picnic, a considerable number of beverages with some food, enjoy live entertainment and it culminates in a video link to the Albert Hall for the Last Night of the Proms.
Pictures convey the atmosphere better than words, and that atmosphere is created from a combination of the company, the entertainment and fuelled just more than a little by the level of beverage consumption, which for many is lots! Apart from Amie & Daisy, attending with Cathryn for the first time.
After queuing for a while, we finally get let into the Park at 4pm, and enjoy our picnic for an hour or so before the entertainment starts.
Tradition has it that Lorna and Dan should drink from the bladder:
After the entertainment from Japanese Drummers (from Scotland), The Overtones, Katherine Jenkins, belting volumes from Russell Watson, the finale from West Life, we were linked to the Albert Hall for the closing stages of Last Night of the Proms. This includes Rule Britannia, Land of Hope & Glory and Jerusalem, all of which are sung with much enthusiasm and flag waving.
But, Daisy had peaked a bit early, so missed this finale!
It was a great family and friends evening/night and the weather, forecast to be pretty terrible, turned dry after an initial squall to treat us kindly and enable the fun. Much pomp and ceremony is mixed with a good time all around, helped along by some food and drink being taken!
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