Forget whether the band started up too early or Bambi blew protocol. What I noticed was that by the time he got done with the botched toasting, and everyone raised their glass, he didn’t complete the toast and drink to Her Majesty. He just set the glass back down without drinking. Now, to give a toast, then not drink is just flat rude, and in some circles, is taken that you don’t mean the words you toasted.
No no the band didn’t start to early. Like Rush said the traditional toast to her majesty is essentially, “To Her Majesty the Queen.” That’s it
FWIW the queen didn’t drink either. Not sure what the protocol on the drinking is (maybe heads of states skip the toast?) but talking over the anthem is a major gaffe.
So, you're saying he finally did something real, something from the heart, and dissed the Queen to her face?
Obama the Mau-Mau bastard and legacy punk. Who needs to be sitting in a rent-controlled one-bedroom co-op somewhere, joint in hand and glass of plonk at the ready, expounding the glories of Cloward-Piven to the brothers.
And this guy's got the codes, got the football, got the jet, got the Marine Corps Band. Our poor country -- dragged through the street by the hair like a Bowery whore by a Communist lawyer and his billionaire patrons.