Gnu ~ re no-one shooting anyone: one of the few sour notes that the occasion struck with me was the presence of heavily armed police monitoring the crowds all along the route. Alas the day! that all these loonies all about [you all know who they are, whom I mean] have made such a thing necessary. It was not so when Bess·II did first reign & this old hat was new.

I am sure they were wearing seatbelts; and it was not their choice ~~ not just a matter of safety; they are legally required to wear them and it is absolutely essential that our future ruler must set an example of maintaining the law. I recently saw the Queen emerge from Ely station on a visit to the Cathedral, get into the waiting car with her lady-in-waiting, and immediately proceed to do up her seatbelt before being driven off.

~Michael~