Queen’s party cancelled over recession fears

With consumers struggling to pay their mortgages, many facing repossession, rising living costs and bills, and the country on the verge of recession the nation could be forgiven for thinking that the lavish celebrations that the Royal family had in mind for the Queen’s diamond wedding anniversary would be insensitive and unnecessary, stinging like a slap in the face for those who face losing their homes and cannot afford to make ends meet each month.

A recent report has indicated that the Queen and her household have recognised this, and as a result of predicted public feeling over the celebrations has decided to cancel the party arranged to mark the special occasion.

As would be expected, the event was set to be a very expensive and lavish one, but with the country facing recession and the public facing severe financial difficulties the Queen has decided that the party should be cancelled.

The report states that the party was to be funded by friends of the Queen and Prince Philip, and they said that they were disappointed that the event had been called off but understood the Queen’s reasoning.

One source close to the Royals said: ‘It is a great shame, but the Queen does not want to be seen to be doing something so elaborate at a time of such economic gloom. The Queen decided to cancel the party because of the very real prospect that the country is about to go through a major recession.’

The source added: ‘The Queen does not want to be seen to be accused of being extravagant when everyone else is worrying about their finances. There has been a lot of talk since December that everyone in Britain is tightening their belts. With that in mind, the Queen felt that it would be entirely inappropriate to throw a party on a day that wasn’t even her actual wedding anniversary.’