"Brian" *wrote in message
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Graeme Wall explained on 08/06/2012 :
You would have thought so :-0 *The problem is there are too many
miniature connectors for things like power supply and servo controls to
the lens. *Also radio link equipment is notoriously finicky in wet
weather. *There were also problems with the sound equipment on the
orchestra boat caused by the weather.

Maybe in view of the weather forecast if someone had have bought some of
those big Union jack umbrellas everyone would have been better off.

Of Course !

" There were also

problems with the sound equipment on the orchestra boat caused by the
weather."

Caused by incompetence more-like.
Bad weather was clearly forecast - the choir should have been provided *with
cover of some sort.
I felt really sorry for them.

Pete

Feel a bit sorry for the Beebe on this one. It really was a massive,
exceptionally long drawn out and very unpredictable event to film.
More than twelve thousand people afloat in the most horrendous weather
conditions, many on precariously small craft. I can understand the
director thinking, this is going to be long drawn out and
tedious,looking for plan B diversions such as baking cakes in
Battersea Park etc. He was beset with technical fault after fault,
equipment failure after failure, in fact everything which could have
been thrown at him happened on that wet dismal day.

Then there were the protocols. Royal. Unbelievable security levels.
Health and Safety etc. Dictats from the Port of London Authority. They
even dictated that the Queen and the Duke had to wear life jackets
when going out to the Royal Barge on Britannia's tender. The Duke told
them in no uncertain terms to eff off! That is fact! Did you notice
everyone else on that craft, even the two Royal funkiest in red, were
all wearing life jackets! All exept HRH and the Duke!

Even for the all mistakes, bad judgement, poor coverage and lack of
info about the boats, all in all I enjoyed it. Did get very niggled
when wanting to see particular boats and having to watch artists on
the bridge etc or having to watch Sandy Tosdig talking drifflel. Think
it portrayed a certain very attractive British eccentricity in typical
British weather. Only we could do it!

Roger