I caught the tail end of the Jubilee concert on Sunday night and a couple of things occurred to me. Firstly, I have great sympathy with the Royals on these occasions. If they sit motionless throughout, they are accused of being stuffy killjoys. If they try to enter into the spirit of things by clapping and singing along, I'm sorry, but they look like utter twonks. In short, they just can't win.
The second thought that struck me was about Paul McCartney. Realising that he can no longer sustain a high note, he has developed a truncated, high-pitched yelp as a substitute which he manages to perform in key. Impressive.