Welcome to the last edition of Summer Holiday, and congratulations for making it this far! Thursday 1 July. We didn't go to Sainsbury's this morning. Instead, being a partly cloudy day and a little cooler, we tubed into Green Park station and walked across Green Park to watch the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace. As usual, the area was crowded with tourists, but we arrived early enough this time to get a good view. Compared with what we remember seeing some years ago, it seemed all a bit short and tame this time. However, the horse guards are always nice to see, with their beautiful black horses. They are not part of the changing of the guard ceremony (which is all about changing the sentries outside Buckingham Palace), but usually walk past at about
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