The nickname for the Jubilee dividing Britain: Social media row breaks out over ‘Platty Joobs’
The nickname for the Jubilee dividing Britain: Social media row breaks out over ‘Platty Joobs’ – so do you love it or hate it?
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It’s the nickname for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee that has divided the nation, but even those who hate the ‘cringe’ turn of phrase can’t seem to stop themselves from uttering it.
Despite pleas for it to be ‘stopped’, it seems ‘Platty Joobs’ is here to stay after taking social media by storm, with the moniker being used both genuinely and mockingly by those looking forward to the long bank holiday weekend starting tomorrow.
The four-day extravaganza is of course to mark Queen Elizabeth II‘s 70-year reign, and she is expected to make a double appearance on the Buckingham Palace balcony – at the start of celebrations after Trooping the Colour on Thursday, and after the Pageant parade finale on Sunday.
But as the countdown to the celebrations get underway, fans of the royal family are rowing over how to refer to the affair.
‘My toxic trait is I phyiscally cannot stop calling the Platinum Jubilee the Platty Joobs,’ joked one Twitter user.
Another said the nickname might be ‘the worst thing to have ever happened in my lifetime’, before admitting: ‘And yet… I’ve started whispering it to myself.’
Even Gregg’s, which is offering free sausage rolls with orders to mark the occasion, could not help itself, tweeting: ‘Enjoy your Platty Joobs sausage roll your Majesty.’
Others were less taken with the phrase, with one bluntly declaring: ‘Whoever invented Platty Joobs can get in the sea with Hollibobs where they belong.’
‘Platty Joobs’ has taken social media by storm, with the moniker being used both genuinely and mockingly by those looking forward to the long bank holiday weekend starting tomorrow
Social media users react to the Platty Joobs, the nickname for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee which appears to have struck a chord with the British public
While one Briton begged: ‘Please stop saying platty joobs’, it appears to have been in vain, with the term now trending on Twitter with thousands of tweets mentioning the phrase.
‘Happy Platty Joobs hunnies,’ one wrote, while another declared: ‘Platty Joobs starts here boiz!’ [sic]
One uploaded an image of a cake they had made with the caption: ‘A wee Platty Joob cake… I can’t stop saying Platty Joobs.’
It comes as Brits across the country are coming up with unique ways to celebrate the once-in-a-lifetime event.
Baker Lara Mason from Cake Anything unveiled a lifelike 5ft 3in cake at Buzz Bingo in Birmingham after making it with 400 eggs, 24kg of flour and 24kg of butter, with the edible creation set to serve more than 200 people.
Elsewhere a life-size knitted Queen and a pet corgi were installed in Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, at the weekend – and villagers have been stopping to pose for pictures with Her Majesty ahead of the celebrations.
Brits remain divided on the use of the nickname Platty Joobs to refer to this weekend’s Platinum Jubilee
And postbox toppers have been appearing elsewhere – including one of the Queen and Windsor Castle in New Brighton on the Wirral – while in Belle Vale, Liverpool, a postbox has been topped with a crown.
Meanwhile at Legoland Windsor, model makers have been busy creating depictions of the Queen on the balcony at Buckingham Palace, celebrations on The Mall, a Red Arrows flypast and garden parties at Windsor Castle.
The full Platinum Jubilee display includes about 18,000 bricks and took around 280 hours.
Over in Norfolk, a group of knitters including Lois Gill and Penny Evans created a life-size knitted model of the Queen using more than 1,000 balls of wool over six months, which has been moved into a church in Caston.
And in West Sussex, the town of Steyning is laying claim to be Britain’s most patriotic place.
The High Street covered in bunting and a Union flag seen in almost every shop window ahead of a big party on Sunday.
Baker Lara Mason of Cake Anything unveils a life-sized cake of Queen Elizabeth II, which she has created to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee at Buzz Bingo on Kingsbury Road in Birmingham. Baked with 400 eggs, 24kg flour and 24kg butter, the entirely edible, 5-foot-3 tall figure can serve over 200 people and is available free today to customers visiting the bingo club
A life size knitted Queen and corgi in the village of Holmes Chapel in Cheshire today amid the Platinum Jubilee celebrations
Model maker Freya Groom poses with a scene depicting the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee at Legoland Windsor today
The Queen is depicted enjoying a glass of gin in her dog-walking gear in the Oxfordshire village of Launton
A effigy of Queen Elizabeth II in a field in Orton, Cumbria, as part of the town’s celebrations for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
Sand artist Claire Eason created a giant postage stamp portrait on Bamburgh beach in Northumberland using a garden rake
Lois Gill moves a life-size knitted model of Queen Elizabeth II into her local church at Caston near Norwich today
Fairlie Drive in Rainhill, Merseyside is decorated today ahead of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations
A knitted Queen with a corgi and accompanying guards is pictured today above a postbox in Hangleton, East Sussex
It comes as it was revealed today that Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and their children are on their way to the UK and will attend Trooping the Colour, MailOnline understands – while Prince Andrew has been left out of the major Platinum Jubilee event.
The Sussexes have left LAX airport with their children Archie and Lilibet, who will meet her great-grandmother for the first time as she turns one on Saturday.
It is not known if the family are already in Britain, but one source suggested they left overnight last night and will land in London this afternoon after a 12 hour flight – just months after Harry claimed he was ‘unable to return home’ because is too dangerous.
While the couple are expected to attend Trooping the Colour as spectators tomorrow, Andrew will not, a military source told MailOnline.
As colonel of the Grenadier Guards, Andrew has previously played a key role in the ceremony, riding out by the Queen’s side as the regiment’s representative.
Since being stripped of the title earlier this year the Duke of York was not expected to play an active part in the event, but the possibility of him appearing with other royals on Horse Guards Parade as a spectator had previously been left open.
Both Andrew and the Sussexes have already been barred from appearing on the Buckingham Palace balcony to watch the RAF Red Arrows’ flypast.
The Queen is also hoping to be able attend the service of thanksgiving at St Paul’s Cathedral on Friday, with her wider family including – it is expected – Prince Harry , Meghan Markle and Prince Andrew .
The Queen, 96, is also set to spend time with the Sussexes, who are bringing their children Archie and Lilibet over from the US – and could meet Lili for the first time as she celebrates her first birthday on Saturday.
On Sunday, thousands of people will gather across the country as more than 85,000 Big Jubilee Lunches and street parties are staged in celebration of the Queen’s record-breaking 70 year reign.
Royal Family members will also visit every corner of the UK over the weekend for official engagements – with William and Kate going to Wales; Edward and Sophie travelling to Northern Ireland; and Anne to Scotland.
