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The PGM Relaxing at Henley Royal Regatta Henley Royal Regatta has played a big part in my life. I first attended in 1981 and I was fortunate enough to compete in the Pricess Elizabeth Challenge Cup in 1983 and have been a member of the Stewards Enclosure ever since. I still meet up with members of my crew and other friends at the regatta each year. While my children were young it was the highlight of our year, because it was the one of the very few things Helen and I were able to attend without the children. The first regatta was in 1839 and it received it's "Royal" status from Queen Victoria's husband, Prince Albert. With the exception of the world wars and 2020 it has been held every year since then. This year there is a Henley at Home celebration on the 4th and 5th of July. If you haven't ever seen pictures of the regatta there are 2 short films below. One is the promo video for the Henley at Home event. The second one is the 2018 final from the Prin...

There's been lots of this type of video floating around during lockdown. For some reason I especially enjoyed this one. I like the novel way of cooking eggs and the pool trick shots at the end the best. I don't think I'll be trying standing on 4 fingers any time soon 😏.

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