Cricket at Windsor Castle

Not a bad way to spend Father's Day. A picnic in Windsor Castle Home Park watching the cricket. Oh - and the President of the United States dropping in. Incredible!

We've just come back home from a wonderfully relaxing afternoon. We were fortunate to have an invite to attend the celebrity cricket match as part of The Lords Taverners. There were many past Nationally capped players (embarrassingly I didn't know most of them). The game was played in the grounds of Windsor Castle - the field belonging to St George's School.

We pitched up with our picnic and a few bottles of red to join the smallish groups enjoying the game. It was an amazing sight with the Castle in the background. Shortly after the game started we heard helicopters overhead. Two US Marines helicopters (one carrying the President) and an army backhawk flew overhead an landed in the Castle grounds. The President arrived in the UK today and was visiting the Queen for tea. HRH the Duke was with us at the game and departed in his Freelander for the castle.

I couldn't tell you who won but we certainly enjoyed the day. Its amazing how many times we pinch ourselves at our good fortune for living here in Windsor.

A few photos are here.