Ben Fogle’s Suggestion We Should All Sing Happy Birthday To The Queen Sparks Some Very Colourful Reactions

Over the last few weeks, there’s been some genuinely lovely moments of people coming together to support a good cause, like Clap For Carers and 99-year-old Captain Tom Moore’s NHS fundraiser reaching £12 million.

So wildlife presenter Ben Fogle probably thought he was on to something when he made a suggestion on Twitter on Thursday morning.

With the Queen’s birthday next week, he tried to rally people on Twitter to sing a collective Happy Birthday to Her Maj from their doorsteps and windows.

“Let’s throw her a surprise,” he wrote. “Let our song bring good cheers not just to Her Majesty but to the whole nation #singforthequeen.”

While well-meaning, Ben probably wasn’t expecting the response he got on social media.

Many noted how he hadn’t quite managed to read the room…

Some reactions were a little more colourful…

Others noticed a fundamental flaw in his plan…

There were suggestions of who else we could sing Happy Birthday to…

And a warning to those who did participate…

That will be a firm “no”, then. Sorry Ben.