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.
