Two quick things before we start:
1.) Today, March 12, 2017 is Danny Jones' 31st birthday!!! Happy birthday Danny!
2.) The real Royal Variety performance in 2005 took place on December 11, but I don't have to time so we're pushing it up a month.
Enjoy! (and watch the video above to enhance your reading experience!)
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November 11, 2005: The Royal Variety Performance
Today was the day of the Royal Variety and I was so nervous.
The boys were absolute pros at performing and didn't really get nervous, but this was different. They were performing in front of the Queen.
I made sure they all wore something appropriate to meet the queen in. I don't know how I manage to get them all in suits, but I did and it was a miracle.
However, I still couldn't get Harry to not style his hair in a Mohawk, but hey, you can only do so much.
Another thing that made me nervous was that I wasn't going to be backstage right up until the boys had to go onstage like usual. We were separate as soon as we got in the venue, and I couldn't even focus on the other acts.
When it was finally time for the boys to go onstage, I was so nervous, I could barely stay in the theater. I was sitting next to Fletch and Richard and it didn't matter how many times Fletch told me they'd be fine, I was still basically hyperventilating.
As soon as Tom sang the first note, I held my breath until the end of the performance.
He's drinking cold Corona
Feels like he's getting older
Now and noticing how he's finding
Grey hairs left in the shower
Tattoos fade by the hour
And he can't understand these feelings
Why life is getting him down
He used to smile now he frowns
And cries inside
It's been this way for a while
And he can't seem to put things right
When life has been unkind
And you're losing your mind
Look in the mirror afraid of what you'll find
It feels like time's not on your side
He doesn't like to mention
Applying for his pension
So his children don't know he's heading
Into a mid-life crisis
He can't afford the prices for
The new kitchen floor he's buying
He's been a drunk all his life
Two kids, a dog and a wife
He doesn't know
And in the daytime he just sits and watches television shows
When life has been unkind
And you're losing your mind
Look in the mirror afraid of what you'll find
It feels like time's not on your side
Don't know why but somehow
The ones you love you hate now,
You feel down and blue
Look at what you've thrown away
They stood beside you all the way
Now it's too late, it's too late for you
When life has been unkind
And you're losing your mind
Look in the mirror afraid of what you'll find
It feels like time's not on your side
Everything about their performance was perfect. As soon as they finished, I leapt up from my seat, clapping erratically.
The boys came forward and bowed to the audience, and as soon as they turned to the right all together and bowed to the Queen, I wiped the tears of joy and pride off my cheek.
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I ran to Fletch's car and waited outside for the boys to hear about what happened when they met the Queen.
Not too long later, the boys appeared, laughing hysterically.
"What happened?" I asked, as they continued to laugh.
"We got the giggles." Tom says, through laughs.
"What?" I ask.
"We were about to meet the Queen, and we were told to call her ma'am as in palm and not to speak unless spoken to." Harry explains.
"Okay." I say.
"When she came up to Dougie, she shook his hand and then he stifled a laugh, so then I was trying to stifle a laugh and when I said, 'Your majesty', it came out really high pitched." Harry says, as they begin to calm down.
"And then Danny goes, 'did you like the show?' Oh, it was classic!" Tom says.
"Well, you guys did amazing." I say, hugging them.
"Lilly cried." Fletch said.
"What?" Danny asked.
"Oh give me a break." I laugh.
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