All of the TV channels seem to be showing their take on the London Olympics, with everyone from Lord Coe to Sporty Spice popping up on the box or in newspaper columns. Today the New Year Honours were announced and as expected Ben Ainslie becomes Sir Ben while Wiggo becomes Sir Bradley.
As a Christmas treat I re-watched the opening ceremony and discovered a connection with the beach volleyball (above).
Can you find out what it is?
Updated: Tillerman is correct! The announcer at both events was the same, namely Layla Anna-Lee:
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There was music by Queen played at both events. Bohemian Rhapsody at the opening ceremony, and We Will Rock You at the beach volleyball.
Boris Johnson was in the front row at both events.
Answer 1) could be right (I try to avoid anything by Queen the rock band) but is not the answer I'm thinking of.
Answer 2) "Glistening like otters" said Boris of the women volleyballers playing in the rain - true but again not what I had in mind.
Golly what a lot of connections.
Hmmm.... maybe need to give a pointer.
Who was involved in both events?
Well the American volleyball players did march in the opening ceremony even though they were competing the next day.
And Sassi's report on the beach volleyball said that Eurythmics Sweet Dreams was played there, and it was also in the Opening Ceremony.
Nope: it was a single person, a woman, who performed the same role in both.
Layla Anna-Lee was both the voice for the Olympic Opening Ceremony and the presenter for the Beach Volleyball.
I think most of JP's readers are well aware of Layla Anna-Lee's presenter roles at the two venues.
But JP is usually after more obscure connections in his photo quizzes. I'm leaning towards the little known coincidence of Edna Snarthwhipple operating the clotted cream concession at BOTH events. Truly remarkable.
Edna's signature cotton sateen Burberry trench coat is clearly visible in the lower left corner of the photo, at 400% magnification.
Poor O Docker. He doesn't understand British culture at all and isn't aware that Dame Edna Snarthwhipple is really a fictional character played by Yorkshire comedian Barry Higginbotham in drag.
I think we've found out something useful here: that the Tillerman and O'Docker double act would be a winner not needing Yorkshiremen in drag selling clotted cream.
Oh, and yes, Tillerman has found the answer I was looking for (see update)
Who can forget how she burst on to the scene with that Fairly Liquid commercial?
LOL. Fairy not Fairly. On second thoughts i think I like Fairly better.
And she's also a blogger
Hmmm. I think I like Anna Railton's blog better.
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