My British Citizenship Ceremony

(30/07/09)

I'm British! Well, I'm now half British and Half Kiwi after swearing at the Queen last night.

Sitting next to some of the other 69 people who were getting their Citizenship that evening:

Dennis and Lindsey came along with Bridget as well to see me swear:

Dennis and Lindsey supplied Durka Support:

Arriving on stage, following Khushnaseeb Shuhul and before Glabripennis Shimabukuro (yep, even the guy who was reading out the names said "ohh, an easy one!" when it came to me):

Gimmie!

Of course, I got the others up on stage after as well:

My first English Durka Dance:

And straight off to the pub to celebrate of course:

Oh I DO say, a pucker pint!

Didn't take long for me to get in the spirit of being British with Bridget's British pack:

My first fight being British. I'm pretty sure I heard Dennis say something that might've been derogatory about a football club that I might've cared about. He might've also been talking about the weather but I couldn't take any chances:

Catching up on the latest news. I particularly agreed with the poor lady on the cover who said "I'm 22 stone but I'll only diet if I get more benefits" (seriously, this isn't a made up magazine cover):

I was delighted to receive a postcard from the Queen and Phil:

Leaving the pub, off to get a curry:

Becoming British, comes with the responsibility of upholding British customs!

Here's a wee video of the ceremony

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