Thames Ditton High Street is currently a riot of red, white and blue with its fabulous hand sewn appliqued Union Jack flags courtesy of the Retailers’ Association Keep the Heart in Our High Street campaign complemented by over 200 metres of beautiful handmade cotton bunting, especially sewn by the Thames Ditton Crafters for our High Street shops, cafes, restaurants and pubs. All this is timed to celebrate the Queen’s 90^th birthday celebrations which run from Her Majesty’s actual 90^th birthday on April 21, until Her Majesty’s official birthday on Saturday June 11 when the annual Trooping The Colour parade takes place on Horse Guards Parade near London’s St James’s Park.