European Referendum Day: that annual vote when Europeans decide if they would like the United Kingdom to stay in the European Union.
It's fair to say we haven't been the most popular nation for a number of years, although we did do rather well in the predecessor competition, World War II.
They were holding a Eurovision fancy dress party at Downing Street. Nick Clegg went as A Puppet on a String - obviously - and Mr Cameron apparently did a rather heartfelt rendition of Making Your Mind Up on the Karaoke.
It's been a bit of a stressful day at Downing Street by all accounts; turns out that all the talk of 'swivel-eyed-loons' wasn't actually about Tory Party activists at all, but the Eurovision Song contestants.
Sweden was host this year, and did a rather good job of proving how atrocious the event can be when you have to finance it from sauna sales.
Received King Carl XVI Gustaf text before it had even started to apologise and say how embarrassed he was.
Prince Edward was devastated to hear ABBA weren't entering again - he'd dressed up in his Waterloo Costume especially. One will be picking sequins out of the carpets until the next jubilee at this rate.
Lots of flag waving at the opening, although thankfully they managed to get it over within about four hours fewer than it took at the Olympic Opening Ceremony.
Bit disappointed that King Carl XVI Gustaf didn't parachute in from a helicopter, but he's got bad hips apparently.
France were first up. You can always trust them to sing in French. Nul points. Followed swiftly by Spain, who no doubt will have increased their youth unemployment by at least six people on the basis of that performance.
They say that music is the international language and what it told us on the evening is that things are obviously very difficult in Finland.
We also learned why the Queen of the Netherlands decided to abdicate; simply could not stand the international embarrassment of their entry apparently.
Amazed Greece made it; someone must have lent them the airfare.
Text from Angela Merkel half way through: "Tell me I'm not paying for this crap?!" One wasn't entirely sure, to be honest, so one didn't reply. She must have been relieved that Greece didn't win though or she would have had to host it in Berlin next year.
For the United Kingdom, one hired Bonnie Tyler on secondment from Botox. Hadn't realised she was still alive until this morning, to be quite honest.
She did her best though, bless her, but it was all a bit lost on the Europeans. They seem to like something altogether a little more bizarre. She did get into double figures though, which is better than the sum total of votes for the UK in the last three decades.
There's one thing that you can't deny about the Eurovision Song Contest, it serves as a warning to any sane country considering a more liberal approach to drug laws.
David Cameron was over the moon though, says it's done his campaign for a European in/out referendum the world of good.
Alas, Denmark emerged victorious, mainly because, being outside the Euro area, it was one of the only countries that could afford to host the event next year. One could hear Angela Merkel breathing an almighty sigh of relief.
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