Tag Archives: Princess Anne

A right royal flush (Rousse)

Posted on March 11, 2024 by Dreamaticus

Along a lonely corridor, I stumbled into Queen Elizabeth II. Her white gloved hand was on the handle of a small door. When I started to engage in conversation with her majesty, she interrupted me quickly to say that she … Continue reading →

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The Princess Royal, a self-driving car, and a road traffic accident (Rousse)

Posted on October 3, 2022 by Dreamaticus

While Princess Anne drove, I told her all about my new self-driving car. ‘It’s amazing in multi-storey car parks’, I boasted. ‘It can even loop other vehicles when coming down the exit ramp’. The only drawback that I had noticed … Continue reading →

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Royal family shooting (Rousse)

Posted on January 1, 2016 by Dreamaticus

The first I heard of the shooting of members of the British royal family was when I turned on the television news and saw live footage of Princess Anne and her daughter under fire. As she fled the scene, I … Continue reading →

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Princess Anne, a posh prat, polar bears, and perfume preferences (Rousse)

Posted on November 2, 2014 by Dreamaticus

We’d all worked hard on the show for months. Even S played an active role, kindly agreeing to deliver the opening address. I did wonder, however, if she now regretted this offer given the fuss that I was making over … Continue reading →

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News of Michael Jackson’s death takes time to register back in the 1970s (Rousse)

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Dreamaticus

I met my new young man back in 1975. He squeezed into the seat next to me on one of the first 125 trains released into the fleet. We agreed to meet the next day beside the cave. He didn’t … Continue reading →

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Grace van Cutsem at the Royal Wedding: Rousse sets the record straight

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Dreamaticus

There was stiff competition from Princess Beatrice’s hat and Pippa Middleton’s bottom. However, for many, three-year-old bridesmaid Grace Van Cutsem stole the show at the Royal Wedding by frowning in frustration when Prince William kissed the new Duchess of Cambridge … Continue reading →

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