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Royal family advisor also offers careers advice and cares for a new baby (Rousse)

Queen Consort Camilla was easily pleased with packs and packs of Peter Stuyvesant cigarettes. Prince Philip (not dead) was a more tricky customer. He suddenly remembered a family that lived on a remote ranch in the mid-west of the United … Continue reading

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Queen Elizabeth II’s dirty look (Rousse)

‘Would Your Majesty like to dismount here, or would you prefer to be dropped off closer to the entrance?’ I asked Queen Elizabeth II. Her dirty look was all it took for me to realise that my question was completely … Continue reading

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When Her Majesty meets the family (Rousse)

Queen Elizabeth II and I held hands – or, more precisely, we interlocked little fingers according to the limits of royal protocol. I wanted to introduce Her Majesty to my second cousin EB, but she was far more interested in … Continue reading

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Dressing secrets of the French royal family (Rousse)

The curator passed me the tiny fitted eighteenth century jacket. The solid gold buttons, along with the hand-stitched trimmings in precious threads, stood out against the beautiful dark blue velvet. ‘Check the silver embroidery on the seam of the sleeve’, … Continue reading

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Two dead queens and a kitchen conga (Rousse)

T arrived at our door in a terrible state. His marriage was on the rocks. and he had no idea how to win back L. I accompanied T back to his house by foot. We passed some of the royal … Continue reading

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Queen drummer Roger Taylor plays the saw (Rousse)

Queen drummer Roger Taylor played the saw as a publicity stunt for my sister J.

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A mop and a scheming queen (Rousse)

We made a purchase in the only shop in town that was open before 9:00am: a huge mop. Then we popped over to the Palace to gather around the whiteboard with the rest of the royal family and listen to … Continue reading

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Introducing Queen Manchester (Rousse)

Manchester was declared the capital of the UK. In recognition, Her Majesty, dressed all in yellow, declared henceforth that she would be known as Queen Manchester.

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A sequinned Queen (Rousse)

With notice of about 60 seconds, we arranged ourselves in row to greet the Queen. I was the first in line. She offered her white-gloved hand. I shook it gently while admiring the her elegant off-white sequinned dress. When I … Continue reading

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Escape from the giant drag queen monster (Rousse)

TPR scooped me up into his arms to carry me and run for our lives. Eventually there was sufficient distance between us and the monster: an eight foot, heavily made up, bald, drag queen with red flashing eyes primed to … Continue reading

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