Tag Archives: Queen

Full make-up for a queen (Rousse)

Posted on November 20, 2018 by Dreamaticus

I wore a face-full of make-up. I was meeting the Queen, after all.

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To Hexham for celebrities, and to Perth for the pantomime (Rousse)

Posted on March 22, 2018 by Dreamaticus

A crowd of posh pensioners carrying cameras obstructed my way as I attempted to drive my little buggy (illegally) along the pavement of Temperley Place, Hexham. They had their long lenses fixed on a doorway, in eager anticipation of snapping … Continue reading →

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A floppy disk photograph of Trump’s London parade (Rousse)

Posted on March 19, 2018 by Dreamaticus

President Donald Trump was in London to visit the Queen. I watched him parade up the Mall in a black armoured car, accompanied by mounted members of the Queen’s Guard. I was not there in person, but saw this all … Continue reading →

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Vintage queen turns her hand to home décor (Rousse)

Posted on January 23, 2018 by Dreamaticus

I had always admired MH’s sense of style. Her vintage wardrobe was especially interesting. However, now my attentions turned to her taste in home décor. I loved the bold blue wallpaper in the matching toilet cubicles, and the scenes of … Continue reading →

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Doubts over Queen’s health in run-up to royal wedding, while marine mammals rule the waves (Rousse)

Posted on November 28, 2017 by Dreamaticus

It was great to see the two cyclists again when they stepped off the ferry. I recognised the dark-haired girl first (for her beard). They replied sheepishly when I asked if they had enjoyed their time at the guest house. … Continue reading →

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Queen honours crocodile-tailed, Tweed-suited swimmer (Rousse)

Posted on July 24, 2017 by Dreamaticus

The swimmer dressed in a tweed suit and crocodile tail, and competing against his two sons, impressed the Queen so much so that she made him a baron.

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In conversation with the Princess Royal (Rousse)

Posted on July 1, 2017 by Dreamaticus

Princess Anne and I enjoyed an intimate cosy chat. I asked after her father the Duke of Edinburgh, who had recently been in hospital, and told her that I would meet her mother the Queen in a couple of days.

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Meeting a metal-framed monarch mother at the New York mausoleum (Rousse)

Posted on April 16, 2017 by Dreamaticus

I was auditioning for the role of mistress of an American millionaire. A small Jewish Italian New Yorker appeared to have taken a fancy to me so I did my best to impress him by spending the afternoon with his … Continue reading →

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How to address a Dame of the British Empire (Rousse)

Posted on January 24, 2017 by Dreamaticus

VAE was hotly tipped to be made Dame of the British Empire in the next Queen’s Honours List. I wondered whether we would all be obliged to address her as M’Lady?

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Travelling by minibus for tea with the Queen at Holyrood Palace (Rousse)

Posted on November 10, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I was about to take my seat in the theatre when LF grabbed me from behind. ‘Hey’, she said, ‘Someone forgot the arrangement to meet outside!’ It was true. I had agreed to see her prior to the show, not … Continue reading →

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