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Tag Archives: Queen
Full make-up for a queen (Rousse)
I wore a face-full of make-up. I was meeting the Queen, after all.
To Hexham for celebrities, and to Perth for the pantomime (Rousse)
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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Tagged BCS, British Computer Society, buggy, camera, celebrities, celebrity, cinema, consort, couple, daylight, doorway, family, fan, Hexham, husband, job, lady, lens, pantomime, pavement, pensioner, Perth, posh, professional body, programmer, Queen, reception, risk, royal, snap, staff, Temperley Place, Thriller, trip, video
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A floppy disk photograph of Trump’s London parade (Rousse)
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
Vintage queen turns her hand to home décor (Rousse)
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
Doubts over Queen’s health in run-up to royal wedding, while marine mammals rule the waves (Rousse)
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
In conversation with the Princess Royal (Rousse)
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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Tagged Anne, conversation, Duke of Edinburgh, Elizabeth II, Philip, prince, Princess, Queen, royal
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Travelling by minibus for tea with the Queen at Holyrood Palace (Rousse)
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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Tagged artefact, autumn, biscuit, blue, brochure, bump, carpet, cream, crumb, donate, driver, Edinburgh, Elizabeth, family, flash, floor, fossil, ginger, Holyrood, hump, II, ink, leak, light, loch, manager, minibus, mirror, mountain, North Bridge, park, party, pen, puzzle, Queen, red, road, show, siren, snack, stage, stain, tea, theatre, travel, under-carriage, vehicle, Waterloo Place
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Meeting a metal-framed monarch mother at the New York mausoleum (Rousse)
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 →