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Princess Anne is coming in to my office today so I will be seeing my first monarch in the flesh.. Ive never much thought anything about the royals really (she is obviously our queen in oz too but no one really believes that) but I have to say Im a little excited!


Who else has met them? Do I really have to curtsey?

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She'd have to assassinate about 10 people before she became monarch.


Of course you have to curtsey: left lower leg at 80 degrees, right lower leg at 45 degrees. One degree out either way and it's off to the tower with you.


[Mockney, stop it, chaps don't have to.]

I've met Anne before she's lovely and has an amazing sense of humour altho I must say her legs are really skinny (I was sitting down with her next to me so I couldnt help notice those).


Princess Micheal too is nice and friendly. Takes time to chat to all


Met Charles and Camilla too... hmmm not much to comment on there except Charles is much smaller than one would expect.


The whole cursteying thing... u can get away wiv a wobbly inclination and broad smile. They don't really care for such things ;-)

My Grandma used to go to Church at Sandringham. When my folks visited as child we'd go with her on a Sunday and it was quite peculiar being sat there amongst the Royals - I used to try and catch Prince William's eye. (Just kidding ;-)). Met and spoke with the Queen Mum and my Grandma and step-Grandfather had regular contact.


All quite bizarre.


(Keep thinking of the Royal correspondant in Little Britain now >:D<)

James Wrote:

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> Offer her some sugar cubes (but remember to keep

> your hand flat)



LOL!!! You bitch! >:D<


I met Princess Margaret (RIP), who I actually thought was quite cool. She came to a big service in St Paul's to mark the Tercentanary of my school, and we played a fanfare for her.

The Royals are crap at pretending to be nice to the little people, Brendan. Outright scorn and exploitation of privilege is far more honest, and suits our national character much better. Harry and Wills have got it right, with a nice blend of undermining the self-image of socially inferior lapdog girlfriends, and drugging models in the VIP rooms at Mahiki and Boujis.

@DC - nope no one from HR just an email telling us to make sure our stations are clean etc etc..


I am in the 'exec area' and she is here with about 50 of her fundraising friends (or possibly they all just want to be her friend), I can see them drinking champagne and eating canapes and alas we are not invited.. We were supposed to be having a band but f*ck know where that is!


She will be doing a floor walk but she will be going out of the executive area and on the floor (but they are keeping her well away from the trading floors!!) so I may not need to wobbly curtsey as whilst she is in our area it looks like we will be bypassed on the way out to the other departments.. Atleast though the left over champas will be on offer to us! woop woop..


I'd rather chmpas any day!

I met Prince Edwards YEARS ago - he came to my school in New Zealand to award someone a Duke of Edinburgh award (I'm assuming he was in the country for something slightly more important?!). I was 12 at the time, and hatched a plan to sweep him off his feet and marry him. When time came to speak to him I lost the ability to communicate, plan was abandoned. Thank goodness - what was I thinking?!


Prince Charles used to come to my office in London quite often for Princes Trust related activities. Nobody really did anything special for him, it was quite relaxed really (other than the drama involved with his arrival and departure and the police etc. blocking the road!).

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