Sunday, June 4, 2006
Queen wants Sofia Coppola to direct a film on her life.
The atmosphere was not at all good this morning. The Press Secretary greeted them politely, "Morning Queen and PC'. He noted that the Queen had had her third espresso and was getting into a rather bitter aggressive mood. He resolved to swap the espresso coffee for decaffeinated coffee- they would...
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Saturday, June 3, 2006
Queen enjoys flyover.
Friday 2nd June 2006. They were due to attend the National Republican Holiday parade which is celebrated every year in Italy on 2nd June along the Via Fori Imperiali which leads down from the Colosseum. The Press Secretary had urged them to attend,saying " I know it is a Republican holiday but you...
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Thursday, June 1, 2006
Queen goes off Liz Taylor
Thursday 1st June 2006. As they sat at the breakfast table the Press Secretary breezed in and greeted them with "Hi Liz and good morning PC (Prince Consort), did you see Liz Taylor on the 'Larry King Show' last night? The papers are full of it 'Liz Taylor's TV Blitz'. " Blitzes are certainly in-...
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Wednesday, May 31, 2006
Queen and lol
Wednesday 31st May 2006. The Queen stared glumly at the Press secretary's report. Nothing much happening back home. Then suddenly the Prince Consort woke up from a snooze and stretching out a bony hand he picked up the first newspaper from a pile on the pouffe. ''Goshen (the prince had a fondness...
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Monday, May 29, 2006
Queen finally meets Mr. B.
Monday 29 May. The Press Secretary was a little agitated. 'I will have to brief you some more on the complex personality of the ex premier'. 'But we had a briefing yesterday' the Queen protested. 'I'm sorry Your Highness, I mean Ma'am.....' 'Just call me Liz, the Queen retorted- we are all the same...
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Saturday, May 27, 2006
Elizabeth to meet the Italian ex-premier
Saturday 27May 2006. It was NOT going to be easy, she thought. What on earth have I got to say to a man who has everything except the ONE thing he wants - to control Italy again? She felt slightly queasy as she got up. It was the pizza she had eaten the night before. They called it 'Margherita'...
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