17th May Sovereign saddles up for some fun


After 70 years on the throne Queen Elizabeth has finally decided life is too short and that is it far more fun to watch an endless parade of horses going round and round and round in circles than it is to talk to heads of state or politicians. 

Having wangled out of the opening of Parlaiment last week, when she handed over the role to her 'crown' accompanied by her eldest son, Queen Elizabeth was ceremoniosly unwrapped from her protective cotton wool cocoon to attend the Windsor horse show on Sunday night as part of her Platinum Jubilee celebrations.

So whilst others might have had long faces, especially those unfortunate enough to endure the 'nails down a blackboard' TV commentary, the Queen thouroughly enjoyed watching horses walk, trot, canter, gallop, stand and even have a lie down. Which only goes to show that she actually prefers horseshit to the bullshit she normally has to listen too.

At the time of going to press Grace Under Pressure is unable to confirm that a propsed meeting with selected heads of the Commonwealth will be undertaken by Camilla, as her Madge is off to Alton Towers to ride Nemesis. All of which is going to make series 12 of The Crown compulsive viewing.

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