Queen Lizzie's Birthday Bash

Last night we attended Queen Elizabeth's Birthday reception. Happy Birthday to her - You have to give it to her she is quite an institution. I should know I have one just like her living in my household. In Private eye they would put their pictures up side by side.

Poor love she must get so confused with her birthday. It is a moving feast depending on the weather, the customs and the size of the gardens of the High Commissions.

Splendid party it was too.The High Commission's gardens are large and beautiful as is the residence.This was a big party and it catered for everyone's tastes.The great and the good were all gathered there in their finery as were several sports teams and a full British band which played the two national anthems. Never been to one before where the sponsors are smack in your face. So Teachers had their stall as did Bournville and even Costa Coffee. Good lord corporate sponsorship for Queenie what next. Perhaps it was to impress Prince Andrew who was working the crowd who knows. Yawn Yawn.

One thing was clear. Dicky and Arabella are the commensurate diplomats, they put on fabulous parties all the time, god how exhausting, and the hors d'ouevres last night were to die for.

Not quite her subject but ever so reverently humble and a little fatter

MM