one of the most memorable moments came due to a wardrobe malfunction, when they realised their eight year old son tom was still wearing his favourite slippers. well, i d forgotten to put any other shoes in, i and he was standing in line, i not bothered by his thunderbird slippers, and the queen came down the line, looked at him, shook his hand. she always notices everything, apparently, about people i has this thing ofjust noticing, and putting people at ease. i and she leant towards him and she said, i watch i thunderbirds, too. and that was it! he shook her hand. and he said to me the other day, |it s one of his fondest memoriesj and he ll never forget it. nice lady. a simple act of kindness and humour that made a special day very special. an audience with her majesty the queen no matter how brief lives long in the memory. john maguire, bbc news.
talking to after a while. yes, yeah. ..because she ll chat to you as if you re almost her next door neighbour, you know? and you think, gosh, this is the queen of england! and that s a view shared by ian shearman, an artist from gloucestershire whose sculpture of the renowned horse breeder peter burrell was unveiled by the queen in newmarket in 1996. i don t know what you expect, but she isn t anything like that. she s.like you re talking to your grandmother, or you re talking to somebody in the street. she s very easy to. yes, to be around. she s remarkable, a most impressive character. one of the most memorable moments came due to a wardrobe malfunction, when they realised their eight year old son tom was still wearing his favourite slippers. well, i d forgotten to put any other shoes in, - and he was standing in line, - not bothered by his thunderbird slippers, and the queen came down the line, looked at him, shook his hand.