tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post4404127201648406404..comments2024-03-28T14:01:51.325+00:00Comments on Yorkshire Pudding: FameYorkshire Puddinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-8986346169273120872020-12-11T08:35:37.882+00:002020-12-11T08:35:37.882+00:00No, but she has horses and drives her own horse bo...No, but she has horses and drives her own horse boxes. The joke was that I could help out if she was too busy. Meanqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-7828969745491100402020-12-10T23:33:43.354+00:002020-12-10T23:33:43.354+00:00I mean the current Red Deer Mayor. The Micro Manag...I mean the current Red Deer Mayor. The Micro Manager knows her too!Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-9002869656640882272020-12-10T18:21:11.729+00:002020-12-10T18:21:11.729+00:00Are you also a princess? Princess Jean has a nice ...Are you also a princess? Princess Jean has a nice ring to it don't you think?Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-418933613981503322020-12-10T18:14:52.285+00:002020-12-10T18:14:52.285+00:00No need to be rude about Princess Anne. She is not...No need to be rude about Princess Anne. She is not a horse!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-52739602181674358052020-12-10T16:05:10.948+00:002020-12-10T16:05:10.948+00:00She asked me if I drove horse boxes, in a very pos...She asked me if I drove horse boxes, in a very posh voice. I said I do, thought she might be able to get me some work with Princess Anne. I lied, I didn't. Meanqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-24866730195962114792020-12-10T14:20:09.416+00:002020-12-10T14:20:09.416+00:00I was a civil servant so had to brief them for mee...I was a civil servant so had to brief them for meetings which were relevant to my area of work. ADDYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01018958238940897902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-27152871770111128442020-12-10T13:38:08.597+00:002020-12-10T13:38:08.597+00:00I forgot to mention that when my OH was a little b...I forgot to mention that when my OH was a little boy, Princess Margaret came to tea. His dad was a vicar and it was the grand opening of the new village hall. She had tea in the vicarage. Gone are the days when our Royals did that kind of thing I think.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-24537409061776683782020-12-10T11:47:05.305+00:002020-12-10T11:47:05.305+00:00I hope that they paid their fares like everybody e...I hope that they paid their fares like everybody else.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-29916872642986354302020-12-10T11:31:11.713+00:002020-12-10T11:31:11.713+00:00Not in the kitchen but have one of her and Tom out...Not in the kitchen but have one of her and Tom outside the house.<br />crafty cat cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251582085392890533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-90224906078083504252020-12-10T11:16:38.675+00:002020-12-10T11:16:38.675+00:00Pretty well a fail on my part. The last time Her M...Pretty well a fail on my part. The last time Her Maj came to Australia I was about twenty metres away from her as she and Phil the Greek alighted from a tram.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-5390631772238841342020-12-10T11:07:23.089+00:002020-12-10T11:07:23.089+00:00"Chamberlain" is a name that has long be..."Chamberlain" is a name that has long been associated with Birmingham. I wonder if Richard was somehow connected to that same influential family?Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-9868663036121726112020-12-10T11:03:37.540+00:002020-12-10T11:03:37.540+00:00Was Princess Margaret asking for some money saving...Was Princess Margaret asking for some money saving tips Ilona?Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-89998164660442098582020-12-10T10:27:24.161+00:002020-12-10T10:27:24.161+00:00I was at a posh do at the Savoy, I was invited thr...I was at a posh do at the Savoy, I was invited three times. Women of the Year Luncheon. First time, Princess Diana passed within touching distance while walking through the reception hall, she didn't speak to me. Second time it was Sarah Ferguson, she didn't speak to me. Third time it was Princess Margaret, she did speak to me. Chuffed. Meanqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-32153717363982678292020-12-10T09:55:56.136+00:002020-12-10T09:55:56.136+00:00You're probably right YP, but not the sort of ...You're probably right YP, but not the sort of thig to boast about!<br />Just remembered that I once met Richard Chamberlain at a party to celebrate the laying of a foundation stone for the new Birmingham Repertory Theatre. He was a very pleasant and friendly, and something of a heartthrob in those days. He was in the UK performing in Shakespeare at Stratford on Avon.Coppa's girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459503600694841117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-11776585251133446372020-12-10T09:29:55.679+00:002020-12-10T09:29:55.679+00:00When you say "briefed" them - what do yo...When you say "briefed" them - what do you mean ADDY? Was this to do with translation? And which university were you at? I forget.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-76173913036482844362020-12-10T09:27:12.662+00:002020-12-10T09:27:12.662+00:00Pete Seeger - such a legend. He said, "“The e...Pete Seeger - such a legend. He said, "“The easiest way to avoid wrong notes is to never open your mouth and sing. What a mistake that would be.”Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-37558018704512335522020-12-10T09:10:43.184+00:002020-12-10T09:10:43.184+00:00It would be hard to drink a Green Room dry. Unlike...It would be hard to drink a Green Room dry. Unlike some I attended to over the years they were very pleasant to deal with. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-1286227009839897632020-12-09T23:45:28.172+00:002020-12-09T23:45:28.172+00:00Joan Bias, Gordon lLightfoot, Patrick Sky, a few o...Joan Bias, Gordon lLightfoot, Patrick Sky, a few others who were famous for a minute or two but the best of all and the one who had the most profound influence on me was Pete Seeger. Peace Thymehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361079101751470855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-73718378945157567142020-12-09T23:19:11.173+00:002020-12-09T23:19:11.173+00:00I've met and briefed various ministers- Sally ...I've met and briefed various ministers- Sally Oppenheim, Cecil Parkinson, Michael Howard to name a few. Stood next to Robert Hardy in the BBC canteen. James Nesbitt sat next to me on our commuter train one evening My husband also once shared a room with Ralph Mctell when Ralph was just becoming a famous singer. He did a gig at our uni and had nowhere to stay so my husband offered him a place to stay overnight. ADDYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01018958238940897902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-5149152197115009152020-12-09T23:04:42.274+00:002020-12-09T23:04:42.274+00:00If there was a wrestling match between them, I rat...If there was a wrestling match between them, I rather think that Mr Fetterman would slaughter "The Donald". Afterwards, no doubt, "The Donald" would say that he had won.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-18089537942608903452020-12-09T23:01:35.660+00:002020-12-09T23:01:35.660+00:00A "revelation"? Intriguing. Were they dr...A "revelation"? Intriguing. Were they drinking the Green Room dry? Were they nice people to deal with?Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-34655510475607347092020-12-09T22:34:03.868+00:002020-12-09T22:34:03.868+00:00During my early career I did a great deal of proto...During my early career I did a great deal of protocol work so met many 'famous' people often in Government but also in the arts and many other areas. The strange thing is that in those situations I learned that the more important the person the less they were concerned with their importance. <br /><br />I do recall one occasion spending a lot more time than usual alone with VIPs when I was looking after Johnny Dankworth and Cleo Laine in the Green Room of the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall at their Commonwealth Arts Festival appearance. That was a revelation.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-66409633943467571752020-12-09T20:56:05.244+00:002020-12-09T20:56:05.244+00:00He's an intelligent man who really does stand ...He's an intelligent man who really does stand up to Donald tRUMP whenever he gets a chance. Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-78155419915199120382020-12-09T19:05:24.935+00:002020-12-09T19:05:24.935+00:00Mr Fetterman looks kind of scary - like a professi...Mr Fetterman looks kind of scary - like a professional wrestler who has steroids for breakfast. Appearances can be deceptive.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-70056567817700682572020-12-09T19:00:21.094+00:002020-12-09T19:00:21.094+00:00How fortunate for Prince Charles that he got to se...How fortunate for Prince Charles that he got to see you!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.com