The Queen Is Dead
by Rachel Ragg
According to my seven-year-old, at any rate.
I was in the middle of preparing a gourmet feast of chicken nuggets and Monster Munch.
‘Mummy, was it three weeks ago that the Queen died?’
Me: ‘Um, she’s not dead yet.’
Daughter: ‘Yes she is. The Lord Mayor said so.’
The Lord Mayor had visited school that morning. But I find it hard to believe that he would announce the death of Her Maj in a school assembly.
Me: ‘But you saw her in the cathedral three weeks ago. She was definitely alive then.’
Daughter: ‘She died after the service. The Lord Mayor said she died in his house.’
Aha. Yes, there was a slap-up lunch in the Lord Mayor’s house after the Maundy service (I know, because I was trapped in a crowd of tourists, miles from my Pret-a-Manger sandwich).
Me: ‘Do you think he might have said “dined”?’
Long live the Queen.
I’m always trying to teach my daughter the importance of consonants!
I’m always trying to teach mine the importance of Listening Carefully… !
Hilarious. Though I suppose your child might be correct, depending on what they put in the food.
Tee hee.
Wanted to drop a remark and let you know your Rss feed isnt working today. I tried including it to my Yahoo reader account and got nothing.
Um… sadly, I’m not sure what an RSS feed is. Ahem. I will try to find someone who does know, and tell them that mine isn’t working!