# Is there any way I could ever meet the Queen of England?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 15, 2000, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-i-could-ever-meet-the-queen-of-england/45820 "2000-12-15T23:55:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cactus\_Rose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f475e1/32.png) [@Cactus\_Rose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cactus_Rose)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2000, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-i-could-ever-meet-the-queen-of-england/45820/41 "2000-12-20T06:24:41Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Odieman \*  
> \*\*I made Price Phillip laugh once, unfortunately Lizzie was Not Amused.
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> Keith \*\*

Oh, you HAVE to tell us that story! Please?

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**Author:** ![ticker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@ticker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ticker)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2000, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-i-could-ever-meet-the-queen-of-england/45820/42 "2000-12-20T10:08:43Z")

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Her Maj’ness holds regular garden parties in the summer at both Buck house & Holyrood House (thats in Scotland BTW). You can get invited if you hold some fairly high government office or perhaps do some notable charitable work, but not quite up to Honours status. My parents used to get invited to the Holyrood one 'cos my dad was high up in the Customs & Excise in Scotland. They went once but said it was boring - you get to greet HM for about 10 secs each then stuff your face with tea and buns. My dad used to pass his initation on to his secretary who loved that sort of thing.

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**Author:** ![ticker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@ticker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ticker)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2000, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-i-could-ever-meet-the-queen-of-england/45820/43 "2000-12-20T10:10:10Z")

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Oh yes, single daughters were also invited 😃

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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2000, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-i-could-ever-meet-the-queen-of-england/45820/44 "2000-12-20T10:46:46Z")

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**Odieman,** tell, tell, tell - were they passing through Weyburn on a tour? did you take Phil to the local pub when he was on walkabout? did you get an icy glare from Liz?

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**Author:** ![TomH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/90db22/32.png) [@TomH](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TomH)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2000, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-i-could-ever-meet-the-queen-of-england/45820/45 "2000-12-20T13:37:21Z")

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> Isn’t Elizabeth Taylor a Dame as of just recently?

I don’t know whether she is or not, but she’s British anyway.

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