Queen and Caravaggio
It was a minefield this morning! The Press Secretary groaned as he saw the headlines - full of the lost, forgotten Caravaggio, found in an old storeroom at Hampton Court, lovingly restored and about to be unveiled in Rome of all places!
The Queen would probably know by now that that painting was worth $100 million and although she could never have sold it when she was on the throne, the idea that it was going into the NERD coffers, would cause her blood pressure to rise at the very least and at worst she might have an apoplectic fit.
The headlines were awful in the tabloids :
'Carelessness Cost EX HRH A Cool Million'
'Treasure Trove in The Royal Attic'
'Haphazard Housekeeping Reaps Bitter Harvest'
Decision. There was no point in hiding the truth, but at least the Queen should be spared some of those vulgar headlines!
He quickly looked through the papers for some tempting titbits which might distract her attention. There were some quite attractive little numbers this morning:
Mr. B on trial with Mr. Mills in Milan for allegedly false testimony
as regards TV legal rights. That might get her going on a TAT (Tirade Against Tessa) - Mr. Mills's wife who had to leave her husband because of the shame or because she wanted to save her political skin?
Divorce rates spiking in Italy - about 3 in 10 marriages failing - mostly due to the mothers- in- law invading the wife's space.
Actually the Press Secretary felt a vague sympathy for the mothers as they were shamefully exploited as babysitters and general dogsbodies.
Tony Blair on another World Peace Mission - Peace ??
Maybe looking for another oil rich nation to invade?.
He folded the papers at the correct pages and waited uneasily for the Queen to enter.
Don't forget to vsiit the Queen's site on :- http://www.queeninitaly.com
The Queen would probably know by now that that painting was worth $100 million and although she could never have sold it when she was on the throne, the idea that it was going into the NERD coffers, would cause her blood pressure to rise at the very least and at worst she might have an apoplectic fit.
The headlines were awful in the tabloids :
'Carelessness Cost EX HRH A Cool Million'
'Treasure Trove in The Royal Attic'
'Haphazard Housekeeping Reaps Bitter Harvest'
Decision. There was no point in hiding the truth, but at least the Queen should be spared some of those vulgar headlines!
He quickly looked through the papers for some tempting titbits which might distract her attention. There were some quite attractive little numbers this morning:
Mr. B on trial with Mr. Mills in Milan for allegedly false testimony
as regards TV legal rights. That might get her going on a TAT (Tirade Against Tessa) - Mr. Mills's wife who had to leave her husband because of the shame or because she wanted to save her political skin?
Divorce rates spiking in Italy - about 3 in 10 marriages failing - mostly due to the mothers- in- law invading the wife's space.
Actually the Press Secretary felt a vague sympathy for the mothers as they were shamefully exploited as babysitters and general dogsbodies.
Tony Blair on another World Peace Mission - Peace ??
Maybe looking for another oil rich nation to invade?.
He folded the papers at the correct pages and waited uneasily for the Queen to enter.
Don't forget to vsiit the Queen's site on :- http://www.queeninitaly.com
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