A little perk for the Queen
By 41Combedale
@41CombedaleRoad (5952)
Greece
May 12, 2016 3:14pm CST
It made a pleasant change to see a photo of the Queen enjoying herself at the Royal Windsor Horse show. A skilled horsewoman herself the Queen is noted for her love of horses, she was especially delighted as her horse won the first prize and she was presented with a voucher for 50 pounds to spend in Tescos!
Dressed casually with a scarf round her head and a huge smile on her face it was obvious that it was not the money that mattered but the fact that her horse had won the prize. I expect the voucher will be passed on to whoever groomed the horse and it seems a pity that she cannot enjoy the simple pleasure of spending the money personally.
If she ever was able to go into Tesco’s and spend her little windfall I wonder what she would choose?
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
13 May 16
Can't we have both? Maybe alternate. Be a commoner most of the time, but two or three times a year be the queen for a week or so.
@41CombedaleRoad (5952)
• Greece
13 May 16
I think that her life would be more fulfilling if she could keep her wealth without the handicap of being 'Royal.'
@41CombedaleRoad (5952)
• Greece
13 May 16
I think her life would be better if she could keep her wealth and lose her 'royal' status. She would be free to mix with anyone anywhere then.
@Hate2Iron (15730)
• Canada
12 May 16
She does look likes she's enjoying herself... she is so pretty with a smile on her face!!
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
12 May 16
I hear that she dines on a tray in front of the TV so I expect it might be TV dinners lol!!
@41CombedaleRoad (5952)
• Greece
13 May 16
Tea on a tray in a Palace is not an easy thing to imagine..
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@41CombedaleRoad (5952)
• Greece
13 May 16
The press photographers seem to go for her more sober faces, such a pity when the smile is so nice.
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@Jdaw1985 (3967)
• Harrells, North Carolina
12 May 16
I did not hear about this. If it were me and i was not able to spend it my self then i might would have framed it if it was the first time that she got something like that. Then all the rest i would give away so someone that really did something to get it would get the use of it.
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
13 May 16
Perhaps another lovely hat? Do they sell those there?
@boiboing (13153)
• Northampton, England
13 May 16
I'm pretty sure that protocol would suggest she donate the prize to charity.
@KristenH (33351)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
12 May 16
What a treat to see the queen in person. Maybe some toys for her great-grandkids, George and Charlotte.
@JudyEv (325594)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 May 16
I read on another post that the Queen had been watching horses go round and round but they didn't say it was the Royal Windsor Horse show. I don't know if she still rides but she did right up until quite recently. Maybe she still is. She is a national treasure i think.
