Have you met the queen?

Sorry not, I have not met the Queen, I met Prince Rainier (and also Prince Albert) when I lived in Monte Carlo. I have to check who is the head of state here Oh goodness, shame on me.

I don't believe that I have ever been asked whether I have met the Queen. I would probably laugh heartily and say "Of course not!". In fact, though, I see her almost every day and even stroke her cheek and muss her hair! That is because, of course, I handle our coinage and stick her royal image on nearly every letter and parcel I send. All in all, I seem to have kept myself pretty aloof from any contact with royalty, even second-hand contact through friends and relations. I can't boast of any friendships like yours, though perhaps that is simply because I haven't asked. I have, however, met (and sold books to) St Andrew when I worked in a second-hand bookshop in Cambridge. He was a not infrequent visitor and seemed a perfectly ordinary person with no beard and a good upper-class accent. I can't remember what books he bought but they weren't about the Church or religion, I am fairly certain. He always paid by cheque and always signed them "St Andrrew" (which is how I know who he was). His full name (I have just looked him up) is George Philip Nicholas Windsor, Earl of St Andrews and he was born in 1962, so must have been up at Downing College in the mid '80s, when I met him. Being the son of the Duke of Kent, and a Windsor, I suppose that he is therefore 'royalty' (though very far down in the line of succession). I think that I would really class him as 'nobility'. Anyway, he was a very pleasant chap and always very friendly and chatty, as, of course, were many of our customers.

Never met her no but saw her when I was at School and saw right into her car from the railway station bridge. She had beautiful blue eyes.

Those who met the Queen definitely feel honoured ! I have met none of our government leaders in person so far.

I saw her once, from a distance of three or four metres. And Philip. I was of the understanding that an invite to the Garden Parties didn't automatically mean you'd actually get to talk to, or even see the queen. Don't thousands of people get invited?! When William was working for the East Anglia Air Ambulance I used to think how cool it would be to be involved in an accident or emergency which warranted being flown by him in his helicopter!

I have not and it does not make a big deal for me. I have been awarded as a student by few famous people who were the guest of honor at our school and college function. I got a chance to see our late PM Vajpayeeji when in college. He came to address students on completion of 100 glorious years of the institute. When Stephen Hawkins came to India, we were lucky to be a part of his lecture and to attend a dinner party as pupil of Science with him. Those were few memorable moments.

I've seen the Queen close -up on many occasions at the races, and I've met Princess Anne and chatted to her at a horse-related charity event.

That's great you know people who met members of the royal family. No, I never have.

I have never actually met a President but seen three in person. Same with Prince Charles.

No famous heads of state for me. I did meet a few athletes.