Queen Fails To Recognize Four Guitar Legends
POSTED: 10:29 am EST March 2, 2005
LONDON -- Imagine Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton and Brian May at a party and the hostess coming up to them and asking, "And what do you do?"
That's exactly what happened when the four guitarists were at a party at Buckingham Palace Tuesday -- and Queen Elizabeth II actually said that to them.
Clapton said it was great to meet her and it doesn't matter at all that she didn't know who they were or what they do. He said he wouldn't expect her to know.
The Queen will get to know her music pretty quickly.
She's announced a new prize, The Queen's Medal For Music, which will reward musicians who have had an impact on Britain.
The award will be given out on Nov. 22, the memorial day of St. Cecilia, patron saint of music.
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Brian May should write a song about this
incident , or just do a parody to the tune
of Killer Queen . HA!!
IS YOUR CONSCIENCE ALL RIGHT
DOES IT PLAGUE YOU AT NIGHT,
DO YOU FEEL GOOD - FEEL GOOD!
I cannot believe this....I forgot if Brian has met the Queen before, but she should remember him...he played on the roof of Buckingham Palace for Party at the Palace a few years ago. I hope she not starting to lose her memory....
The queen meets thousands of people every year... the famous and the ordinary. She can't be expected to remember everyone.
Besides at Party at the Palace she took her seat mid way through the show... I'm sure she was shielded from all the noise.
Apparently it's not in your Constitution. It is yet to be ratified by enough state legislatures. It would also cause lawyers who become 'esquires' to deemed British gentry and would not be able to practice law. Ronald Reagan was awarded an Order of the Bath which is another title of nobility.
Cool stuff that.