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infrogmation) wrote2007-10-04 11:52 am
infrogmation) wrote2007-10-04 11:52 am
Youthful indiscretions: Hobnobbing with Royalty and Testudine
Young Froggy in two photos from my mother's collection
I hadn't realized that I'd been photographed with the Queen.
Well, sort of.
The blur in the carrage wearing an aqua hat is Queen Elizabeth II. I'm the back of the head at lower right. The other person in the carriage is the Yang of Malaysia. London, 9 July, 1974.
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Back when I was a lad, we din't have any of these damned Segways and Humvees; if we were lucky we rode on turtles and we were glad to get the ride.
I hadn't realized that I'd been photographed with the Queen.
Well, sort of.
The blur in the carrage wearing an aqua hat is Queen Elizabeth II. I'm the back of the head at lower right. The other person in the carriage is the Yang of Malaysia. London, 9 July, 1974.
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Back when I was a lad, we din't have any of these damned Segways and Humvees; if we were lucky we rode on turtles and we were glad to get the ride.