Buckingham Palace invitation

I would speak to the Palace's protocol people. They would be happy to advise. I ALWAYS have a camera with me but last year was invited to an Xmas party at Government House (in Australia Government House is occupied by the Governor who in our case is not a politician but rather the Queen's representative in the antipodes - info for our American friends:^) )

I did not take a camera as I thought it would be poor form.
 
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It will be your day under the sun... Make sure you do not arrive there hungry, as otherwise people might be alerted if you snap up too many sandwiches !!!
 
Thanks for the advice regarding giving them a call, I'll do just that. I suppose I'm being a little fanciful in hoping to take a camera along, Royal etiquette and today's security concerns will no doubt put the 'kybosh' on that idea.

It's a shame though as I'm not at home in a suit and neither am I a lover of formal soirées so if I'm camera-less too I'll be in real trouble.

I had thought that I may not go along if I'm not working and I can't take a camera for pleasure but then I read SilverLinings posts and agreed, I won't be asked again so even if it is a mistake I should make the most of it and go along for a nose about in the Queen's back garden. Maybe rustle one of the flamigoes as a souvenir.
 
35mmdelux said:
I think you're supposed to curtsy or whatever and say "May I inquire about using the laboratory (not the toilet)." And, remember to keep one hand in your coat pocket as you high brow and enjoy a glass of Sherry. oh, yea, back in the day.
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I think you'd get quite a puzzled look if you asked for the laboratory ;)

Try lavatory, that might work better.
 
Arise Sir Simon of Leica. Be prepared. You know that the Queen uses a Leica and the palace machine will have briefed her that you are a member of RFF. She may ask you what small bag to buy for a three lens one body kit.She does do a bit of travelling. It would have to be unobtrusive. She wouldn`t want to be noticed when doing her street stuff.

Mike
 
I suggest you call Hyacinth Bucket if you want the real info about protocol...
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Sounds like this will be an interesting afternoon for you. Camera-less or not.
Mightn't there be an official photographer around in case you wanted a photo of yourself and HRH if you do meet?
Rob
 
Silva Lining said:
The garden has some very interesting plants as well as flamingoes IIRC
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I have heard that the Crown owns all swans in England... Has she claimed the flamingoes as well? Do the Royals play croquet with them?

Lewis Carroll said:
`Get to your places!' shouted the Queen in a voice of thunder, and people began running about in all directions, tumbling up against each other; however, they got settled down in a minute or two, and the game began. Alice thought she had never seen such a curious croquet-ground in her life; it was all ridges and furrows; the balls were live hedgehogs, the mallets live flamingoes, and the soldiers had to double themselves up and to stand on their hands and feet, to make the arches.

The chief difficulty Alice found at first was in managing her flamingo: she succeeded in getting its body tucked away, comfortably enough, under her arm, with its legs hanging down, but generally, just as she had got its neck nicely straightened out, and was going to give the hedgehog a blow with its head, it would twist itself round and look up in her face, with such a puzzled expression that she could not help bursting out laughing: and when she had got its head down, and was going to begin again, it was very provoking to find that the hedgehog had unrolled itself, and was in the act of crawling away: besides all this, there was generally a ridge or furrow in the way wherever she wanted to send the hedgehog to, and, as the doubled-up soldiers were always getting up and walking off to other parts of the ground, Alice soon came to the conclusion that it was a very difficult game indeed.

The players all played at once without waiting for turns, quarrelling all the while, and fighting for the hedgehogs; and in a very short time the Queen was in a furious passion, and went stamping about, and shouting `Off with his head!' or `Off with her head!' about once in a minute.

Alice began to feel very uneasy: to be sure, she had not as yet had any dispute with the Queen, but she knew that it might happen any minute, `and then,' thought she, `what would become of me? They're dreadfully fond of beheading people here; the great wonder is, that there's any one left alive!'
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I fear this could prove to be a difficult afternoon. :D
 
So todays the day. I'm going to the Queen's house for tea!

I'm sitting on the train wondering if my creased linen jacket and similarly coloured trousers ( cords infact) will look enough like a suit not to raise too many posh eyebrows?!

I have an M6 and M8 with me to grab some shots around London beforehand as it doesn't start until 3pm, no doubt I will be relieved of them when I turn up but it's worth taking them just in case!

If I suddenly stop posting it's because I made a terribly gauche comment or touched her in the way only an Aussie Premier can, and The Tower doesn't have broadband.

Should I manage to get a shot, no matter how bad, I'll be sure to post it.
 
A friend went to a Garden Party at the Palace and told me he was not allowed to use a camera. He did sneak some on his mobile though.
 
Enjoy your visit, Simon!

Please try to find out if Her Majesty is a frequent reader on RFF, will you? That would be nice, right?

I've got some nice shots of a costume event I did last year, featuring 61 European kings and queens in their historically correct outfits. I might upload them here for her :)
 
Yes it would seem foolhardy to expect cameras to be allowed but I'm taking them for the preceeding hours and should I get lucky later then that's great...but I'll happily let the chaps in big furry hats stand guard over them whilst I drink Pimms on the verandah...I assume she hasn't had decking laid down like the rest of us;)
 
Just don't go all Annie Leibovitz on her and ask her to remove her crown.

Oh and can you ask the Prince if he liked the shots I did of him? I never did hear back!

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OurManInTangier said:
So todays the day. I'm going to the Queen's house for tea!

I'm sitting on the train wondering if my creased linen jacket and similarly coloured trousers ( cords infact) will look enough like a suit not to raise too many posh eyebrows?!

I have an M6 and M8 with me to grab some shots around London beforehand as it doesn't start until 3pm, no doubt I will be relieved of them when I turn up but it's worth taking them just in case!

If I suddenly stop posting it's because I made a terribly gauche comment or touched her in the way only an Aussie Premier can, and The Tower doesn't have broadband.

Should I manage to get a shot, no matter how bad, I'll be sure to post it.
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Have fun! I hope you have a avoided the bathroom for the last couple of days so you may have the distinction of a Richard the Third in Buck House ;)
 
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