Hi everyone
I know it’s hard for me to believe that I met and spoke with HM the Queen at St James’s Palace on the 15th of July. Therefore it must be hard for some of you to believe it too. Here is proof from the official photographer, Theodore Wood Photography, http://www.onlinepictureproof.com/theodorewoodphotography that it did happen.
I was at St James’s Palace for the Community Service Volunteers (CSV) 50th Anniversary celebration.
To see the full range of CSV event photos, go to the website and click on “Events” – “Community Service Volunteers” – “View Album.” I am on page 7 of 10. These two photos are the best photos of me and HM the Queen. The music on the website is very beautiful too.
I hope you enjoyed these?
Write soon
Sandra
Quirky Books 
I never doubted it for one moment. What a wonderful opportunity and cherished memory, I came within a cat’s whisker of meeting Prince Charles at RAF Mildenhall in the 1980s, the closest I ever came to meeting a real member of the royal family, although I did meet a Princess Di impersonator (great likeness).
It must have also been quite surrealistic! Thanks for sharing the memory with us Sandra!
Cheers mate!
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Thanks. The experience did feel incredibly surreal. I kept thinking, I am in a real fairytale. I am in a kid’s fairytale story from a book. As a human being and a writer, I felt so blessed and happy to be there. I believe that anything is possible and I have now proved this to myself.
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Not just to yourself, you’ve proved that anyone can achieve great and memorable things if they just believe in themselves. Thanks for sharing such a great and personal moment! 🙂
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Thanks Mike for your kind words of support. I hope I can be an inspiration to others to believe in themselves.
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What fun.
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It was great fun and an amazingly great experience – Out of this world. I will cherish those moments in the Palace with HM the Queen forever.
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What a special opportunity!
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Absolutely. I feel blessed.
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It is a good feeling!
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It was and I felt great to be chosen by my CSV Manager to meet HM the Queen.
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That is a blessing!
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Hi Sandra. I hope the Queen was honoured to meet such a pretty lady. Ralph xox 😀
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Thanks Ralph, what a lovely comment. You have made me smile.
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So proud to call you my blogging friend!
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Thanks, I am proud to be called your friend.
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that is wonderful & amazing!! 🙂 so happy that you have pictures to remember the moment!!
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Thanks Holley. I also have the hard copies of the photos and they look amazing too. That moment has spurred me on to try to achieve more of my dreams.
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That is awesome, I’m so thrilled for you!
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Thanks so much. I really enjoyed myself.
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I am so impressed! She is one lady I would love to meet.
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Thanks. I did feel honoured to be chosen to meet her and to speak to her. It was a precious moment.
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Thanks. She was even more beautiful in real life than on TV.
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Wow! That is precious moment, Sandra… 🙂
I believe. You are in an extraordinary environment. And I believe, too, that the environment forming your personality. About you 5 years to come, is affected by your social interaction now ….. Your Great Work at CSV…. 🙂
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Thanks so much for your kind words. I am happy that you can see I have a good future ahead of me both because of my personality and social interaction.
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You look so happy and relaxed. It’s great that you have these pigtures to remember the moment by.
Nutty, Nacho, Buddy & Basil
xxxx
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Thanks. I used to get nervous about things quite a lot but have improved so much. I wasn’t that nervous, only a tiny bit. I felt happy and at home in that environment. Everyone was really friendly and HM the Queen had a lovely way about her. Snuggles, Daisy,Peaches and Cinnamon did not get an invite but they did get a mention in our local newspaper, the Express & Echo, when I received my Good Citizen Award.
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