Queen's Fan Gifts

God Save the Queen - Standing Room Only

"We're following Carrot Top."

William Shakespeare a.k.a. Francis Bacon, Earl of Essex....

William Shakespeare sitting at a desk

King George I

Emily Dickinson: Mime - "I think she's saying something about death."

'Fancy you doing a curtsey and she being a non-serving royal, you big dope!'

TV jester.

"The peasants are revolting Sire."

Photos of Queen Elizabeth II

The Da Vinci Cod

The University Cricket Match - a sketch at Lord's.

Oh, wait - Their king posted a declaration of war on your Facebook wall this morning.

'The King of what?'

"A wise choice sir! Aah. . . Da Vinci - a genius of the Renaissance and a man who changed the face of art forever! Would you like that as a bookmark, a pencil sharpener or a fridge magnet. . . ?"

You're my Venus

'Look, Carl, the glory days are over. You might want to slip into something a little more comfortable.'

Cargo Bay at Thames Warehouse

'Yes, he definitely wants something. . . maybe his crown and scepter.'

King and Jester

"And you wanted to throw me back."

Reign Man

Why it's easier to fall in love with a fat bald guy,

"One blackbird pizza?"

"You're unlikely to find anyplace on the market that is truly impregnable."

"When we asked you to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, Michaelangelo, we were hoping you'd snazz it up."

'Why round? Why not square? Or rectangle? Or a triangle? Or . . . '

The Derby- Horse Auction at Tattersall's

An August Bank-Holiday in the East End.

'I know it seems like a war, but it's actually an all-out struggle for peace!'

"...and if any of you are opposed to my being king of the snake pit, raise your hands now!"

Beefeater

"Another selfie, Rembrandt?"

'...Love, honour, obey, and wipe that silly grin off your face?'

'You're going to make the railroads run on time? -- Since when do we have railroads?'