Queen drops French for the menus at IOC banquet

[kskiska]

It was a small gesture, but a pointed one, and designed to underscore the Queen's staunch support for London's Olympic bid.

As members of the International Olympic Committee attended a banquet last night, Buckingham Palace abandoned tradition to present each with a menu card written not in French, but English.

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With Paris one of four cities vying for the 2012 games alongside London, there were no doubts as to where the Queen's sentiments lay. She even banned French wines from the menu, replacing pre-prandial champagne with Nyetimber 1995, an English sparkling wine, and choosing Commonwealth wines from Australia and New Zealand to accompany the meal.

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But they were not going to be allowed to leave without the Queen stressing links between members of the Royal Family and past Olympic Games. Thus, after dinner they viewed a Royal Collection of Olympic and sporting memorabilia. There, perhaps the strangest exhibit was a pair of riding breeches - worn by the Princess Royal in Montreal.

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[Jack Rabbit]

1. Nevermind

[kskiska]

2. Camilla rides.

Maybe after the wedding they'll have Camilla's knickers on display.

[SweetLeftFoot]

3. CPB's knickers

They'd need a big room.

[Flagg]

4. Not very "fair play" your Majesty.