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We weren't allowed anywhere near it.
I've been reading The Book of Trespass by Nick Hayes, I guess that's not you then?
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No! Does he go creeping around Balmoral?
We had to behave perfectly because we were guests of one of Charles'
employees. She had the use of the cottage as a perk of her job. (Marketing for his biscuits etc.)I did manage to be offensive to Philip once. I had a holiday job ferrying bigwigs around in a Range Rover at Cowes regatta. There was an Admiral in the back of the car, who hated Philip like all the Navy did apparently. Philip was walking in the road in front of us, so I overtook him very deferentially at a snail's pace. The Admiral had a bit of a snort and said 'Put Your Foot Down, Driver'. He may have been drunk. So I thought 'Fuck It' and flattened the accelerator, leaving a furious, scowling Philip in a cloud of exhaust.
nick_h.
We weren't allowed anywhere near it. Never even saw it in the distance. It's a huge estate, with lots of cottages dotted around. The one we were in was very basic. But there were lots of royal touches, because every shelf and table was decorated with the very worst and cheapest gifts received by the monarch. It was like being in a charity shop with beds.