Have heard of her, never heard or seen her work.
Now, dating myself, once upon a time (which mean like 20 years ago) Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, and Robert Plant were invited to a reception at the royal palace and the Queen casually mingling, shook hands with Jimmy Page and asked him what he did for a living. He said he played guitar and she asked if he had done that for very long. The conversation continued. She had no idea who he was or what he did. the occasion had something to do with the knighting of someone who was in the music business. Needless to say, from that incident, the format of the knighting ceremonies and the celebrity visitations at the royal functions changed immensely.
Believe it or not, (and I have this on good authority) Camilla and Charles both are behind the modernization of much of the royal family. And behind that, was Diana. Phillip knew that his mother's attitudes were archaic. And the people of England saw the monarchy as archaic.
I'm neither pro or con regarding the royal family but my husband does know some of the history there and it kinda had to do with a queen mum and a mum sticking their noses in where they didn't belong and messing up a lot of people's lives. Actually, generations of lives.
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