Pop Shield

There was a big hubbub around the corporation on Friday, when we had a royal visitor come to open the new building.  This prompted a very surreal piece of TV where the narrative follows the queen as she enters the newsroom to a flood of journalists and staff filming and taking photos, then it cuts to the corporation newsreaders behind the glass turning round and looking out at the queen as the queen looks at them, whilst the internal media circus captures it all on camera.  Looking at the footage is like a man painting a picture of a man painting a picture… it makes your head go a bit funny.

Speaking of funny, later on the queen is forced to sit on an uncomfortable chair in The Lounge whilst high-maintenance luke-warm soft-rock act The Scroll sing a ballad at her in an excruciating fashion.  Prior to this moment, I am reliably informed that an advance-party aide came in and declared which instruments were too loud (points at acoustic guitar) and must be turned down.  Throughout the performance the queen has a face like thunder – wouldn’t you – she claps ONCE, grabs for her handbag and makes a run for it.

I don’t know which is more exciting, royalty in The Lounge, or the fact that Mate is on the knobs and furthermore he is rumoured to have been wearing a beige suit especially for the occasion.

Update: Mate previously spotted wearing said suit at his wedding.