By B. B. Brain, Society Editor
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| Her Majesty, HerSelf |
During an official Diamond Jubilee visit to The British Virgin
Islands, Queen Elizabeth is planning an unofficial visit to St. John. The
demands of the four-month-long grand tour of the 16 countries that once made up
the British Empire will leave the queen in search of a place to escape, revive
and relax. The Diamond Jubilee Celebrations Committee announced that since she
will be so close, the Queen and her retinue will sweep over to St. John after
the massive Tortola parade on Sunday, April 1st.
Queen spokesman, Fred Mercury, said that while most
energetic celebrations would raise the dead, Her Majesty just wanted a place to
be quiet. In search of something between a plywood-galvanized shack and a faux
Santa Barbara mansion, Mr. Mercury found Seashore, the lovely home of Niles and
Susan Chair. The Chairs have always been extremely generous in opening their
home to charity events and visiting VIPs. Mrs. Chair said she would be
delighted for the Queen to kick off her low heels and drop her purse and
wide-brimmed hat for several days. “I know we can make her comfortable. I was just
born knowing how to deal with royalty. And I love pastels,” said Mrs. Chair. “We
hope her troubles will be miles away while visiting.”
On Monday evening a casual, sit-down dinner for 80 will be
hosted by Elsa Engel, island resident and direct descendant of Ludwig II of
Bavaria. The setting will be Mrs. Engel’s modest home that is based on the design
of Neuschwanstein Castle and will be catered by Rich Lyminn. Mr. Lyminn, a
descendant of nobility himself, has produced an 89-page manual on how to be
casual. A running commentary on the event will be broadcast by St. Thomas radio
fossils, Lee Coral and Eddie Oddly.
From here the Queen will rejoin the worldwide celebrations
of the Diamond Jubilee that will continue through spring and early summer,
culminating in a lavish ceremony in London on the anniversary of the June 1953
coronation.
