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Lyn Broach, Akron:
“The Queen inside her purse doth hide
Equipage for the Royal Ride.
With bridle and bit
She’s prepared to sit
Although it must be astride.”
Loretta Peterson of Bay Village:
Cigarettes, “happy pills” from grandson Harry, and a hip flask of Dom Perignon
Linda Badzik of Brecksville:
Three trillion dollars for the Obama administration
Cynthia Esson of Cleveland:
Aquanet – that hair never moves!
Beth Koblitz of Cleveland:
A tiny, jeweled pillbox containing Sen-Sen and two aspirin, a ballpoint pen inscribed “Durham Horseball Club – Newcastle upon Tyne,” and a book of matches inscribed with “William & Kate Friday April 29, 2011”
Eugene Kramer of Cleveland:
In the event there is no suitable musical ensemble to play “God Save the Queen, a comb and package of tissues
Kathleen Burn of Cleveland Heights:
Gin and tonic in travel-size bottles, loaded water gun to shoot at Prince Phillip making his latest gaffe, and a “proper” tea bag – none of that herb/grass stuff
Philip Lyon of Elyria:
A photo of her corgis posed on the Windsor Castle lawn, a ten-shilling trifecta wager note from Royal Ascot, June 15 1972, and a 3 x 5 photo of Teddy Roosevelt delicately posed in a nightcap, circa 1902
Vicki Luschek of Litchfield:
A “Bohemian Rhapsody” CD by Queen, an Ellery Queen mystery novel, and a video of “Queen for a Day”
Corinne Jalkanen of North Olmsted:
Compact and lipstick, a mini-flacon of her favorite perfume, and “mad money” for impulsive shopping – a must for every woman from every generation
Linda Kinde of North Olmsted:
The names and notes about whomever she will be meeting
Mary Michelini of Parma Heights:
A little brag book with pictures of her Corgis (she probably doesn’t want pictures of her children)
Laura Sahley of Pepper Pike:
A telescoping riding crop, a folding scepter and the keys to the dungeon
William Sahley of Pepper Pike:
Spam, the Holy Grail, and limes
Bob Cutler of Shaker Heights:
Handkerchief, an illustrated list of the last ten years of people she has knighted, just in case she runs into them and can’t remember their names, and a Royal Black List of reporters to be snubbed
Amanda Davis of SheffieldLake:
Playing cards, phrase cards and a spare tiara
Julie Smith of South Euclid:
The Cleveland Orchestra concert schedule
Marilou Suszko of Vermillion:
Snausages for the corgies, tic tacs, a rain bonnet and an inflatable throne
Janet Lamecker of Wadsworth:
A book entitled “A Monarch’s Guide to Commoners”
Pat Sinclair of Willowick:
Pictures of the latest litter of corgis (NOT free to a good home), half a carefully re-wrapped Kit-Kat bar, and a miniature vuvuzela, because one never knows, does one?
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