Gin O'clock

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For the first time, Her Majesty's diaries are opened...'Had a quick run-through of the Olympic opening ceremony, which will be called 'Islands of Wonder'. One wanted to call it 'The Empire Strikes Back' but it was generally felt that might intimidate the smaller nations.'Queen of sixteen sovereign nations, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith. She's one of the world's most well-known and powerful leaders and has reigned for 60 years. But what does she really think?4pm: Oh great, the Spice Girls are reforming for one's Diamond Jubilee concert. Well, that'll be worth sixty years of reigning for. The sodding Spice Girls. Taking in the momentous events of 2011, including two Royal Weddings, the phone hacking scandal and the Duke of Edinburgh's 90th Birthday Tarts and Vicars Party, these diaries reveal the seldom-seen workings of state and reveal how an octogenarian is quietly ruling the world and still has time for a gin.'No, Mr Clegg, people born in Libya are not 'Librarians'.twitter.com/queen_ukfacebook.com/royalginoclock

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By the Grace of God, Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith, wife to the DoE, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.