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 Mon Nov 24, 2003 5:57 pm Queen's Gardens Trampled!! |
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| Quote: | GROUND FARCE 1 Nov 23 2003
Queen's fury as Bush goons wreck garden
Exclusive By Terry O'Hanlon
THE Queen is furious with President George W. Bush after his state visit caused thousands of pounds of damage to her gardens at Buckingham Palace.
Royal officials are now in touch with the Queen's insurers and Prime Minister Tony Blair to find out who will pick up the massive repair bill. Palace staff said they had never seen the Queen so angry as when she saw how her perfectly-mantained lawns had been churned up after being turned into helipads with three giant H landing markings for the Bush visit.
The rotors of the President's Marine Force One helicopter and two support Black Hawks damaged trees and shrubs that had survived since Queen Victoria's reign.
And Bush's army of clod-hopping security service men trampled more precious and exotic plants.
The Queen's own flock of flamingoes, which security staff insisted should be moved in case they flew into the helicopter rotors, are thought to be so traumatised after being taken to a "place of safety" that they might never return home.
The historic fabric of the Palace was also damaged as high-tech links were fitted for the US leader and his entourage during his three-day stay with the Queen.
The Palace's head gardener, Mark Lane, was reported to be in tears when he saw the scale of the damage.
"The Queen has every right to feel insulted at the way she has been treated by Bush," said a Palace insider.
"The repairs will cost tens of thousands of pounds but the damage to historic and rare plants will be immense. They are still taking an inventory.
"The lawns are used for royal garden parties and are beautifully kept. But 30,000 visitors did not do as much damage as the Americans did in three days.
"Their security people and support staff tramped all over the place and left an absolute mess. It is particularly sad because the Queen Mother loved to wander in the garden just as the Queen and Prince Charles do now.
"Some of the roses, flowers and shrubs damaged are thought to be rare varieties named after members of the Royal Family and planted by the Queen Mother and Queen.
"Other Royals had their own favourite parts of the garden as children and some of those areas have been damaged."
The Queen's insurers have told her she is covered for statues, garden furniture and plants she personally owns, but the bill for repairing damage to the lawns and the structure of the Palace will probably have to be picked up by the Government.
The Americans made alterations to accommodate specialised equipment. The mass of gadgetry meant the Royals couldn't get a decent TV picture during the visit. |
I found this article rather interesting, there was no picture and some of the phrases were quite interesting, I'm sure you'll agree  Some of it is rather sad about the Queens mother possibly planted. I'm sure if it was our falt, we'll pick up the bill, hopefully. The flamingoes were a nice touch. 
Thanks Thomas
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Thomas
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| Mon Nov 24, 2003 6:05 pm Re: Queen's Gardens Trampled!! |
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| Quote: | | The rotors of the President's Marine Force One helicopter and two support Black Hawks damaged trees and shrubs that had survived since Queen Victoria's reign. |
I'd just like to point out that Queen Victoria died in 1901.
I agree that some of the things mentioned in the article are a bit silly, and some of the blame may belong to the British organisers, but still. I feel sorry for the Royal Family, the garden is obviously very important to many of them, sentimentally. The gardener, too. Seeing all he'd worked for destroyed. I'm sure I'd be upset.
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Theresa
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| Mon Nov 24, 2003 11:14 pm |
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You do realize that the rotors of the helo carrying the President wouldn't be allowed to touch anything, yes? I find it a tad hard to beleive that no one knew about security measures, etc... that were being taken until after it had happened... I know when Bush, Clinton, and even Gore came here, the security and the effects were thought out in great detail.
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Jadzia Lenara Dax
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| Tue Nov 25, 2003 11:00 am Re: Queen's Gardens Trampled!! |
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| chocho_11 wrote: | | Quote: | | The rotors of the President's Marine Force One helicopter and two support Black Hawks damaged trees and shrubs that had survived since Queen Victoria's reign. |
I'd just like to point out that Queen Victoria died in 1901.
I agree that some of the things mentioned in the article are a bit silly, and some of the blame may belong to the British organisers, but still. I feel sorry for the Royal Family, the garden is obviously very important to many of them, sentimentally. The gardener, too. Seeing all he'd worked for destroyed. I'm sure I'd be upset. |
I certainly would be too. It takes a lot of hard work to grow such beautiful plants!
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Jeremy
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Remember, Thomas that trees can live for hundreds of years. 
Doesn't seem to be the best planned visit. 
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Thomas
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| Thu Nov 27, 2003 4:13 pm |
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| 1Jer wrote: | | Remember, Thomas that trees can live for hundreds of years. |
I wasn't saying that the article was making ridiculous claims, I was telling people the dates, as many might not have known...
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