[kj] OT- Even the Queen's Flowers Aren't Safe From the Bushites

Wed, 26 Nov 2003 10:06:48 -0500

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BUSH AND CAPOS TRASH BUCKINGHAM PALACE GROUNDS
http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/content_objectid=3D13652625
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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-maintained 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 traumatized after being taken to a "place
of safety"
that they might never return home. . . 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 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.

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