You never know what to expect on encountering royalty. I've seen 'em stark naked except for wings of peacock feathers {Empress of China}, giggling drunk in the embrace of a wrestler {Maharani of the Punjab}, voluptuously wrapped in wet silk {Queen of Madagascar}, wafting to and fro on a swing {Rani of Jhansi}, and tramping along looking like an out-of-work charwoman {our own gracious monarch}.
( George MacDonald Fraser )
[ Flashman on the March ]
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