MEETING ROYALTY

Today the princess of Thailand opened a ceremony that I attended. She arrived with a full entourage in tow to view the exhibition, and every member of staff, several hundred people, came out to see her. As she moved the crowds melted away in front of her with many bows to let her pass.

She took a keen interest in what was going on, taking copious notes and asking lots of questions. For the final ceremony I got to stand about 3m’s away as she metaphorically cut the ribbon. Then she boarded a trolley car and was gone. All the Thai staff were ecstatic, and relieved that things had gone well.

ROYALTY COUNT: 2 – I saw the King of Cambodia drive past in his car waving.\

OTHER FAMOUS PEOPLE SEEN (LIFETIME): Guy Pearce – in international customs; Nelson Mandela – outside a hotel in Cardiff; Conor Oberst – he signed my concert ticket stub