The queen came to visit Brisbane and see the after-effects of the flooding. What she saw instead was a full moon where it shouldn’t be at that time of day. The proud miscreant was caught, and still seems to find his actions to be quite witty. While talking to survivors and volunteers, Queensland Premier Anna Bligh got grabby, there is no indication that she realized her breech of etiquette.
I am in no way lording it over Australians. Americans have had more than our share of public incidents abroad. In fact, it has taken two years for German Prime Minister Anjela Merkle to visibly relax. Every photo of her in the past showed a grimacing woman, whose shoulders were tensed upward and even with her earlobes.You may recall that she was a special target for Dubya’s magic shoulder rubs.