Oh, and I saw the Queen

And I barely went looking for her.  Friends at a lecture that morning said they were going to see her and invited me along.

She showed up at Christ Church for a Maundy Thursday service, so we showed up to see her show up.

Americans cheer at moments like this.  But when the Queen walked out, there was a hush.  Reverent silence?  Perhaps for some.  For us Americans, it was more of an awkward silence -- to cheer or not to cheer?  (We didn't.)

I do not often become excited about celebrities.  But this time was fun.