Originally Posted by
BEagle
When that woman visited RAF Scampton, the usual new carpets for the OM and repainting took place and a Royal Suite was created. We also teased the Orderly Officer by advising him that he would need to be 'on call' in case he was required to 'entertain' HRH.....
It was said in jest, but there again.....
Would that be the visit where she was like a bear with a sore head and 3rd degree piles? Nothing was right for her from the time she arrived until she left to go to a civic reception in Scunthorpe - she wasn't impressed with the Guard of Honour, un-interested in what the engineers were showing her, was bored at the Wives Club/Creche, pre-lunch drinks in the Sgts' Mess were a chore (she ignored most groups, much to our relief when she left - many "TF she's gone" were quite audible) and, according to OC Supply, at the Officers' Mess lunch she done her trick of a couple of bites of food, pushed the dish away then lit up a ciggy . OC Supply was fuming because he had had to shell out quite a few quid on a nice new frock for his wife after being voluntold to attend lunch, and they didn't even get to have a taste of the main course.