Air Force One arrives at Heathrow and President Bush strides to a
warm and dignified reception from the Queen. They are driven in a 1934
Bentley to the edge of central London where they change to a magnificent
17th century carriage hitched to six white horses.
They continue on towards Buckingham Palace waving to the thousands
of cheering Britons; all is going well. Suddenly the right rear horse lets
fly with the most horrendous earth shattering farts ever heard in the
British Empire . The smell is atrocious and both passengers in the carriage
must use handkerchiefs over their noses. The fart shakes the coach but the
two dignitaries of State do their best to ignore the incident.
The Queen turns to President Bush, "Mr. President please accept my
regrets... I am sure you understand there are some things that even a Queen
cannot control." George Bush, always trying to be "Presidential," replied:
"Your Majesty, do not give the matter another thought. Until you mentioned it I thought it was one of the horses".
