Amid all of the talk this week about the problems between Great Britain and Iran, more news came from the other side of the pond: Queen Elizabeth is coming to the 'Ville. Yes, the Queen is coming. Amid much speculation, it was announced earlier this week that Queen Elizabeth and her husband Prince Philip would attend this year's Kentucky Derby.
The Queen has visited the Bluegrass state a couple times in previous years, but this will be her first trip to Louisville. The Queen will also visit Virginia to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the Jamestown settlement, the first permanent English settlement in the New World and will then to travel to Washington to meet George W. and Laura Bush.
People here are already in awe of royalty visiting our fair city, and she hasn't even arrived yet. Many questions come to mind when we think of the Queen of England coming to the Derby: first and foremost, will she fork over some U.S. dollars and buy a Pegasus Pin so she can get into all of the Derby Festival activities? If you've ever tried to get into any of the official Derby Festival Events, then you know that the patrols are out in full force, and they do not let anyone enter unless they have a Pegasus Pin. The first thing that comes to mind is will the Queen visit one of the Chow Wagons and get herself a beer and an Italian sausage or an elephant ear?
Is she going to go to the Great Balloon Race on Saturday morning, or instead will her entourage go to the Mini Marathon over at Iroquois Park? After that, will she chill and visit around the 'Ville and then go to the Chow Wagon on Saturday night? Will she be at the Bed Races a few days later, or will she even make an appearance on the Belle Of Louisville for the Great Steamboat Race on Wednesday? For the record, in case the Queen is reading TWIT, I would like to invite her to my school friends' annual Steamboat Race picnic at Cox's Park. I'll even bring extra chairs.
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