President Bush welcomed the queen with a royal faux pas about her age, suggesting she had witnessed American independence in 1776. Expressing admiration for her long friendship with the United States, Bush noted that Elizabeth had dined with 10 presidents and had "helped our nation celebrate its bicentennial in 17 . . ." He quickly caught and corrected his mistake, "in 1976."
Her Majesty did not appear to be amused.
Laughter rippled across the South Lawn, but the queen, who celebrated her 81st birthday last month, shot Bush a look that he sheepishly acknowledged "only a mother could give a child.
That's the Washington Post. Paragraphs 4 and 5 no less.The BBC web site's headline was...
Queen triumphs amid Bush gaffes
We will never know what the Queen really thinks of George W Bush.
If by triumphs they mean looking either rigid or peeved then well I guess she "triumphed." As for knowing what she really thinks of George Bush does the BBC normally have a crystal ball at these events that allows them to read the inner workings of the human mind and heart?
Imagine if this was Lincoln or Truman or Carter, we would then be hearing not of their crudity but instead of how homespun they were or down to earth. George Bush however lacks the inestimable asset of having a "D" inscribed behind his name
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