Thanks for your commentary Cotty. Meg’s grandmother (from Cornwall) was a staunch Royalist and the attitude was passed down; I tend to be more interested in who the person is than in the office or position they hold.
And thanks for the update on Stefan! I remember meeting him with you and Bob at the marketplace in northwest London, and then again a few years later at GFM. Give him regards from this side of the pond. Stan > On Sep 14, 2022, at 10:58 AM, Steve Cottrell <[email protected]> wrote: > > Filmed her many times over the years, she always seemed very pleasant. Of > course she would never acknowledge us mere mortals with cameras! Did however > meet the king (as Prince of Wales) in 2018. I was commissioned by Associated > Press to film his Easter message to the Commonwealth. Stefan was with me as a > second camera. There was about a dozen people in the room we had set up in 2 > hours before. We had to be lined up to greet him when he came in and I was > told to stand nearest the door. In he came rubbing his hands together with a > broad smile and I was introduced to him. Shook hands and his aide said Steve > is the cameraman sir, to which he replied ‘Oh you’re the cameraman! Well it’s > a bloody good job you’re here then isn’t it!’ and roared with laughter. He > then met Stef and the reporting team. > > He gave his address to camera (using a teleprompter - a screen in front of > the lens with his speech scrolling on it) in one perfect take. The plan was > to then re-set for a one-to-one interview with an AP reporter, with mine and > Stef’s cameras covering. The aide whispered in his ear and he looked at his > watch and with a cheery wave to us all and was gone! > > I’m no royalist - I tolerate them. To be fair Charles does have a good > attitude to things of an ecological nature. They’re too embedded in our > society and we have no lust for change as a country, so they stay on. Maybe > during the next civil war! > > Cotty > > Footnote: To those that met Stefan when I brought him along to GFM in 2007 > was it? and elsewhere, Stef is now living with his partner Eloise (seamstress > in feature films) in Wimbledon and works as a freelance cameraman usually for > ITV News at Millbank - opposite parliament and close to Downing Street. Lots > of political filming, and also for AP doing red carpet filming for newly > released feature films. So he’s doing really well and enjoying life as only a > 29 year old could :-) > > > > > On 8 Sep 2022, at 19:29, Daniel J. Matyola <[email protected]> wrote: > > Condolences to all in the UK on the death of Queen Elizabeth II. > > While I find the concept of royalty troubling, I respect those who looked > up to her as a symbol of Great Britain and what it stands for. She was a > rock of stability in some very unsettled times for her hation and the world. > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
