The 60Th Anniversary of the Queen's Coronation: The Girl Who Came to Tea

By Christopher Chadwick and Jenny Lyn Young

Christopher Chadwick is not one of the best known and biggest selling writers of all time; he hasn't produced any best sellers on romantic twists and turns nor stand alone thrillers what he is ; he is passionate and enthusiastic about encouraging all children to read.. to love reading in their own language that that of other has tried to create a book that is dedicated to young people .. Young readers...and to their parents and care givers...a book with an enchanting, fun story of everyday life turned upside down.. a book which can stand alone on the book shelf and be read any time or more importantly be one that is taken down and read as a' good book at bed time'... a book to send you to sleep.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris AU
• Release date: Aug 15, 2014
• ISBN: 9781499010527

Christopher Chadwick

Christopher Chadwick is not one of the best known and biggest selling writers of all time; he hasn't produced any best sellers on romantic twists and turns nor stand alone thrillers what he is ; he is passionate and enthusiastic about encouraging all children to read.. to love reading in their own language that that of other has tried to create a book that is dedicated to young people .. Young readers...and to their parents and care givers...a book with an enchanting, fun story of everyday life turned upside down.. a book which can stand alone on the book shelf and be read any time or more importantly be one that is taken down and read as a' good book at bed time'... a book to send you to sleep.

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The 60th Anniversary

of the

Queen’s Coronation

The Girl Who Came to Tea

Christopher Chadwick

Illustrations by Jenny Lyn Young

Copyright © 2014 by Christopher Chadwick. 514130

ISBN:      Softcover         978-1-4990-1060-2

                Hardcover        978-1-4990-1049-7

                EBook              978-1-4990-1052-7

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to any actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

Rev. date: 08/14/2014

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As Lilibet Rose came down for her breakfast, she noticed a lonely cream-coloured envelope lying on the doormat. ‘There’s a letter, Mum,’ she said, picking it up, and took it into the kitchen, where her mum was.

‘What did you say, dear?’ asked her mum as she hurried to create a breakfast in a race against a ticking clock and as time was running out.

‘I said there is a letter here. It’s a letter for you from an old friend.’

‘Who can that be, dear? Who is it from?’ said her mum.

‘I’ll give you a clue. There are special markings on the envelope. Looks like a small picture of a … house, and there’s a badge on the back … Oh, and a special stamp on the front, which says …’

‘Oh my giddy aunt,’ replied her mum, who wiped her hands on her apron as she prepared to open it.

Lili gave it to her mum.

‘Thank you, darling. It is from you know who. Let me see it,’ she said. Lili gave it to her mum, who looked at it feverishly; her eyes searched every surface, millimetre by millimetre, checking every detail on both sides. She carefully opened it up and pulled out a small white card, which appeared to zap her almost immediately into a zombie-like state.

Lili looked on in astonishment. ‘Well? What does it say?’

Lili’s mum slowly sank into the spare chair and breathed out deeply. ‘Oh my giddy aunt!’ she exclaimed. ‘The Queen has invited us to tea … tea at Buckingham Palace!’

Suddenly Mrs Rose burst into sharp, frantic movements, as if she had been tasered or received a huge electric shock. ‘Ooh … ooh … oh.’ She started to shake all over; her hands seemed to hover and flicker. Then she squealed, ‘I know … I know … Oh my giddy aunt, oh my giddy aunt. It’s from the Queen. She’s invited us to tea … in bloomin’ Buckingham Palace of all places!’ With that, she sat herself down and tried to calm herself with a sip of tea. ‘Well, I never,’ she continued. ‘Well, I bloomin’ never … you can knock me down with a feather. The Queen of England has invited us to her house for tea. Look, Lili. Look.’

Both Rose family members were mesmerised as they read and reread the invitation card. It was from their old friend the Lord Chamberlain.

The Lord Chamberlain and Master of the Royal Household

is

commanded by Her Majesty to

invite you to afternoon tea

at

Buckingham Palace

London, SW1 1AA,

on Tuesday, 4 June 2013,

from 3 to 4