The Queen and the National Theatre

Prunela Scales' seamless portrayal of our Majesty not only preceded, it also surpassed any that came after. The sad thing is that only the National Theatre audience saw and were stunned by this performance. Prue had no claim or aspirations to glamour. She even had a touch of the suburban. At one point Blunt mentions Venice, oh yes, the Queen remarks. Though she never saw the play, I imagine she may have seen the film. Supposedly remarking, oh no, she's not like me at all. She makes wise cracks. But she did, and indeed about the play. A laugh out loud wise cracking anybody's book. We didn't really get