"Pa--, Paahh-tra--, who?"
She's probably miffed she wasn't first or second in line to meet the Queen!
Posted on 05/07/2007 4:24:17 PM PDT by Sleeping Beauty
The guest list for Monday night‘s state dinner in honor of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, as released by the White House.
The Countess Of Airlie, DCVO, DCVO, lady in waiting.
Anne Armstrong, former U.S. ambassador to Great Britain, and James L. Armstrong (son).
Sid R. Bass, president, Sid R. Bass Inc., and Mercedes Bass.
Rep. John A. Boehner, R-Ohio, House minority leader, and Deborah Boehner.
Calvin Borel, jockey, winner of the 2007 Kentucky Derby, and Lisa Funk (guest).
Miss Barbara Bush and Jay Blount (guest).
Jeb Bush , former governor of Florida, and Columba Bush.
Vice President Dick Cheney and Lynne V. Cheney.
John Danilovich, CEO, Millennium Ch, , ), R-Miss., , , ), R-Ky., and Labor Secretary Elaine Chao .
Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Paul Pelosi.
A. Jerrold Perenchio, chairman and CEO, Chartwell Partners, and Margie Perenchio.
Itzhak Perlman, violinist, and Toby Lynn Perlman.
Boone Pickens, BP Capital, LLC, and Madeleine Pickens.
Colin L. Powell, former secretary of state, and Alma Powell.
Earl A. Powell III, director, National Gallery of Art, and Nancy Powell.
Nancy Reagan, former first lady.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Gene A. Washington, director of football operations, National Football League (guest).
Chief Justice John Roberts and Jane Sullivan Roberts.
Robin Roberts, ABC.
Penny Russell-Smith, LVO, press secretary to the queen.
Michael Sacco, president, Seafarers International Union, and Sophie Sacco.
Gerry Shaheen, group president, Caterpillar, and Pam Shaheen.
George P. Shultz, former secretary of state, and Charlotte Shultz.
Harold C. Simmons, chairman, Valhi Inc., and Annette Simmons.
White House press secretary Tony Snow and Jill Ellen Snow.
Education Secretary Margaret Spellings and Robert Spellings.
Surgeon Capt. David Swain, CVO RN, medical officer to the queen.
Robert Tuttle, U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom, and Maria Tuttle.
Mark Vincent, brother to Mrs. Cheney, and Linda Vincent.
Richard Wolffe, Newsweek, and Paula Cuello (wife).
More of the elite, meeting the elite. I get sick of reading and hearing about what celebrities do and eat,whatever. It has been a bad day.
WASHINGTON - White House Chef Cristeta Comerford is busy in the kitchen as her team prepares to receive Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip the Duke of Edinburgh for a State Dinner to be hosted by President George W Bush. It is being estimated that some 134 people will attend the dinner.
Rumors on the menu have been running rife in the past few days and Comerford is not about to release the list, only saying that the dinner is a five course one and will reflect the cuisine of the UK as well as the United States.
Chef Cristeta Comerford honestly admits she is very nervous, but she adds that her upbringing has prepared her to conjure up a meal fit for the Queen.
“Actually what we try to do when we have a state dinner, we cook everything in an American fashion and we use American ingredients,” she elaborated. “But, at the same time we want to highlight some English part of it also so we found this farm house cheese maker that makes good English cheeses so we are incorporating that into our menu.”
Comerford said her mid was focused although she had to deal with at least 20 things at a time. The dinner will be a white tie affair, a thing suggested by the First Lady although Bush was apparently not too keen on this. White House social secretary Amy Zantzinger said, “I think Mrs. Bush is thrilled to have a white-tie dinner, and we’ll leave it at that.”
Florists are also in a spin because of the number of flower arrangements required. Babies breath and wild roses will also be on display tonight as these are supposedly the Queen’s favorites.
Burrrrrrp!
"Pa--, Paahh-tra--, who?"
She's probably miffed she wasn't first or second in line to meet the Queen!
I bet W would rather be BBQing ribs at the ranch! I was invited but I had to RSVP that my good white tee and blue jeans were at the cleaners.
I have a suspicion that most of the Americans attending this dinner would have been loyalists prior to the revolution.
No Bush for 100 years.
She’s probably miffed she wasn’t first or second in line to meet the Queen!
Don’t you know who I am??????
Most talented? Feh! Put Perlman and Calvin Borel in a dark room with two Bowie knives and we'll see about talent!
ROFL! That poor official won't make that mistake twice!!
LOL!!
Keep your friends close and your enemies.....
No Clinton for 100 million years.
I wonder when W will host a state dinner for Sarko?
Although I believe they will be guests tomorrow night when the Queen hosts a dinner for the President and First Lady.
Heck, she probably thought she was the Queen
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The centuries-old vermeil flatware and candelabras came from a London silversmith. A made-of-sugar replica of the queen’s 1953 coronation rose graced the cake. English farmhouse cheeses accompanied the salad course.
And the traditional “special guest” invited only at the last minute was sure to be of interest to an avid horse enthusiast such as the queen: Calvin Borel, the jockey who rode Street Sense to victory in the Kentucky Derby this weekend with the royals in attendance.
For the sixth state dinner of Bush’s presidency, the State DininRoom was decked out in white and gold. Among the 134 guests were scores of diplomats, businessmen and members of Congress. But other than Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning and golfer Arnold Palmer, the celebrity quotient was low.
The menu and entertainment were designed as a showcase of America’s best: spring pea soup with U.S. caviar, dover sole almondine, spring lamb with chanterelle sauce and local vegetables and an arugula, mustard greens and romaine salad, said executive chef Cristeta Comerford.
Virtuoso Itzhak Perlman was playing violin.
But despite the excitement and hundreds of hours of preparation, Mrs. Bush suggested that this white-tie affair could not only be their first _ but last. She called the dinner, somewhat wistfully, “the most elegant and most formal that we’ll host.”
I wonder when W will host a state dinner for Sarko?
I dont know, is he a queen?
Can you provide a link for the list?
Thanks, JR
She truly does love the NFL. I hope she becomes the commissioner.
Unfortunately, prior engagements leave me unable to attend. Please give my regards.
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