My impression is that Annie Liebowitz is used to getting her own way. Not all portraits are equal however...
From a documentary titled A Year With the Queen comes this:
In one scene... Liebowitz is photographing Queen Elizabeth II when she suggests that the Queen remove her crown for a portrait. “I think it will look better without the crown because the garter robe is so…,” Annie tried, but then the Queen interrupted.
“Less dressy? What do you think this is?” the monarch hit back, pointing at what she was wearing and giving her an icy stare. The queen then walked off, with an official carrying the large train of her blue velvet cape, and telling another: “I’m not changing anything. I’ve had enough dressing like this, thank you very much.”
As we say back in the old country, That's you telt...
[Via the estimable James Joyner]
UPDATE: Dash it, seems as though this may not be, um, true. A reader notes that the BBC have apologised for the manner in which they presented this scene. No monarchical lack of amusement after all. A shame.
telt?
Posted by: Chris M. | July 11, 2007 at 11:49 PM
Seems as if all is not as it first appeared. The BBC have apologised...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6294472.stm
Posted by: Panenka'sChip | July 12, 2007 at 12:40 PM
Not sure whether it matters to you or not, but it seems to me that if you don't engage your commenters, or at least answer their questions as above, they will cease to comment and, likely as not, not return. True, many of your well-known friends listed on your blog-roll do not, but they did when they were establishing their reputations. (Not meant as a criticism but an observation.)
Posted by: RW Rogers | July 13, 2007 at 05:11 AM