Tired and emotional

You would think that for a high-flying media lawyer/luvvie like Mark Stephens, meeting the Queen would be old hat.

After all, he has acted for so many celebrities and become a valued contact of so many journalists that the Finers Stephens Innocent partner probably fancies himself a bit of a name himself.

He modestly confesses to being hailed by taxi drivers as 'that lawyer off the telly', which is inaccurate only in that he is rarely off the telly.

But sent an invitation to a Buck House garden party and the old dear is all over the place.

He immediately took up the option of morning wear and was eventually snapped the worse for wear at an unconnected party the same day, Sadly, this happened after the cucumber sandwiches were passed around because his post-champagne state would have made for a most entertaining encounter with Her Maj.