The Sunday Mirror reports that the Queen was furious after Bush and his security service men wrecked the gardens of Buckingam Palace.

The beautifully mantained lawns were marked with three giant H for the helicopters' landing, rare plants were trampled, trees and shrubs that had survived Queen Victoria's reign were damaged by the helicopters, etc.
Even the Palace had its own share of damage, as high-tech links were specially fitted for the president and his entourage.

The Palace's head gardener, Mark Lane, was reported to be in tears when he saw the scale of the damage.

Somehow, that's a scene I can picture with ease...

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