Royal animal lover

I WaS at a royal garden party when the Queen, resplendent in yellow, approached me and looked closely at my brooch.

Despite being told before the event not to speak to her, I told her it was a picture of my beloved cat, who had died a few days earlier.

She said how painful it was to lose our animals and gave me one of her famous smiles. ANGELA PRUSS,

Chigwell, Essex.