THE FULL NELSON

Friends,

I write you from an internet cafe in the shadow of Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square, London. On Saturday, I paid my respects at the site of Lord Nelson's tomb in St. Paul's Cathedral. Yesterday, I had the pleasure of visiting Her Majesty's Ship, Victory, 104 guns, in the Royal Shipyards at Plymouth. I later enjoyed several pints with a couple of old salts (former RN) in the Lady Hamilton public house near the dockyards, a splendid cap to a splendid weekend. I must remark that, however much I would have enjoyed walking Nelson's quarterdeck, I appreciate the Navy's decision to have it remain off limits to visitors. I wish you all could have been there.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!