Hi
It was decades ago, she was young, simply Princess Anne, and driving her Reliant Scimitar.
I met her as part of my training, where my instructions were very simple.
Shut up, say nothing and just watch and learn, stay at the back.
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My claims to fame are:
Being on Crossroads for all of 30 seconds (they were filming some Speedway races at Monmore Green as part of one storyline and my mates and I standing in the crowd by the starting gate just happened to be in shot.
Being on Malaysian TV News while giving a presentation that was witnessed by the Minister for Prime Industries.
Meeting Doug Mountjoy (pro snooker player) in a lift after he had lost out to a no-hoper in a world championship event.
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Bet that was awkwardā¦did you get his autograph?
No, I could see he was well peed off so didnāt bother.
Iāve been on cable tv several times playing in the band at certain events. Maybe 5 times in total but I certainly donāt claim any fame nor would I would to.
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Yes!!
I did some computer related work for Mister Winston Churchill (i.e., the grandson of Sir Winston).
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Oooh! What was that likeā¦was he alright?
He was very aware of his distinguished ancestry though he didnāt pretend to be grand in himself. As well as being an M.P., he was running an air taxi service. In the main it seemed to be ferrying seriously ill Brits abroad back to hospitals in the UK. I quite liked him.
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I think thatās the question I meant to ask really. Many people live off their famous relatives name in a āDo you know who I am?!ā kind of way. Nice to know he wasnāt like that.ā
I did once meet Roger Daltrey in the Natural History Museum. I was doing some work there and he was there with a couple of kids and stopped to chat about it. I didnāt recognise him at the time, just thought he was a rather pleasant long haired bloke, but after he moved on, everybody rushed over asking āwhat did he say?ā And told me who he was.
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Isnāt that always the way? None of the celebs look like they are āsupposedā to! Iāve seen them caught off guard in regular situations like with their family or something and they just look like everyone else. I walked right by a famous footballer in Glasgow once and didnāt recognise him. I was with my daughter and she nudged me saying "Loooook!! Look who it is, go and get his autograph for me!!" So I went into the pub he disappeared into, and asked him to sign a scrappy bit of paper and pretend to be all knowledgeable about his career. 
She still has the bit of paper, as far as I know, haha!
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Youāre right, they never look the same in real life, smaller somehow.
At least you spared his feelings by pretending to know about him.
Been ignored by Boris Becker, as he, his g/f and son came out of the Hotel du Paris, to a waiting car.
Was pulled up on āstageā by James Martin, as he did a cookery demo on my first cruise. He didnāt like it that I got laughs from the audience. I had been on the side with my video camera so of course he targeted me. Carried on filming but when I did a āta daā bow, and the audience laughed, he stopped, grumbled āIāll nick her bloody sun bed in the morningā and sent me off. One bloke saw me elsewhere and said āIād made the show.ā Strangely, I went off JM after that.
Waited behind Hayley Mills in the queue for the ladies at a Martin Shaw musical (Are You Lonesome Tonight.). There were many celebs there that night, including Brian Tilsey and Derek from Corrie. Helen Worth saw the queue from the doorway, harrumphed and left.
Sat opposite some bloke off the telly at Clacton airfield, while I was training (he was sitting at the table I was on, doing his flight plan, or some paperwork.) edited, Don Maclean, comedian.
Was seen in the audience of This Is Your Life, Lewis Collins, as he walked on stage.
Attended two Top Gear recordings, and might have been seen standing behind The Hamster at one point. As we waited for Andy Wilman to finish being bossy, and the camera to start, Richard turned to those of us behind, and joked with us. BTW, I was petrified of Jeremy when I first met him, but all three presenters are friendly and approachable.
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I did have a little tiff with Judy Dench on Parliament Hill once, I didnāt realise it was her either. She had some children with her and she was letting them climb up the slide the wrong way, pushing the children trying to slide down it, off.
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On TV twice! Poor Doug Mountjoy, he must have been sick as a parrot. Bet he didnāt talk to you 
Oh you play in a band! What instrument do you play? My brotherās in a band, been in one all his life and still plays regularly. Donāt think heās ever been on TV thoughā¦
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That sounds interesting! Was he anything like his Grandpa? Well, not that youād know, really, I suppose. I mean, only from old newsreels and so onā¦
I bet he appreciated the fact that you just chatted to him with no sign of being starstruck - blissfully unaware that you were blissfully unaware who he was!!!
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How come, every ones claim to fame piggy backs off a named well known third party. 
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