James Bond fans may remember it as backdrop for scenes in the 1969 movie On Her Majesty's Secret Service.
While sitting there, I could not help remembering that Fermor had once sternly corrected Fleming for a tiny factual error in his novel On Her Majesty's Secret Service.
When George Lazenby came on the scene in On Her Majesty's Secret Service in 1969, audiences could rely on elements such as a pre-credit sequence, high speed chase, a hulking henchman, Martinis and fags.
The novels still read thrillingly today (here's a tip: the best of them is "On Her Majesty's Secret Service"), but there is no question that when the movies came along, they overshadowed Fleming's ink-on-paper volumes.
While many remember dramatic Swiss Alps ski scenes with machine guns setting off avalanches, "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" opens on the beaches of Portugal, with James Bond staying at the Hotel Palacio overlooking the Bay of Cascais.
But the North Wales club face a troubled few weeks before pre-season training starts as Crusaders face a winding-up order in the High Court in London on Wednesday from Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs over unpaid tax.
Glance through the speeches delivered on the occasions when Her Majesty has opened the sundry devolved Parliaments thus far.
An inquest into the death of Mr Baker was opened and adjourned on 17 December by Her Majesty's Coroner for the City of Brighton and Hove.
This year we have already seen the Archbishop of Canterbury Dr. Rowan Williams deliver the "Motion for an Humble Address on the occasion of Her Majesty The Queen's Diamond Jubilee" in the House of Lords.
Which is why MPs on the PAC want Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs to be more aggressive in challenging the nugatory UK profits and minimal tax liabilities declared in the UK by the likes of Google, Starbucks and Amazon.
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With a rest day before playing her semi on Friday, Jackman will be a guest of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth when she receives an MBE for services to squash at Buckingham Palace.
The mere fact that such a law, limiting the freedoms of speech, association and expression of her majesty's subjects when strolling in her majesty's parks, remains on the country's statute books, tells you that appearances can deceive.
Unaffected by the African-queen-bee's scent, which normally maintains her majesty's monopoly on reproduction, the interloper activated her ovaries.
Lest you wonder if Her Majesty checks the credentials on her cosmic hires, Rees is also the author of Just Six Numbers, a well-regarded book on the fundamental rules governing the origin and development of the universe.
To enable this rare opportunity for Her Majesty to check up on the full gamut of Westminster parliamentarians, the Queen's representative in Parliament, the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod, ventures into the Commons chamber to summon MPs.
The 2008 FA Cup finalists face a second winding up order on 10 February if an unpaid tax bill to Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs is not paid by then.
Her Majesty Queen Rania joined the discussion on the second day, stressing the need to support the aspirations of the youth and to empower them to compete in the workplace, regionally and globally.
Whether or not Gordon Brown's Treasury had an excessively optimistic view of the budget deficit, he certainly severely underestimated the degree to which Her Majesty's Government would be on the hook if Britain's world-beating financial system got into trouble: The financial sector bailouts account for eight percentage points of the overshoot in our debt.
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Now Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary has also been told to report on the effectiveness of the force's reorganisation.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will consider appointing a Royal Commission on the Police - The Lord McNally.
Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs has set up a Child Benefit Helpline on 0845 302 1444 for customers who want more details.
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To ask Her Majesty's Government to review the penalty fares systems currently in use on the railways - The Baroness Thomas of Walliswood.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are satisfied with the adequacy of information on reading ability provided by the tests at Key Stage II - The Lord Quirk.
Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service said it was simply accommodating the artwork on behalf of Carmarthenshire Museum.
And I would like to congratulate His Majesty and Her Majesty Queen Rania with a newborn prince, Hashim, and also congratulate him on his birthday.
Obama have accepted the invitation of Her Majesty the Queen, and will travel to the United Kingdom for a state visit on May 24-26 of this year.
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