Harper & Queen Elizabeth: One of the best jokes to come along,
and it's not even political!

As Canada One arrives at Heathrow Airport , Canada 's Prime
Minister Harper strides to a warm and dignified reception from
the Queen. They are driven in a 1934 Bentley to the edge of
central London , where they change to a magnificent 17th century
carriage, hitched to six white horses.

They continue on towards Buckingham Palace , waving to the
thousands of cheering Britons. All is going well.

Suddenly, the right rear horse lets fly with the most horrendous
earth-shattering fart ever heard in the British Empire .

The smell is atrocious, and both passengers in the carriage must
use handkerchiefs over their noses. The fart shakes the coach, but
the two dignitaries of State do their best to ignore the incident.

The Queen turns to Harper. "Mr Prime Minister, please accept
my regrets. I am sure you understand there are some things that
even a Queen cannot control."

Harper, always trying to be 'Ministerial', replied: "Your
Majesty, do not give the matter another thought. Until you mentioned it, I
thought it was one of the horses."