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Hello, we had an all-staff video conference call today.

It was a bit cringy, but not as cringy as this call between the Queen and the professional

services from KPMG, where she was chatting to one of their employees, John McCalla-Lisey.

You know, a fantastic journey. It's very interesting to hear about it.

Thank you, ma'am. Does it? I'm sorry. I'm sorry, ma'am. I lost you. I wasn't sure, actually,

if you could hear me. You just disappeared. All of you. Oh, that's terrible. I'm still here,

man. I'm so sorry. I'm not sure exactly when you lost me. I think you were talking about the

pandemic. Oh, that's right. That's right, ma'am. Thank you so much. Oh, it's like a terrible dream

come true, isn't it? But John is here now. Hello, John. Hey, Adam, how are you? Can you hear me,

John? Yes, I can hear you. I'm just kidding. I'm kidding. You're going to get that gag for the rest

of my life now. I'm so sorry. You're very good. You got me. You handled that so well. How did you

keep your cool? Thank you. Look, actually, Adam, we had a run through before I was fortunate enough

to speak with the Queen and when we spoke to the technical team, they said, look, if there are any

challenges, if there are any issues, if the video goes just keep talking, we'll prioritize audio.

So that's what I did. I kept talking, which, if I'm honest, was a little bit odd because it felt

like I was talking to myself, but when her Majesty came back online, she had such a warm smile

that I immediately felt at ease. We just had a chat. It was wonderful. Very good

maam as in ham as well. That's because that's what you're going to say, isn't it maam as in ham,

not maam? That spawn, absolutely. I had to practice that quite a few times just

just so I didn't slip into the that the maam and piece, but yeah, spot on. Well, now that you're

a total pro at this and finding global fame for handling a zoom fail, what would you say are the

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