Hey, Queenie. What's in your purse?

Pepper Spray, for those bothersome subjects and daughters-in-law
Miss Manners pocket handbook
Blockbuster Card
a coupla' stogies

Maybe, a cheque book, several credit cards, some cash (£,$ and €), a prayer book, reading glasses, a fountain pen, Kleenex and keys?

I think that what we see in public is a stand in double of Queenie from Central Casting and the purse is a mere symbol. A corporate trade mark.
Meanwhile, the real Queenie walks the corridors of Buck House, yearing for the Days of Yore, chanting "a purse, a purse, my people for a purse".

Queen Elizabeth, a very proper lady, always carries a hat pin in her purse and always wears gloves.

Hail to the Queen!

Condoms, a pack of cigarettes, her favorite Andy Capp cartoon, a deck of cards, a racing form, you know, stuff like that.

Dice in the Queen's purse?

What for ? Pray tell!

hanky. penknife. spare lippy. form guide..into racing she is. derringer. cyanide tablet...in case of kidnap. death notice of Di..for gloating purposes. aspirin. corgi biscuits. book, in case of boredom. powder compact.

Ya know.. I see this thread title and the first thing that pops into my head is "A thread about drag queens out for a night on the town?"

Oiy! I've been hanging around the wroooong people I tell ya! lol

I am SOOOOOOO glad we were not asked what is in OUR handbags! (Purses, apparently, to you lot. To me, a purse is the little receptacle for your money....only I got a wallet...)

A 1956 copy of "Women's Wear Daily", a paperback copy of "Chicken Soup for the Unsinkable Soul - Stories of Triumphing Over Life's Obstacles", A picture of Charles and Di in happier days, with Di's face blacked out, a ticket to a Rolling Stones concert.

If she''s got a ticket to a Stone's concert, she probably has a CD walkman after attending that rock gig in her palace garden last summer. She'll have Sir Paul and Sir Elton giveing her some serious GBH in her ears. Rock on Queenie.

A small booklet entitled, "A thousand ways to wear a blue hat", fiesta condoms, a wallet-sized photo of Sean Connery and a two-way pager for communicating with her dog-walkers.

Why does the Queen need a wig brush?

Clean undies of couse, pager with direct link to her butler, small deordorant, hair spray in case one hair gets out of place, extra marbles for when she gives a speech, family pedigree.

Let's see if I can get things organized.

Weaponry
Pepper spray
Hat pin
Pen knife
Derringer

Reading Material
Miss Manners pocket handbook
Prayer book
Andy Capp cartoon
Racing form
Di's death notice
Women's Wear Daily, vintage 1956
Chicken Soup for the Unsinkable Soul - Stories of Triumphing Over Life's Obstacles
A Thousand Ways to Wear a Blue Hat (booklet)

Personal Items
Stogies
Check book
Credit cards
Cash
Reading glasses
Fountain pen
Kleenex
Keys
Condoms
Cigarettes
Deck of cards
Handkerchief
Cyanide tablet
Lipstick
Powder compact
Ticket to a Rolling Stones concert
Pager
Undies
Marbles
Family photos
Family pedigree

Not a bad assortment of speculations.

Do I see PlayBoy Magazine in the QUeen's purse?

Denture glue?

an autographed "her majesty's a pretty nice girl, someday i'm gonna make her mine" from Elvis

I thought that "Love Me Tender" was her favorite tune!