How NOT to address a drag queen!

So there I was... not minding my own business and sending our new show's press release out to the media which reads:

Good Day

Please find attached a press release for your Events, Arts and/or Entertainment section. One is in Afrikaans and one in English. It’s about our new up and coming show, Boys and their... Balls... or lack thereof which will be held on January 30, Pretoria... for your kind consideration.

All our money has been used to buy shoes, make-up and wigs so any free publicity you can give to our Ubuntu event, would be highly appreciated.

The attached photo is available in higher resolution, should you need it.

Thanks

Hugz and peached

xxxxx
P@`

Then I got a reply from this so called 'editor'

Reply from the Editor - Barberton Times to me
show details 1:29 PM (4 hours ago)

Please remove our address from you contact list - Barberton Times is a small, free community newspaper with hardly enough space to carry all the news out of the community. News from other areas need to be accompanied by at least a quarter page advertisement. For quotes on this you can contact Retha Tervit on 013-712-7329 or advertising@barbertontimes.co.za

Regards
Lynette

To whom I've replied:

No problem Lynette...

After your unfriendly/unprofessional reply - I can surely understand WHY you are small and will stay small... What kind of a news desk asks people/sources (who send them a press release for the first time) to remove them from their mailing list and then have the audacity to refer them to their advertising department? Even if we had the funds, I would surely not spend a dime at your publication... and I WILL spread the word through the gay community on how you choose to treat readers/clients/. You obviously don’t realise the power of the pink rand, but that will not surprise me.

But thanks anyhoo

P@`

Lynette - here's some pointers on HOW to address Royalty

* Acknowledge royalty with a bow from the neck (not the waist).
* Only shake the queen's hand if she offers it to you first. If you are wearing gloves, do not remove them.
* Do not begin a conversation with the queen. Instead, wait until she starts speaking to you
* Finish your first reply using a formal address. For example, if a Queen asks you, "How are you enjoying the United Kingdom?" you would respond, "It's wonderful, Your Royal Highness." Each title carries a different formal address:
~ Queens and kings are addressed as "Your Majesty." Introduce them as "Her Majesty the Queen" (not "Queen of England", as she is the "Queen of the United Kingdom", "Queen of Canada" and a long array of additional titles).
~ Princes and princesses are referred to "Your Royal Highness." Introduce them as "His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales."
~ Any child or male line grandchild of a monarch is considered a prince or princess.