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uld think that a queen’s nuptials would be filled with delectable dishes and sumptuous delights, fit for royalty. Alas, my dear, that was not quite the case!</p><p id="a278">It appears that in the haste of planning this grand affair, the cooks have concocted a most curious feast. Pigeons! Yes, you read that right, pigeons! These humble birds, more accustomed to scavenging crumbs than gracing the tables of nobility, were to be the pièce de résistance of my wedding feast.</p><p id="a7f2">Oh, the irony! I, Eleanor of Aquitaine, with my refined tastes and lofty aspirations, about to become the queen of pigeons! What would the courtiers say? Would they nickname me “Eleanor the Pigeon Princess”? I can already hear the snickering behind the tapestries.</p><p id="5666">But fear not, dear diary,

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for I shall face this winged conundrum with the grace and poise befitting a queen. I shall smile and savor every bite of pigeon, all the while dreaming of future feasts filled with exotic delicacies and banquets that would make even the mightiest of monarchs drool with envy.</p><p id="cd6c">For now, let us raise a toast to love, pigeons, and the amusing mishaps that make life’s tapestry all the more colorful.</p><p id="0452">Yours, in wedded pigeonhood, Eleanor of Aquitaine</p><p id="fd9c">****</p><p id="457f">Hey! This is Judy. If you enjoy what I’ve written, won’t you leave a kind word or two? Oh, and don’t forget to like and subscribe. Oh wait, that’s YouTube. In the words of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjYoNL4g5Vg">Emily Litella</a>: “never mind….”</p></article></body>

Diary Entry of Eleanor of Aquitaine, Queen Consort of France and England

We all have our worries. This was one of hers.

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April 12th, 1152

Dearest Diary,

Oh, what a dilly of a predicament I find myself in! Eleanor of Aquitaine, freshly wed to that charming rascal King Louis VII of France, is beset with a most amusing worry on this joyous occasion.

You see, dear diary, as I prepared to walk down the aisle and pledge my undying love to my royal beau, I couldn’t help but fret over my wedding feast. Now, one would think that a queen’s nuptials would be filled with delectable dishes and sumptuous delights, fit for royalty. Alas, my dear, that was not quite the case!

It appears that in the haste of planning this grand affair, the cooks have concocted a most curious feast. Pigeons! Yes, you read that right, pigeons! These humble birds, more accustomed to scavenging crumbs than gracing the tables of nobility, were to be the pièce de résistance of my wedding feast.

Oh, the irony! I, Eleanor of Aquitaine, with my refined tastes and lofty aspirations, about to become the queen of pigeons! What would the courtiers say? Would they nickname me “Eleanor the Pigeon Princess”? I can already hear the snickering behind the tapestries.

But fear not, dear diary, for I shall face this winged conundrum with the grace and poise befitting a queen. I shall smile and savor every bite of pigeon, all the while dreaming of future feasts filled with exotic delicacies and banquets that would make even the mightiest of monarchs drool with envy.

For now, let us raise a toast to love, pigeons, and the amusing mishaps that make life’s tapestry all the more colorful.

Yours, in wedded pigeonhood, Eleanor of Aquitaine

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