Elizabeth II Charles, who was visiting the country with Diana, Princess of Wales, and Prince William. From April to September 1982, the Queen was anxious but proud of her son, Prince Andrew, who was serving with British forces during the Falklands War. On 9 July, the Queen awoke in her bedroom at Buckingham Palace to find an intruder, Michael Fagan, in the room with her. In a serious lapse of security, assistance only arrived after two calls to the Palace police switchboard. After hosting US President Ronald Reagan at Windsor Castle in 1982 and visiting his California ranch in 1983, the Queen
Homage to the Queen part of the Sadler's Wells Ballet's regular repertoire during the mid-1950s. In the 1990s the "Queen of the Air" segment was revived. To celebrate the 80th birthday of Queen Elizabeth the ballet was revived in 2006. Apart from the "Entree" and the "Queen of the Air", much of Ashton's original choreography was lost during the years, so new ones were created for three of the sequences based on surviving material. The composer extracted a 17-minute concert suite, Op. 42a, from the ballet. There are also a version for wind band and a 9-minute solo piano version. Homage to the Queen