Her Majesty The Queen
Buckingham Palace
London
SW1A 1AA
6th July 2011
Re: Damage caused to car by Uncontrolled Livestock.
Liz,
I understand that you are the owner / keeper of all Swans in the United Kingdom.
Today, while going about her daily business as a nurse, making the sick and needy of this country, better, my wife parked her car in Hospital, grounds. Only returning to her car after her shift, to discover one of your pets, running around, and playing havoc, (I do point out that they were unsupervised in a public place), pecking, and causing considerable damage to several body panels on her car. It is small mercy, that it was only the car that was damaged as being a hospital, there are young and infirm people present, which could have been seriously injured.
I appreciate that if she were mauled by a ravenous Corgi, that this dog could belong to anyone. But being a Swan, even though she did not have an overly good look at it (being in fear of her life, she was reluctant to approach), it was definitely one of your Swans. I confirm that it was far bigger than a Goose, and unquestionably a Swan.
Please would you be so kind as to send me details of your insurers, so that I can progress, with this matter, and get the necessary repairs carried out.
If I could suggest that in the future, that you do not leave such dangerous animals, unsupervised in public places, as in the current climate of litigation claims, and “Where there’s blame there’s a claim”, such incidents could prove costly, and your insurers may revoke their responsibilities, where such gross negligence occurs.
Kind Regards,
Bone
