Dear Queen...

After watching Young Victoria, I began to muddle about on the internet trying to find more information about her time as queen and stumbled onto this.

"You can write to Her Majesty at the following address:

Her Majesty the Queen

Buckingham Palace

London SW1A 1AA

If you wish to write a formal letter,  you can open with 'Madam' and close the letter with the form 'I have the honour to be, Madam, Your Majesty's humble and obedient servant'.

This traditional approach is by no means obligatory.  You should feel free to write in whatever style you feel comfortable."

I laughed and thought, I am so going to write the queen.  It made me wonder what people wrote about and then think about people who write fan letters to stars. I have never thought to write one but I wonder if anyone who reads this has. I dreamt once about writing Jennifer Anniston but that involved asking for $1mm. Some sort of pay it forward situation that conveniently involved the paying off of my mortgage and possibly something involving cows. I have this vision in my head of the star and their special room with their bags and bags of fan mail but I wonder how much people really receive. How would you even go about knowing where to send one?

Reese Witherspoon

Hollywood, CA

Is it like the bin in the post office for all the letters kids write to Santa?  Or Elvis?  Do you always get a signed picture back?  If so, John, we need to write Bob Barker.  I can't believe that you lost that picture in Dirty Santa.  One day my grandchildren will look up and say to me, "Grandma, why do we spay and neuter our pets?" and I will say, "Bob Barker, sweetie.  Bob Barker" as I lift my hand and extend my arthritic finger towards the picture.  I know, I know, but it really is my own fault for popping my knuckles.