Is this why the Egyption government acted so suspiciously lately?
I mean, all of a sudden nobody was allowed to go into the pyramids anymore...
Cheers,
Tim van den Hoff
Theo Paijmans wrote:
> Dear list members,
>
> Although not entirely on-topic, the following is an exciting event that I would like
> to share with you all.
>
> Best,
>
> Theo Paijmans
>
> Best regards,
>
> Theo Paijmans
>
> Ekstra Bladet
> Sunday, January 24, 1999.
> Freja Ludvigsen
>
> THE QUEEN ATTENDS PYRAMID MEETING
> Queen Margrethe has been briefed, being one of the first, on a
> new, sensational grave find in the area between two of the
> pyramids of Egypt.
> It happened when, as a private individual, she appeared in Dansk
> Industri's pyramid-shaped glass hall, at a lecture held by Dr.
> Zahi Hawass, the world's leading egyptologist and head of the
> Giza excavations.
> Zahi Hawass is on a Scandinavian tour and was so inspired by
> Margrethe's presence that he revealed a sensational
> archaeological find which will be published in the Egyptian
> press no sooner than in a couple of months.
> Between the Sphinx and the Khefren pyramid Hawass and his staff
> have discovered a hitherto unknown subterranean shaft, reaching
> a depth of 29 meters [96 feet, approximately]. In the bottom of
> the shaft they found a stone sarcophagus surrounded by water. If
> Hawass's theory holds, he has found the grave of Osiris, the god
> of death.
>
> Amateur Archaeologist
>
> The Queen was listening enthusiastically from the first row.
> Since 1962, when she was a young crown princess and tried her
> hand in Egypt as an amateur archaeologist, she has had an ardent
> interest in the pyramids of Egypt.
> "The finds he was describing were so great that his voice was
> almost tearful," one listener said.
>
> Inviting the Queen
>
> Zahi Hawass ended his lecture by discreetly inviting the Queen
> to visit his excavations in Giza, as Prince Henrik did last
> year.
> "I hope he'll bring his wife next time," he said.
> Soeren Haslund-Christensen, the Lord Chamberlain, tells
> EkstraBladet, that the Queen is not on her way to Egypt, though.
> "Not for the time being. The Queen has a lot of other things to
> do. His invitation was an instance of courtesy," the Queen's
> spokesman said.
>
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