THE Queen Mother has ordered her staff to do a soft shoe shuffle so they don't disturb her afternoon nap.

The 100-year-old matriarch has ordered quiet footsteps because she's sick of the clomping on palace steps and corridors.

I don't blame her, but isn't she lucky she can still hear them at her age?

There's nothing worse than holiday hotels abroad for that.

You just get off to sleep and there's either a clatter of stilettos or clogs in the room above or along the corridor - and it goes on and on and on...

Wouldn't it be nice if we could all order missives like the old baked bean?