Does anyone else on Fluther remember a very brief bit of news coverage during which the British Queen's Royal Guards mooned the visiting Japanese Emperor?

Does anyone else on Fluther remember a very brief bit of news coverage during which the British Queen's Royal Guards mooned the visiting Japanese Emperor?
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