Theo Walcott came on as a sub, today, as Her Majesty the Queen pulled out of a visit to Arsenal’s new Emirates stadium because of a back strain. Playing the whole of the second half, Walcott knighted three players, opened the maternity wing of a local hospital, before flying back to Windsor where he greeted the Turkish President. Said Arsene Wenger: ‘the lad shows so much promise, but he’s yet to learn the things that will make him a great ruler. He gets into wide positions but hasn’t quite got the right delivery for state speeches.’

The display comes only months after Walcott attended the World Cup finals in Germany but, unlike many Germans, he failed to get any time on the British throne.

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