29 JULY 1989, Page 45

No. 1587: Royal chat

Boswell gives us Johnson's very conven- tional account of his tete-a-tete with George III. You are invited to supply, in his or her style, a less conventional account by a famous writer of a private chat with the sovereign of the day. Maximum 150 words. Entries to 'Competition No. 1587' by 11 August.