Sid,
there were seven of us- kids from our extended family-ranging in age from 12yo to 18yo.... we had all talked our parents into bringing us to Bonneville for our summer vacation .... and as awe stricken and wide eyed as we were.... we noticed the legend himself.... Bert, that is.... and we got into the circle of people whom he seemed to attract .... and then one of us.... as if we were standing in the presence of God himself.... uttered in a hushed tone.... "Are you Mr Munro?"... he made a snappy comeback along the line that there are probably some who would call him that but he usually is called Bert.... and he asked,"Who might you boys be?"... well we answered him and, as he shook hands with each of us in turn, one of us, in answer to his question as to where we were from, we told him that we lived in Canada.... to which he answered, "Canada, you say.... well, its always nice to meet another group of fellow loyal subjects of the queen.".... for many years, we never really grasped the significance of the statement, as it was not until the later 1980s that I was told that people from Australia and New Zealand aren't exactly loyal subjects of anyone- let alone the queen.... I had the term POME explained to me as well... etc...
And I figure to this day..... it is an expression that I honestly believe Bert, from the great salt flats in the cosmos, will smile every time I use it as a tongue in cheek expression as he did....