There was a story on TV about some high ranking Commonwealth official who put his hand on HRH Elizabeth's back ... puportedly to guide her, or help her up steps, or some such ... the story was about the hoorahrah that "The Touch" caused in Britain!
That's all I heard.

The "high ranking Commonwealth official" in question was the staunchly Republican Paul Keating, then Prime Minister of the penal colony immediately to the west of NZ.

Loki Q.