 Reid seems to have joined with the other Household members in complaining about the Munshi , for the Queen wrote to him , " I thought you stood between me and them , but now I feel that you chime in with the rest . " In 1899 , members of the Household again insisted that Karim not accompany the royal party when the Queen took her annual holiday at Cimiez . The Queen duly had Karim remain at Windsor , then when the party had settled into the Excelsior Regina hotel , wired Karim to come and join them . 
