In 1984 , Queen Elizabeth II visited Sheridan and stayed at Canyon Ranch as a guest of Wyoming U.S. Senator Malcolm Wallop , the brother of lifetime friend Lady Porchester whose husband , George Herbert , 8th Earl of Carnarvon , was the queen 's godson . It remained rather unpublicized before local reports of the Queen shopping at local stores caused international media outlets to hound the area , seeking to capture the obscure idea of British monarchy gathering at a ranch in the ' Old West ' nestled beneath the Rocky Mountains . Coverage drastically intensified the following day with the Brighton hotel bombing , a nearly successful assassination attempt on Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher , and reports of the Queen 's impromptu call with President Ronald Reagan to discuss the matter
Brighton hotel bombing
Brighton hotel bombing
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