The second being that Prince Philip is renowned for having often said either the wrong thing at the wrong time or for saying something in a manner that wasn’t expected of a member of the Royal Family, and more often than not, he was shamed in the papers for doing so. But this book didn’t take one off quotes out of context, in fact, it actually painted a picture of the scene and exactly what was happening around the Duke of Edinburgh for a recipient to receive the comment they did, and it also offered up a few responses from people that had received the comment which gave a clear indication that offence wasn’t always taken as the papers suggested. The queen herself has quipped, according to Dolby, “I have to be seen to be believed.” Sometimes a glimpse of the queen can lead to extreme results. As Blaikie writes: The book has hardly been updated for the real Royal fan. We already know many items that pass by. For those who are not familiar with the protocol of The Royal Family, this booklet is useful. It explains exactly how and what to do when you meet The Queen. The same goes for the explanation about her ever-present handbag. The Queen speaks secret language to her staff there with it. Those are fun facts. While reading the book you get some giggles out of it and it has little facts. In the summer of 2013, royal baby watch hit a fervor as the world waited for Prince George. When pressed for clues at an engagement, the queen simply replied:…“I hope it arrives soon because I’m going on holiday.” One well-documented disaster was the silver jubilee celebration at Windsor Great Park on June 6, 1977. The queen had been invited to light a beacon atop Snow Hill, but it didn’t work out that way. Dolby writes:

While Queen Elizabeth II puts forth a flawless, polished public demeanor—she is the ruling monarch of the United Kingdom, after all—in private, she’s said to have quite the sense of humor. Instead of Christmas presents, for example, the queen encourages gag gifts (it’s rumored she was delighted with Meghan Markle’s gift of a singing hamster) and loves a good practical joke (even when she’s on the receiving end). But the royal family wasn’t always so perfectly contained. When T.S. Eliot recited his World War I opus “The Waste Land” at a reading at Windsor Castle, Queen Elizabeth and her daughters Elizabeth and Margaret were reportedly more amused than moved. “A rather lugubrious man in a suit…read a poem…I think it was called ‘The Desert,’” the Queen Mother recalled. “And first the girls got the giggles, and then I did and then even the king…Such a gloomy man, looked as though he worked in a bank, and we didn’t understand a word.” During a visit to the Chelsea flower show in 2016, the gardener Jekka McVicar explained to the Queen that lily of the valley was once used as a poison. The Queen, according to McVicar, quipped: “I’ve been given two bunches this week. Perhaps they want me dead.” When visiting New Zealand in 1986, the queen and Prince Philip were pelted with eggs thrown by protestors. Later, at a state banquet, she remarked: “New Zealand has long been renowned for its dairy produce, though I should say that I myself prefer my New Zealand eggs for breakfast.”

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Occasionally unintentional (when meeting guitar legend Eric Clapton she enquired 'Have you been playing a long time?') The Queen driving her Range Rover as she attends the Royal Windsor horse show in July 2021. Photograph: Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images

Upon his return from a four-month solo tour of the Commonwealth in 1957-during which time he had grown an impressive array of facial hair - the Duke of Edinburgh was reportedly met by the Queen and a greeting party all sporting false ginger beards. A beautiful collection celebrating the Queen's humour, with amusing quotations and stories about royal life. Considering that those taken into the confidential circle surrounding the English royal family know that if they break that confidence by speaking to the press or writing a book, they will be forever banished, everything 'revealed' is basically from the author trolling newspapers, videos and memoirs of others. Occasionally unintentiona l (when meeting guitar legend Eric Clapton she enquired 'Have you been playing a long time?') Commonwealth tour in 1954, the Oueen was filmed 'hurling shoes, threats and sporting equipment, and venting the sort of regal fury that, in another age, would have cost someone their head,' Robert Hardman has written. She later said, 'I'm sorry for that little interlude, but, as you know, it happens in every marriage.'”

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The queen also reportedly relies on humor to make her subjects and guests more comfortable. “Given the strict official life she leads I firmly believe the queen finds humor a great stress buster, particularly given all the thousands of people she meets,” Mineards says. “She likes to make them feel at ease, not the easiest of tasks when meeting the most famous woman in the world, but I’m sure humor and the odd joke help a great deal.” In this book, first of all, a timeline of his active life as a royal has been made, that list is already quite impressive. Then we go step by step through his life, through different chapters. Each chapter again contains small topics in which one or another statement of the prince is central. This book, sent to me by family from Great Britain, takes us through the life of Queen Elizabeth II. Not the side we know so well about her, for a change. But the unknown side of The Queen. It turns out that she has a nice dose of humor. I think you should also have that when you have been on the throne for almost 70 years, have endured many highs, but also many lows.

A charming collection of quotes and anecdotes celebrating the late Queen Elizabeth II, the incomparable British monarch. And he was an energetic and humorous man, sometimes making jokes and quips to bring laughter to others, including his wife, sometimes causing controversy with unguarded comments. So this little book should be hilarious, given that his life was full, constantly in the public eye and well reported. There are some very funny parts, worth reading the book just for them. But sadly Karen Dolby's way of telling them is dry and mostly devoid of humour as she briefly gives an historical context. Ronald Reagan laughs as the Queen makes a speech in San Francisco in 1983. Photograph: Anwar Hussein/Getty Images Far from appearing frazzled or fearful, the next night at a state banquet she reportedly quipped, “New Zealand has long been renowned for its dairy produce, though I should say that I myself prefer my New Zealand eggs for breakfast.” On the occasion of her 72nd anniversary to her husband, Prince Philip, the Queen of England loudly commented during a public appearance: “What’s the date?”Husband and Consort to Queen Elizabeth 11 for over 7 decades, Philip dedicated his life to being her support throughout, having given up his own princely titles to European royalty to marry.into that of the British Royal family.