[The Slim Reaper]

We should all share our favourite queen stories as the time of her final breath draws near.

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

great minds ....

Originally Posted by The Slim Reaper

We should all share our favourite queen stories as the time of her final breath draws near.

An uncle* of mine was in the Navy, and for some event or other he and his shipmates were all lined up, and met the Queen, one after the other. They were all meant to just say a simple and respectful greeting, and let her move on? But he burst out MY WIFE IS EXPECTING. Apparently she looked taken aback but amused, and moved on. (He hadn't long set sail, don't worry, it wasn't the milkman).

A few years later there was a similar event, where they were all lined up, greeting her one after another. She got to him, and asked of it was a boy or a girl!


*Uncle-ish. He wasn't a sibling of either parent, just a distantish relative. I'm not even certain it was the Navy he was in but the point of the story still stands.

[The Slim Reaper]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

An uncle* of mine was in the Navy, and for some event or other he and his shipmates were all lined up, and met the Queen, one after the other. They were all meant to just say a simple and respectful greeting, and let her move on? But he burst out MY WIFE IS EXPECTING. Apparently she looked taken aback but amused, and moved on. (He hadn't long set sail, don't worry, it wasn't the milkman).

A few years later there was a similar event, where they were all lined up, greeting her one after another. She got to him, and asked of it was a boy or a girl!


*Uncle-ish. He wasn't a sibling of either parent, just a distantish relative. I'm not even certain it was the Navy he was in but the point of the story still stands.

Well my favourite queen story is when the country lost their sh1t at her after Diana died and she refused to lower the flag, causing such reputational harm, that they had to get Helen Mirren to play her in a fiilm