Live briefing: Charles to be formally proclaimed king as Queen Elizabeth II mourned in Britain

An American vacationer as soon as requested Elizabeth: Have you ever ever met the queen? A favourite story in regards to the queen’s depraved humorousness includes the time she occurred upon an American vacationer climbing close to her Balmoral property within the Scottish highlands. He clearly didn’t acknowledge her, asking: Had she ever met the queen? “I haven’t,” the queen responded. Then she pointed at her safety officer, Richard Griffin, and mentioned he “meets her frequently.”

The hiker requested Griffin what the queen was like — “Oh, she might be very cantankerous at instances, however she’s obtained a stunning humorousness,” he replied — after which requested for a photograph with the bodyguard, handing the queen a digital camera. (She fortunately obliged.)

It was simply one among many instances the queen confirmed her wit. The queen might dish out quips and one-liners, London correspondent Karla Adam writes, and even appeared in a comedy skit with Britain’s beloved Paddington Bear for her Platinum Jubilee celebration this yr. Paddington tweeted this week upon her dying: “Thanks Ma’am, for every thing.”