Americans React: 10 Reasons Why Queen Elizabeth II Was a Badass!

[@KernowWarrior]

2:30 What the presenter didn't mention, was that person she said 'well i'm still alive' was once a member of the IRA, who murdered her cousin and would have quite happily done the same to her. So it wasn't a comment just about her age.

[@sjbict]

He wasn't just a member but one of the leaders

[@martinsear5470]

Which makes her comment even more badass.😉

[@mrkiplingreallywasanexceed8311]

Ha! I hadn't previously made that connection - woowwww!!🤯

[@ellhyg3532]

Yes ,she sent an indirect message

[@MichaelCoIIins]

Lol i was about to point that one out, :D

[@ihmcallister]

When The Queen died, President Macron of France said the best thing ever: "She wasn't just your Queen, she was THE Queen."

[@pennyrushton7797]

She spoke fluent French.

[@tr1k716]

Queen Victoria is THE Queen.

[@ianhogben3472]

from a frenchmen no less

[@gilledwards4724]

A great story is when she drove the Saudi crown prince at speed round one of her estates ( I forget which one ). Apparently she did it to make a subtle point about women not being allowed to drive then in the Saudi kingdom !

[@jamesdignanmusic2765]

I was about to make the same comment and thought I'd check to see if someone else had made it :)

[@raxa45]

Yep women driving was legalised within a year of the event

[@abzzeus]

Balmoral not far from me and the roads are wide enough for one car but two way - and the Saudi King was in the passenger seat, when she got in and set off, at some speed. The translator had to politely inform the queen that the king would like her to slow down, A LOT and NOW. He was scared. The queen had been driving those roads for 60+ years at that point

[@EtherealSunset]

I can't believe I never heard about that. Fantastic.

[@madabbafan]

​@@abzzeusthe best bit is that when he (almost) begged her to slow down she went faster, something must have got lost in translation.

[@archiebald4717]

Still miss Her late Majesty. A true legend and much loved by so many.

[@medic1627]

I know, it's just like she passed away yesterday. I doubt we will ever get over her passing.

[@mrkiplingreallywasanexceed8311]

I very often think of her!!😔❤

[@lyndarichardson4744]

When they say "The Queen" on the news, I still think it's Elizabeth 11 and not Camilla, and I still catch myself saying Prince Charles instead of King.

[@sasha-louise2899]

They should be going to NZ where they'll be welcomed methinks. Not Australia 😢

[@archiebald4717]

@@sasha-louise2899 They will be welcomed in Australia.

[@joannecunliffe8067]

One of my favourite things that Queen Eluzabeth II did was a Paddington Bear scene in which he had tea and marmalade sandwiches with the Queen. It was adorable, children loved it and it was a lovely thing for her to do and undoubtedly took a while + green screen work to incorporate Paddington.

[@laurabailey1054]

Did you see the Olympic opening with James Bond?

[@joannecunliffe8067]

@@laurabailey1054 I did and the scene with Daniel Craig parachuting in with the Queen, was very well done, funny and very much the sort of thing she would have enjoyed 😉

[@LoveCats9220]

Brings me to tears everytime

[@joannecunliffe8067]

@@LoveCats9220 Aw! 🥰

[@skemite]

I love the fact none of the family knew about either the James Bond or the Paddington Bear sketches until they appeared on screen. 😁

[@dee2251]

Our late Queen had a very dry and mischievous sense of humour. Her body guard told this story: During one of her trips to Balmoral, and because she loved the countryside and outdoors, one day she and her bodyguard were out on a walk in the appropriate gear. Two American tourists on a hiking holiday happened to pass them and not recognising the Queen in her civvies, stopped for a chat. One of the tourists said to the Queen “Where are you from?” The Queen replied “I’m from London, but I’ve been coming up here for over 80 years and have a holiday home here”. “Oh! said the tourist, then you must have met the Queen”. The Queen said “I haven’t, but Dickie here has met her many times” she said pointing to her bodyguard. “Oh!” The tourist replied. “What’s she like?” Knowing the Queen’s sense of humour well, the bodyguard replied “Well, she can be a bit cantankerous at times, but she has a wonderful sense of humour.” The next thing the bodyguard knows is the American guy comes up to him, gives his camera to the Queen and says “Can you take a photo of us?” Then they swap places and the bodyguard takes a photo of the tourists with the Queen. After the tourists left. The Queen said “I’d love to be a fly on the wall when he shows those photos to all his friends. I do hope someone tells him who I am”. 😂😂😂

[@theah5824]

I was coming to the comments to mention this story - you got there first!

[@june1935]

one of my favourite stories about the queen. she is still greatly missed

[@PatrickKelly-lz3pv]

Were you there ? or is this just another story churned out by the palace propaganda machine.

[@WBCRO]

@@PatrickKelly-lz3pv It’s not propaganda. The member of staff who was there shared that story in a videoed interview after her death.

[@PatrickKelly-lz3pv]

@@WBCRO The member of staff who was there ? wow good witness, if its true presumably you will be able to search the internet and find the story about when the tourists went home and discovered who they had photographed.

[@daveandow2809]

The story goes that when Churchill wanted the royal family to move to Canada for their safety, the king refused, saying " he would be able to take out a German" or words to that effect. Next day a parcel arrived at the palace and in it was the tommy Gun, with a note from Churchill asking "why stop at one"

[@TorchwoodPandP]

Tommy Gun = Thompson Submachine gun

[@mariahoulihan9483]

plus Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother) said, the girls will not leave without me. I will not leave without the King and the King will never leave. in other words. we are prepared to stay and be imprisoned by the Germans if they win or die by firing squad or fighting - with our people. marvellous.

[@carolinejohnson22]

She was riding her horse in a procession and was shot at, but calmed the horse down and carried on regardless........lts hard to imagine an intruder getting into her bedroom twice with all the soldiers guarding the palace

[@paulanewhook4460]

@@carolinejohnson22 He did get into the Palace twice, once in the Queen's Bedchamber. After her alarm was ignored twice she used the excuse of calling for cigarettes for him to call from her phone.

[@jeanlongsden1696]

it still hits hard that she has passed.

[@AngelaVara-i4l]

Everyone passes but they don't get it seen on tv.

[@charg1nmalaz0r51]

The worst part is when you get the odd note with charles face on it as they phase out her currency

[@stevenmclaren2730]

​@@charg1nmalaz0r51that's the worst?

[@JoBrady-q8p]

I'm 73. Her Majesty was my Queen and Head of State as I grew up, got married, had children, got divorced and got Grandchildren. She was the constant presence in all our lives. I can't imagine having an elected Head of State given the dreadful bunch of politicians (of any party) that we currently have.

[@JoBrady-q8p]

​@@AngelaVara-i4lEveryone isn't a great Stateswoman/man. Many countries give a Head of State a public funeral.

[@HankD13]

I always like the fact that at 19, with her sister Princess Margaret, 14, snuck out for a night out in London to celebrate the end of World War II in Europe back in May 1945, going incognito among the public while the country celebrated the historic occasion. Her first ever public duty was the inspection of the Grenadier Guards, aged 16 in the middle of the war. She became their honorary Colonel - it was they who provided the honour guard and bearer party at her state funeral. RIP Ma'am.

[@mariahoulihan9483]

she had her parents permission and was accompanied by young officers. She indeed did go incognito.. no fanfare. the King, her Father said, 'Poor darlings. they have';t had any fun.' referring to the war stopping so much.

[@OldLady-p9i]

They managed to give their escort the slip at one point-something that was kept from the king for quite a while. There is a film out about that night but it's a bit 'embroidered' shall we say!

[@Helen-hd3jp]

❤I love that film 'A Royal Night Out', yes it is fiction but who knows how much is true. I would like to think that the Queen had let her hair down at least once and had some fun, I would heartily recommend it. It portrays her as a woman who knows her duty but want to have one night where she isn't a Queen in waiting where is an ordinary woman like everyone else who doesn't have responsibilities and has to act in a certain way. Love your Channel. Thanks.

[@HankD13]

@@Helen-hd3jp Don't know the film, but it does seem it really did happen.

[@krishnavyas313]

​​@@Helen-hd3jp No, at that night Queen was out with her sister, maternal uncle, cousins and protection officers. They just want near victoria memorial just out side Buckingham palace and danced for a hour and then they all went inside

[@amandanash8464]

The Queen was a qualified motor mechanic

[@EBIKER56]

She had a Morgan sports car that only she did all the mechanical work for it. There are a few pictures of her taking off in it out of the palace.

[@PatrickKelly-lz3pv]

I can vouch for that, I was driving past Buckingham palace in my Scania truck when there was a loud bang the half shaft had broken and the splinters had dropped into the differential causing the truck to violently come to a halt, I had no tools with me and in those days mobile phones were not invented yet, but the Queen must have seen what had happened she came out the palace with her overalls on, she had traffic cones in her handbag and cordoned my truck off from the public, she crawled under the Scania and dropped the differential onto the road, she sent a footman to the Scania dealer for the relevant parts and I was back on the road with in a couple of hours, how many Queens would have done that ?.

[@peterjackson4763]

After the war but before she became Queen she was driving her sister when the car broke down. Their escorts who were following behind did not know how to fix it, but Princess Elizabeth did. She only drove an ambulance for about a month before the war in Europe ended, only in London, and unlike the other ATS girls got to go home every night.

[@chummylamb]

She could strip the engine of that Land Rover if needed

[@worthington3637]

@@PatrickKelly-lz3pv When was it and what did you call her?

[@themoderntemplar1567]

We'll never see her like again. We miss you Ma'am.🇬🇧

[@PatrickKelly-lz3pv]

Good

[@notlyxu]

@@PatrickKelly-lz3pv No. Not good lol

[@summersmile27]

When Danny Boyle planned the bond/Queen sketch it was without speaking, but the queen wasn't happy and decided to say the line she did, She loved doing things like that. Still miss her

[@WBCRO]

Exactly right. He said she told him it wasn’t natural for her to say nothing in that situation. He said she seemed very pleased to participate in that sketch and, if you watch her entrance at the London Olympics just as that opening ended, you can see that she was just barely hiding a twinkle in her eye.

[@markdevonshire6052]

She sure was a remarkable lady, she showed the world how a head of state should behave

[@reactingtomyroots]

I wish I could have learned about her before she passed away. She definitely lived an incredible life no doubt.

[@UNVAXXEDt-m7x]

😂

[@50Shree]

She had her own wealth and had no claim on our tax.

[@victoriandave4823]

The Royal family generates more money in tourism than they receive from us.

[@Lynnwoody1]

Please get your facts right the cost to the British pub​lic is less than £2 per person per year, how much does a president cost?.@@katharinereynolds25

[@geoff1201]

When she spoke, the world listened. Not many people can achieve that.

[@PLuMUK54]

More importantly, the world listened because they wanted to, not because they had to.

[@raybenstead2548]

Strange to think that she had more power than trump thinks he has.

[@margaretoconnor3687]

The most moving address Her late Majesty ever made, in my view,is when she spoke to us as the covid epidemic spread and our lives changed. I have kept a copy of it.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

[@paulanewhook4460]

She didn't even NEED to speak. She used her "soft power" to help dismantle Apartheid in South Africa and the issues between The UK and the African countries in The Commonwealth. Just by showing up or talking to people behind the scenes, without ever stating any opinion, she could cause things to happen, such as photos of her dancing with leaders from the African countries opposed to South Africa. She knew the power she had, how to use it and when to use it.

[@PatrickKelly-lz3pv]

She spoke every Christmas and 99% of the country ignored her, she and the rest of the leeches in her family will soon be just a bad memory their own despicable behaviour will see to that, as for the world listening half the world wouldnt know who she was.

[@SevCaswell]

I would recommend looking into The Queen's wartime story, because not only did she serve once she turned 18 but at just 14 she was making weekly broadcasts on the radio, with her younger sister, to the children of the nation who had been evacuated often hundreds of miles from their parents.

[@lesleyriseam1282]

The Late Queen drove like a rally driver . She used to enjoy pulling up to drive quite shocked Heads of State on the windsor Estate and giving them a white knuckle ride .

[@chrisdavies9821]

Famously the Saudi Prince or King. His country banned women from driving and had supposedly said something in an interview about it. So she drove him at speed around Balmoral

[@etherealbolweevil6268]

That would be the military training and belting around in trucks during WW2.

[@victoriaroberts7034]

​@@chrisdavies9821 Apparently she said would you like to take a spin, she then walked with her enterage he got in the passenger seat expecting the queen to be in the back but she was actually in the driving seat looked over and said "shall we see what she can do" then took off like a bat out of hell 🤣🤣🤣

[@JamesAlexander14]

@@victoriaroberts7034I bet there was a few prayers to Allah and a change of underwear😂

[@KekeElBecko]

Barack and Michelle Obama, and their secret service agents, we're surprised to be driven by the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh

[@elenaoakes8494]

She would do a speech every single year on christmas day. Still strange not seeing her on the tv!

[@craigthomson240]

The Boss. Her loss was felt like that of a family member to so many. The best.

[@treborbobby]

One of my favourite "Badass" moments was at the 1981 Trooping the Colour ceremony. She was riding her horse during the ceremony, and someone took a shot at her which startled her horse. Being the highly experienced rider that she was, she managed to calm her horse rather quickly, and in such a way that you wouldn't think anything had happened.

[@PatrickKelly-lz3pv]

A 17 year old kid fired a blanc cartridge while she was riding by that startled her horse she was not shot at, and the royals should be good at riding they had no work todo

[@electrah272]

@@PatrickKelly-lz3pv How little you know about the Royal Family. Maybe try getting some education before writing bollox about our late Queen!

[@PatrickKelly-lz3pv]

@@electrah272 That is why members of my family died defending this country, just so I could not be dictated to by ass holes like you who only want to hear their side of the argument, they didn't die defending a monarch who's brother was a massive supporter of Hitler they died defending their families.

[@Jamwiththat]

She was on her favourite horse Burmese (gifted from the Canadian Mounties). Beautiful calm, intelligent mare

[@susansmiles2242]

King Charles does still drive himself especially at Balmoral and Sandringham but for official occasions he has a chauffeur

[@SimonEllwood]

King Charles is often seen driving a Tesla Model S, made in California!

[@UNVAXXEDt-m7x]

​@@SimonEllwood😂

[@airbubble.]

IIRC he's got a soft-top sports car of some sort. Old Aston Martin or something? Im fairly sure one of the Princes borrowed it one time

[@vickieandrew1010]

The look on Lindsay's face when she thought the Queen had jumped out of the helicopter...😅🤣👍❤

[@reactingtomyroots]

🤣

[@garykennedy4501]

A true monarch,her life was one of service to the nation, that's why she was so loved and respected by the people and will always be missed, but never forgotten 😇🇬🇧💯👏

[@grampstin9375]

She was a proper monarch, she cared deeply about her people, she never complained, she was always dignified but was able to get her hands dirty if required, we miss her so much, the closest member of the family in comparison is princess Anne, another amazing woman, it’s doubtful that there will ever be another Queen like Elizabeth, there a still a lot of queens around the world but when someone said “The Queen” everyone knew they were talking about Queen Elizabeth, may she sleep in peace next to Prince Phillip 🇬🇧

[@orwellboy1958]

I can not argue against a single word you wrote. Its a shame Princess Anne couldn't have come to the thrown.

[@UNVAXXEDt-m7x]

Her People like who?😂

[@PatrickKelly-lz3pv]

She was like Jimmy Carr she refused to pay her taxes

[@DyslecticAttack]

​@@PatrickKelly-lz3pv actually, she insisted on paying taxes on her personal wealth despite legally not being required to do so by any law.

[@PatrickKelly-lz3pv]

She was always asking for more money, despite being paid a fortune for doing very little, we as hard working citizens are taxed at source via the pay as you earn system then we pay again with every purchase while she and the leaches she spawned expected everything for nothing, we even paid for the daughter of the sex offender son to get married not a quiet wedding as the financial circumstances required but a lavish affair and where did she get the blackmail money to keep the pervert out of jail, as for resting in peace next to her crazy husband they could not stand each other, the entire family are a embarrassment to this country, you mentioned her daughter who marched behind her mothers funeral carriage her uniform bedecked with medals she never earned you described her as amazing please tell me why she deserves that description.

[@anthonydarby3973]

Her Majesty's horse, was in attendance at her funeral

[@CaroleEvans93436]

Her two remaining Corgi's waited for her cortege to pass by - I lost it at that point

[@anthonydarby3973]

@@CaroleEvans93436 DITTO

[@margaretoconnor3687]

So did I ,as I did when the cameras homed in on the tin of sugar and the hat and gloves in the late Duke's carriage at his funeral.

[@claregale9011]

​@@margaretoconnor3687yhe details in both funerals were very touching

[@paulanewhook4460]

@@CaroleEvans93436 They had only been received in the previous year. For most of her reign all the Corgis and Dorgis were direct descendants of Susan, the corgi who went with her on her honeymoon. In her late 80's she decided to stop raising new dogs as she was unsure how much longer she had, and the last had died when she was in her early 90's. One of sons gave her 2 new pups during COVID and they were returned to Fergie and Andrew upon her death.

[@KayHerbert-z2v]

I am lucky enough to live on Royal Deeside near Balmoral and the Queen was often spotted driving locally. Roads tend to be narrow with passing spaces . Once an on coming car stopped in a passing space to let me drive through, as I waved to say thank you (it the polite thing to do) I received a wave and a big smile from….. yes you guessed it… Queen Elizabeth . 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@sallyannwheeler6327]

I’m far from a Royalist but can still appreciate and respect her and all she did. A unique lady.

[@ihcfn]

Only royal I respected, don't care about the rest of them.

[@Whippy99]

HLMTQ was a great vehicle mechanic. She joined the Land Army during the war. I love that about her 😊❤

[@BillyBoy1235]

The Auxiliary Territorial Service not the Land Army

[@Whippy99]

@@BillyBoy1235 You are correct. Thank you 🙏

[@Chris-dm1je]

​@@BillyBoy1235And she proudly showed her parents her grazed knuckles and told them that her trainer had said she was now a true mechanic.

[@steveclarke6257]

Se actually trained to operate ambulances, there are photos of this where she next to an Austin K2

[@mariahoulihan9483]

no.. she was not in the Land Army at all. She was in the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS), where she trained to maintain her ambulance and how to drive it. The Land Army was the female but civilian service which worked on the land and in forests during the war. The term was Women's Land Army.

[@john9508]

I served in the Guards and did the Palace many times. We patrolled the rear of the Palace during the night and HM would come out with the corgis and would say "good morning sentry" and sometimes had a little blether then take the dogs around the garden.

[@MargaretTindale]

Watch Paddington!!!! Just a joy!!!

[@-yeme-]

man, you should watch the whole segment of the London Olympics opening ceremony that she was in, its hilarious

[@alphooey]

apparently she “ad libbed” that delay where she kept writing and made Bond wait. Daniel Craig’s discomfort was real.

[@juliemacdonald6572]

It should also be pointed out that the palace was bombed not once but several times during WWII. Elizabeth and Margaret were offered to go to Canada. She along with her mother and sister stated very clearly that they would not leave without the king, and the king would never leave the palace or the country. That others endured the dangers of the bombs and so would they. I think it was the Queen or the Queen Mother that said at least they could look the East Enders (which suffered the worst of the bombing) in the eye now, as they were finally experiencing the same danger that they lived with daily. All members of the Royal family generally prefer to drive themselves whenever possible. The late Prince Phillip finally surrendered his licence after being involved in an accident causing a person injury. However it was found out later the person was a scam artist and had deliberately caused accidents then claimed injuries. His Majesty is also a keen horse rider.

[@paulanewhook4460]

That quote was from The Queen during the war, who we all know as The Queen Mother. There is a reason Hitler said she was the most dangerous person in Europe, and her daughter followed in her footsteps.

[@jessbrooks8161]

Fun fact about the James Bond cameo. She wasnt supposed to be in it, they had asked what she was wearing the olympics opening ceremony and once she knew their plan's she wanted to be in it. She also wasnt supposed to speak but decided to give herself lines, thats why shes smiling after greeting him

[@leighnisbett9691]

She served in the Transport division as Lt Windsor during the second world war with her parents permission and actually spent VE night out amongst her future subjects in her uniform without being recognised .

[@rosaliegolding5549]

THE REAL BADASS WAS WHEN SHE DID THE “PADDINGTON BEAR “SKIT to show on Television for her Great Grandson Prince George it was a surprise for him at the Platinum Jubilee outside Buckingham Palace THE BEST EVER IF YOU WATCH IT MUST SEE IT RIGHT THROUGH IF YOU DO 👏👌🤣🤷‍♀️

[@eh-i1841]

It’s so lovely.Everyone should watch it.

[@docbarham2431]

Miss her ! To veterans she is called the Governor 😊

[@mariahoulihan9483]

I was a Police officer. My oath included the words 'To well and truly serve our Sovereign Lady, The Queen.' plus 'to befriend the citizen.'.. I took that enormously seriously and was touched as I recited it at the time. I came across HM many times as I served in London but not at Palaces..plus saw her in passing when I was off duty. The way the public cheered at the sight of her was amazing. I was once aty a set of traffic lights, off duty, in Whitehall, driving home one afternoon and she and Prince Philip came the other way around a corner She was pointing out the Mansion House to him and saying something. she glanced at me and gave me that famous full megawatt smile.. just for me. it was wonderful. I was once in a a police car, someone other than me was drivint that day, on blues and twos. in the distance we saw blue lights and my clllegue said.. whats this int he distance.. must be a prisoner escort to do with Belmarch prison. he was looking forward on the traffic and stopped as it was a bit of a small convoy of blue lights. I wasn't looking in the same way as him and saw one car was a royal car.. and it had Princess Ann in the back. she was sitting forward on her seat and one of her protection officers, sitting in the front, was leaning back and I think explaining what we were doing. giving way in effect... when we passed she smiled and waived and mouthed THANK YOU. Wonderful. Similarly, I was on duty at Prince Andrew and Fergies wedding all those years ago.. pre scandal years.. and in Birdcage walk. As the guests attending the reception at Buckingham Palace were coming in cars from the Abbey they all passed me.. I saw many famous people.. they did not tell us to look at the crowd and it was a bit thin because everyone had gone the other way to see the carriages come back via the Mall. the stand out person to pass was the lovely gentle Duchess of Kent. She looked straight at me and also mouthed THANK YOU. So.. they are not stuck up in the least nor do they take the public and police for granted. I also thought she was lovely anyway. the big exception.. and I have personal experience of this, is the utterly reprehensible, entitled. boorish. braying Prince Andrew, whom you may guess I cannot stand.

[@katydaniels481]

I still think we haven't recovered from her passing ❤

[@PLuMUK54]

I'm not a royalist, but I still get emotional as I greatly admired Her Majesty.

[@BethSc_VV]

She was the one constant is everyone's life, no matter how traumatic your home life

[@reactingtomyroots]

As an outsider looking in I can't help but imagine she was like the Mother/Grandmother figure of the nation. Having someone so constant and for so long in your life, even from a distance has to be a huge loss.

[@UNVAXXEDt-m7x]

​@@reactingtomyrootsshe was a good friend of Jimmy Savile & People praise this Family? bizarre.

[@UNVAXXEDt-m7x]

​@@reactingtomyroots😂

[@Chris-dm1je]

When the King of Saudi Arabia visited the Queen at Balmoral, she offered him a tour of the estate. At the time it was illegal in Saudi Arabia for women to drive, so the Queen drove the car herself and went along the most dangerous parts of the estate at break neck speed.

[@sheilathompson1026]

She had a great sense of humour, she was a brilliant mimic for voices. She had a beautiful smile too

[@marcuswardle3180]

The Queen was trained in how to use a firearm at the beginning of WWII. She was taught how to use a rifle and revolver in a shooting range set up in the gardens of Buckingham Palace. The King m had decided the Princess’s wouldn’t be evacuated to Canada so they needed to learn how to defend themselves.

[@neoneve123]

I'm British but I'm not a royalist but that lady knew what she was doing

[@DavidSmith-cx8dg]

The late Queen is sadly missed , she was a constant and reassuring presence and a great ambassador for the Country . When working occasionally on Britannia the ship that carried her around the World the crew members all said how nice she was and you could tell they were being genuine .

[@mariahoulihan9483]

my brother was in the RN and he brought a friend home to my Mothers once who was serving on Brittania at the time.. Said the same thing. My brother also said RN Wide it was known Prince Charles was well liked but Prince Andrew wasn't.. I was in the Police.. PA drove a car at my back once and laughed like a drain when I jumped for my life. His close protection officer sitting in the front was shocked and mouthed 'sorry' to me out of the window. I swore. I hope to God he heard me. lol. No point me trying to deal with him.. it would hae been quashed.

[@kainfletcher4716]

She was the best landlady I've ever had!

[@tj..aworkinprogress1102]

Pleas take a look at Princess Anne, i personnaly think she is the most "bad ass" of the royal family

[@LilMonkeyFella87]

Theres a 12 minute video on here I've seen people react to "The Untold Truth Of Princess Anne, The Queen's Only Daughter"

[@CB1000FP1]

Princess Anne took her HGV licence so she could drive her horseboxes

[@jamesdignanmusic2765]

Her mother's grace and sense of humour, and her father's attitude to life. The perfect combination!

[@reactingtomyroots]

Great idea. We don't know anything about Princess Anne so she would be a good person to start with to learn more about the Royal family.

[@jemcrosbie]

@@reactingtomyrootsshe fought off a kidnapper in her 20s. Look for her interview with Terry Wogan shortly afterwards. She is wonderful

[@Pomdownuder]

She scared the shit out of the Saudi king, driving around Balmoral, having been told "women aren't allowed to drive" (basically women can't drive) so she showed him how women drive😅😂 not long after that the Saudis introduced driving licences for women. 😮

[@rheailiarome2287]

I miss our beloved Queen so much! May she rest in peace 🕊️

[@lillipupsmum8820]

On her honeymoon in Africa their vehicle broke down and she jumped out and fixed it. She learned when she went against her father’s wishes in WW2 and joined the war effort. She drove ambulances and other military vehicles during the war, so had to learn to take care of them. She would have also learned advanced driving and avoidance techniques being as she was a target. These would come in handy when she made her subtle hints against women not being allowed to drive in SAE. She also had a lot of sausage dogs and would breed them with the corgis. I believe she created her own breed.

[@t.a.k.palfrey3882]

There's a video of King Charles in a similar vein. He has also been an active environmental campaigner, following in his father's (Prince Phillip's) footsteps. Now it's Prince William's turn, as the reigning monarch cannot be so active in issues which might be considered controversial.

[@sharonmartin4036]

What people tend to forget is that our beautiful Queen drove an ambulance, trucks and other vehicles during WWII, and was a mechanic, doing the maintenance on those vehicles during that time. She was no wilting wallflower!! All the royals drive themselves whenever they can. For example Prince William often drives if he and the King are headed for the same venue. Obviously for formal state occasions they will be driven by chauffeurs. The comment that the Corgi's are not house trained is untrue. It was just a puppy that had not yet been house trained that had an oopsie or two, and the story became exaggerated beyond belief!

[@schmoshmaholuc]

Absolutely 😂 she had a brilliant sense of humour, ❤❤❤may she rest with Prince Phillip in peace 🙏🙏🇬🇧🇺🇲🤗🤗

[@Rachel_M_]

Look up the anecdote from her personal security officer about when they met some American tourists while she was walking near Balmoral 😂

[@schmoshmaholuc]

@@Rachel_M_ 😃😃😃

[@schmoshmaholuc]

@@Rachel_M_ I know about it already 🇬🇧🙏🇬🇧

[@myfanwymorris4083]

I've got a photo of myself with queen Elizabeth it's been blow N up a bit for it is in pride of place in my home albeit it's a cardboard cut out of the Queen that was in Morris ons ​@@schmoshmaholuc

[@schmoshmaholuc]

@myfanwymorris4083 I was fortunate to receive my Queens Guide from her in 1982 then met her again in 83 when Her Majesty opened the Thames Barrier where I was working and again at the Royal Festival Hall where she remembered me 🙏🇬🇧🙏🤗👍

[@lindstewart5041]

It really did hit me hard and I’m not a monarchist but she was the only Queen I’d ever known in my 75 years. I had such respect for her - she did her duty always just, as she promised at the age of 21. She was indomitable and sadly missed.

[@LilMonkeyFella87]

That snippet of the Queen with David Attenborough that always pops up in any compilation video of the Queen, is from a documentary featuring the Queen, David Attenborough and various other famous faces all about a environmental scheme that the Queen set up about planting trees. I have up that documentary "The Queen's Green Planet with David Attenborough - FULL DOCUMENTARY - 2016 HD"

[@jamesdignanmusic2765]

They were great friends and almost identical in age (IIRC HMTQ was one week older than Sir David)

[@ButterflyHope24]

That clip is hilarious 😂😂 it's the sundial one isn't it 😂❤

[@stephenhickman304]

I met her as a young boy on a visit to our Armed Forces in Germany. It was my job to give her some flowers I was very nervous but she soon made me be at ease . I too miss her .😢

[@gbulmer]

QEII was definitely a class above her children. Stephen Fry was invited to a few dinners, I guess at Windsor. He said after dinner she'd get up on the table and do funny impressions and skits (I think he said she did a very good Concorde jet 😀) Best Wishes. ☮

[@Janeswhitfield]

🌹🇬🇧🌹we will never have anyone else like her

[@BethSc_VV]

The world will never know her like again

[@UNVAXXEDt-m7x]

Thank God

[@AC-um2mk]

Replying to Martin McGuinness that she was still alive has a possible secondary meaning if you consider that the cause he was involved with used to murder British royals. E.g. Lord Mountbatten

[@petergordon4525]

Yes, she was definitely making a point there!

[@johnhastie5730]

She wasn't the first Monarch to send an email. She was the first PERSON to send an email. lol

[@HollyLyne]

I highly recommend watching the TV drama, The Crown. It's obviously been dramatised and isn't strictly historically accurate, but it is fascinating and makes the family so much more relatable. I was never a Royalist, but thoroughly enjoyed the series and it made me much more empathetic towards the royal family.

[@whitecompany18]

Old enough to remember the queens mum always being there with her in matching getup. In 84 i was surfing in sandy bay when prince charles and a bodyguard paddled out to catch some wave with us for an hour or so, i can now say ive been surfing and hiking with the king 😎👍

[@stevenoliver3442]

The day the queen passed was the hardest day emotionally in my 46 years in this world, I was born while she was queen and tbh was and will always be proud to have been one of her subjects, she genuinely cared for each and every one of us including all common wealth countries, if I could have gave my life for hers I would have without any hesitation, it still pains me that she’s gone she was and will always be in heart god rest her soul.

[@karenglenn6707]

I’m Australian and now 64, and she was my Queen for all of my life and it was nearly impossible to imagine a world without her in it. She died not long before my father, it was not a good time for me. But we were distantly related to her and dad would be up there so happy to talk to her. She was and still is much loved in Australia and always will be. What a woman!!

[@PWdeBB]

A remarkable lady and I still miss her being around. Never met her and really wish I could have done. She served our country so so well.

[@janescott4574]

King Charles regularly drives himself!

[@101steel4]

And takes walks alone in public. Well he did at least once anyway

[@krishnavyas313]

​@@101steel4 He loves taking long walk. 2 years ago camila in interview said that charles walks for miles

[@dianeknight4839]

Our late, dearly missed Queen, was 5ft 4" tall. The Queen in private was a fun loving lady, she had a quick wit, was a Mum of 4 and when on holiday at Balmoral, was even known to do the dishes. The Queen was also a very successful horse breeder and her horses and riders won many a race. When in Balmoral the Royal Family go out hunting, usually for deer and Rabbit. Most wealthy Landowners stock Grouse and Pheasant and host a yearly shoot. Princess Anne, who is now in her 70's still rides.

[@JaneMacdonald-z2w]

The late Queen and a lot of the royal family laugh when things go awry, they find it hysterical

[@PLuMUK54]

Princess Elizabeth and her mother, Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, learned to shoot in order to be prepared in case the Nazis successfully invaded the country. The Queen Mother practised by shooting rats at Buckingham Palace. An appropriate target in the circumstances. Apparently, the Queen had an excellent sense of humour. So perhaps you could investigate that side of her character. I'm not a royalist, but HM Queen Elizabeth II was an amazing person whom I greatly admired.

[@frankpollitt8056]

The reason everybody loved the Queen so much is because she was really down to Earth and a normal person as well as being the Queen

[@Colm1977]

The Queen had a buzzer or an alarm that she could press if she needed staff, like a modern version of the old bell system and she was able to press those so staff knew she wanted them. But she knew it could take up to 10 minutes for them to Come from staff quarters in the palace as it was the middle of the night.

[@reactingtomyroots]

That makes sense. I couldn't imagine she would be left completely alone with no way to communicate with staff. It's crazy he was able to make it past security and get to her room though. We'll have to check that story out at some point.

[@mariahoulihan9483]

What happened was a failure of Policing. nothing to do with being unable to raise 'staff'.. I was a Police officer but did not work in policing Royal Palaces (a Met Police responsiblity). A shift change had happened. the incoming officer went to get coffee or tea and was gone from his post. The outgoing officer had left. she did I think call for cigarettes to appease the intruder, a maid came I think and then the Police. The failure of policing was no cover whilst officers went for comfort breaks in effect and as ewer someone being a bit laxedaisy about their job. Plus, no officer really should expect they can get a drink on arriving at work but its a convention like in a lot of workplaces. I don't know what went wrong the first time. one of the problem has always been the Royals baulking at too much security. things were beefed up after the attempted kidnap of Princess Ann and those brave men who were shot. He was subdued by a passerby who was a heavy weight boxer.. punching his lights out.

[@Micro0666]

@@reactingtomyroots I remember this on the news at the time it happened. His name was Michael Fagan, and he scaled drainpipes on the outside of the palace to gain entry, both times en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Fagan

[@tamielizabethallaway2413]

Good morning you lovely people!

[@reactingtomyroots]

Good Afternoon Tami! :)

[@katiperry8533]

Pheasant hunting is definitely a 'thing' ... especially in places like Allenheads/Allendale in Northumberland. People come from all over the world to hunt on Lord Allendale's land during the season!

[@nixie9]

The queen hunted at Sandringham and Balmoral, it was by all accounts one of her favourite hobbies.

[@UNVAXXEDt-m7x]

And the Kids...Disgusting.

[@katiperry8533]

@@UNVAXXEDt-m7x kids??

[@UNVAXXEDt-m7x]

​@@katiperry8533Red Shoe Club

[@mariahoulihan9483]

not 'especially' but in very many areas in the countryside. My uncle was a game keeper on a big estate in Gloucestershire. He bred birds to be released for the shooting season. I live in suffolk and in the past weeks there has been a big release, as ever, of pheasants specifically to be shot ..... its all over the country in suitable rural areas. My neighbours son is also a gamekeeper locally to me. Plus here there are a lot of partridge around at the moment.

[@brigidsingleton1596]

Dont forget, Steve, that Her Majesty was not expected to become Queen when she was a younger Princess, growing up. Her Uncle David (aka Edward VIII) was the son of George V, and was meant to become the King upon his father's death. However, he met, fell for and chose to abdicate his role as Monarch as he was not allowed to marry his already twice-married American "lady love" (Wallis Simpson). It was only due to his abdication (and he was _not_ actually crowned King), that our late Queen's father was crowned King George VI - his chosen name in honour of his late father, King George V - (although his birthname was Albert - known as "Bertie" to our late Queen's Mother - Lady Elizabeth Bowes Lyon (pronounced "Bo's lion") who became known as Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, folloowing Elizabeth II's coronation in 1953) ... Growing up, Elizabeth was 'merely a young lady within a royal family, not expecting either her father to become King, or herself to become Queen... Edward VIII's abducation definitely put paid to any hopes of a "normal family, albeit _Royal_ life". Rest In Peace Your Majesty, your duty and absolute devotion to your early vow, is over now. Stand down. Rest Easy.

[@Chris-dm1je]

Her father had wanted to drop out of Royal life and make a career as a professional tennis player. She herself wanted to marry a farmer.

[@brigidsingleton1596]

@@Chris-dm1je "She"? Do you mean the Queen (Elizabeth II) ? The young Princess Elizabeth took a shine to Prince Philip, he was 18, she was 13, _when_ did she have a wish "to marry a farmer"... When she was 12 ?!

[@Chris-dm1je]

@brigidsingleton1596 I was assuming you would know I was talking about the same person as in your comment. And yes, until she met Philip, Her Late Majesty Queen Elzabeth II of Great Britain and Northern Island did want to be a farmer's wife. Have you never heard of someone having an ambition from childhood?

[@brigidsingleton1596]

@@Chris-dm1je Sorry - I cannot read your entire comment, my Tablet has been playing up since yesterday and now it won't let me scroll to "read more" :'-(

[@chummylamb]

@@brigidsingleton1596

[@clarebailey5584]

King Charles certainly does drive himself. You should check out the video of him bumping into mountain bikers in Scotland, no security in sight, just out for a walk!

[@deankelz29]

charles drives alot he loves his offroad jeeps ect and loves the countryside mountains and stuff he also loves hiking goes out for long walks on his own in the middle of no where you can go hiking bump into him and have a chat with him lol im sure theres a few videos on youtube people out hiking and bumped into him and had a long chat with him lol " 'Is That The King?!' - Mountain Bikers 'Bump Into' King Charles Out For A Walk in Scotland " thats one of them lol

[@ElDubz420]

For her to have such a powerful influence for so long all over the world she'd have to have a bit of character behind the scenes and she definetly did 😆

[@MrZombie999]

She was truly awesome

[@RogerSmallwood]

Our Dear last Queen, dedicated her whole life to the service of the United Kingdom & the Commonwealth . What politician, as done that! May God's Grace and blessings be with her Always. 🙏❤️🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Northern Ireland 🇬🇧xxx

[@imakefoodhappen8190]

If you haven't seen the highlights from the London 2012 opening ceremony, you should definitely check it out. Excellent display of British humour combined with our knack for pomp and ceremony

[@mrkiplingreallywasanexceed8311]

No one touches us for that😂❤❤ 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@margaretnicol3423]

'Being themselves' is why they love going to Scotland so much. They can let their hair down away from the press and relax like normal folks. The local Scottish people leave them in peace. They used to have BBQ's in the countryside with Prince Philip doing the burger flipping. 😀

[@ronaldagregory4831]

Our Queen had a wicked sense of humour, but was clearly very lonely once her beloved Phillip passed away. The saddest spectacle I've ever seen, was her sat alone in a pew at his funeral

[@claregale9011]

She was thinking of us when she did that , lots of folks including me had to sit alone at funerals .My mums funeral was only allowed 10 people , those in government partying were a disgrace . She will always have my respect for doing that 😊

[@UNVAXXEDt-m7x]

It was a Hologram ffs.

[@claregale9011]

@@UNVAXXEDt-m7x ?? Your referring to her appearing in the state coach at her jubilee that was a hologram , she was not going to ride in it at her old age .

[@Ionabrodie69]

No it was NOT a hologram you ingrate.. our Queen sat on her own in St. George’s Chapel for the Funeral 😡

[@marionthompson3365]

Yes, really sad.

[@Bopzibeel]

She not only drove her own cars but could also repair them. Her Majesty was a Land Girl during WW2.

[@BillyBoy1235]

ATS……Driver

[@thegroovetube3247]

Land Girls worked on farms.

[@mariahoulihan9483]

No. she was NOT a Land girl. She was in the ATS, Auxiliary Territorial service. The Land Army worked on the land and in the forests.. she was not in their number at all.

[@johnlewis734]

I love and miss Her majesty so much 👑😢

[@TanyaRando]

Pheasants and grouse, those 2 generally, are what they shoot. But they’re also farmers, and when the Queen was a child she wasn’t going to ascend to the throne, her uncle Edward 8th was the King, it was only when he abdicated that it was more of an immediate concern, as her father became King. It would’ve been likely as Edward didn’t have children. But as a child she was the eldest child of the younger brother.

[@lucylindsay3442]

Emma, the horse she was riding in the more recent image was held at the long walk at Windsor when the funeral procession when past.

[@sharonmartin4036]

When Elizabeth was a young princess she had no idea she would one day be queen till she was almost 11 years old. Her Uncle was Edward VIII and he became king, but abdicated before his coronation to marry divorcee Wallis Simpson. His brother Albert, Queen Elizbeth's father then became King George VI) in 1937, which then elevated her to first in line of succession. .

[@margaretoconnor3687]

To be pedantic, King George V1 ascended the throne in December 1936, immediately his brother abdicated. I think it was the 11th

[@chummylamb]

She would have become Queen anyway, when Edward died in 1972

[@cadifan]

The reigning monarch doesn't require a license because the license is issued in their name as stated in the video. Official travel they used chauffeur driven vehicles, but their properties are huge and they drive themselves around their properties and unofficial trips as well.

[@katethorpe4943]

The Queen had a great sense of humour.. Look up the sketch with Paddington Bear at her Platinum Jubilee - it’s fabulous 😀😀🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@patriciasears-cm6zz]

Ultra intelligent with dry humour. And always found clever way to subtly get a message across

[@fatsam2564]

The queen loved cars she was a car mechanic and truck driver in the Second World War she served in the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS)

[@thegovernor184]

This is just a few things. The Queen had a very strong sense of duty, which she still did 2 days before she passed.

[@claregale9011]

I can imagine her going against doctors advice determined to do her duty to the last .

[@susan7527]

Let's not forget that she was not born to be our Queen so she had a 'normal' upbringing. It was a culture shock for her and her Father when her Uncle abdicated. Her Mother, Queeen Mary was much loved too. All Royals learn to shoot guns on their estates.

[@MLC-xu3yb]

Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother was her mother !

[@susanashcroft2674]

Queen Mary was her grandmother . The Queen's mother was also called Elizabeth, but known as The Queen Mother.

[@susan7527]

@@susanashcroft2674 Thanks, I'm getting old! My memory isn't what it was:)

[@susanashcroft2674]

@@susan7527 Best Wishes to you.

[@justinhowell8873]

As an American, it still feels weird that Queen Elizabeth has passed! I’m almost 50 years old and I loved Queen Elizabeth and considered her to be MY Queen!

[@nemoschimp]

Apparently she phoned security and asked for cigarettes and everyone knew she did not smoke therefore something was wrong.🐵🙈🙊🙉

[@DevilsWar]

Met her a few times myself during the 80s when I lived in Lambeth palace in London, also pictures of me in a book as a child meeting her. R.I.P

[@stevenburgess2856]

Things don't feel the same without her.

[@pennyrushton7797]

You are SO right.

[@stephenkerensky710]

That`s Dew-bonnay! Also, she has weekly meetings with the Prime Minister. Although it`s not done to repeat what was said, they have all remarked on how useful it was to have her well-informed and highly-confidential comments. Everyday the monarch gets several red boxes of official documents and the Queen always reads everything!

[@myfanwymorris4083]

King Charles was driving himself a couple of days ago

[@lloydcollins6337]

15:44 the Queen once said that if she was looking excessively dour or annoyed in a picture it was because she was trying to suppress a smile or a giggle.

[@graemedoyle5123]

King Charles does drive himself - he drove to church in Scotland last week it was in the media here.

[@UNVAXXEDt-m7x]

U believe the Media?😂

[@josephsacco6958]

It´s like the whiskey. ´The famous grouse´. They hunted grouse normally. Hunting groups were usually formed, with beaters to get the grouse to fly.

[@jeffthomas2364]

The first time Fagen broke into The Palace The Queen wasn’t in residence so he just had a look around, drunk a bottle of Prince Charles wine, broken a vase and pee’d in The Corgis water bowl, as he had got away with it once he decided to return for another go. He didn’t know where The Queens apartments were it was just by chance he happened to break into the right ( or wrong) place. He wasn’t dangerous and did t want to harm her, he did just want her to listen to him and she did. She did have a button to press but people were sleeping and it went unheard. Heads will have rolled and people will have been fired make no mistake about that.

[@andyt8216]

My ex and I saw her driving one Sunday morning when we lived in Windsor for a year in 2011. I got not only a photo but also a drivers wave from her. ☺️

[@juliegolding2646]

Our late Queen had a great sense of humour. You should have a look at the Queen with Paddington bear 🐻 for her Platinum Jubilee. King Charles like his mother loves to drive and still does on his privet time. The late Queen use to drive on her own land when she got older. But as with the King now when attending an event or just going from one place to another they have to have security with them so they have a professional driver and other security cars around them.