Queen Elizabeth II, who passed away Thursday at Balmoral Castle at the age of 96, had a wicked sense of humour and was not always weighed down by the enormity of her role as the reigning monarch in Britain.
Whether attending public engagements featuring world leaders or holding private conversations with the public, the Queen was always ready for a quick quip in front of the camera or with her fellow handlers.
“Thank you, Mr. Prime Minister of Canada, for making me feel so old,” she once said in response to Justin Trudeau’s introduction to Her Majesty during a visit to Malta in 2018.
In another example of her sense of humour, former Royal Protection Officer Richard Griffin told a story during the Platinum Jubilee in June about a picnic he once went on with the Queen at Balmoral and meeting two American tourists who didn’t know who she was.
The Queen also cracked a joke with the Archbishop of Canterbury during the opening of the Tenth General Synod of the Church of England in 2015.
In 2007, the Queen gently teased then U.S. President George Bush for his verbal slip-up that added 200 years to her age.
Her Majesty was also a natural when asked to perform an acting role. In June, she and Paddington Bear were together having tea and sharing a sandwich to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee.
And who could forget the Queen’s performance with Daniel Craig reprising his role as British secret agent James Bond during the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Summer Olympic Games.
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