We recognized him from a distance with felt hats, long coats of a thousand colors, a light smile and piercing blue eyes. But so does his answererso british“. Behind her image as an iron-fisted statesman, Queen Elizabeth II, who died on Thursday, September 8, was also known for her sense of humour. His grandson Harry even admitted with a smile in an interview on American television that his “great sense of humor“was”its highest quality and charm“. A review of his best oral games.
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Accustomed to big meetings with heads of state, making important decisions in dark times, Queen Elizabeth always knew how to talk to make her interlocutors laugh and relax. In June 2021, the G7 meets in Amsterdam with an agenda on Covid-19 and its economic and social consequences. At the moment of the official photo, while the occasion is serious, the sovereign, draped in a pale floral dress, breaks the silence by asking:Should we act like we’re having fun?“.
A few years ago, in 2015, when the Queen was visiting Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau dared to emphasize her longevity. A remark that stung the then 89-year-old Sovereign. “Thank you Prime Minister of Canada for making me feel so old– he answered. A notable tactic he uses on vacation, as in 2017 with Ireland’s Deputy Prime Minister Martin McGuinness for ten years. To the question of the former fighter of the Republic of Iran.how are youHe answers.thanks for asking i’m still alive“.
A sense of self-deprecation
Although little Elizabeth was not destined for the throne as she grew up, she always knew how to play up her fame. One summer, enjoying the tranquility of Scotland and the wonders of his residence at Balmoral, he meets two American tourists. “Have you ever met the Queen?“, they are interested. To her bodyguard, who was closely watching her, the queen replied: “No, but he does it every day“.
When the young man enters the store, the saleswoman calls him and mentions that he looks like the Queen of England. He answers with a slight smile.If only you knew how reassuring it is“.
A monarch who was careful to keep his intimate life secret. Only in the last years of his life did he get carried away with the game of cameras and the seventh art. A few months before her disappearance, Elizabeth II responded to the famous British teddy bear Paddington, discussing the habits of the delicacy.tea timeand marmalade sandwiches.
Even more epically, holding Daniel Craig and then parachuting above the stadium, the Queen opened the 2012 Olympics ceremony. The famous James Bond actor entered Buckingham Palace to look for his owner, dressed in pink. “Good evening Mr. Bond” greets him, agreeing to interrupt his work with classical music playing in the background. In the wake of his legendary phlegm, he takes on the city, followed by his two faithful corgis, to attend the opening ceremony of the Olympics, where he is warmly greeted by the crowd.
A remarkable screen entry for a woman who as a little girl “she dreamed of becoming an actress“. At that time, after confessing to President Francois Hollande, the latter replied:But somehow you!“. “Yes, but it’s the same text every day !”, retorts the sovereign.
A strong filling flavor
Queen Elizabeth liked to laugh at her own jokes. In 2014, he infiltrated a selfie of two Australian tourists during the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
Funnier still, in 1988, when Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdelaziz Al Saud visits the British Crown, he promises to take him for a walk in his beloved Scotland. Surprised to see a woman driving a car, a young Saudi gets into the passenger seat of a royal Land Rover. The queen rushes away, ignoring her passenger’s order to slow down. The royal keffiyeh will even fly…
Source: Le Figaro
