Elizabeth II: Malicious, the queen plays a tour to tourists in Balmoral

At 93, the British monarch always cultivates a very fine sense of humor and willingly mischievous, which tourists have kindly paid. While walking on the estate of Balmoral Castle, her residence in Scotland where she stays every summer, Elizabeth II met a group of Americans who, under the headscarf tied to her head and holding in tweed, n have not recognized His Majesty – yet the most venerable of the heads of state in the world. So much so that, in the course of the conversation that started naturally, they asked her if she lived in the area, to which she maliciously replied that she did have a house not far away. And what a house!

No, I never met the queen!

The misunderstanding did not stop there, as visitors from across the Atlantic wondered whether she had ever met the Queen herself. Too happy to be able to pretend to be another and have a little fun at their expense, Elizabeth II found a perfect replica: "I do not, but this police officer, yesshe told them, pointing to Richard Griffin, her bodyguard, who has been serving the royal family for over 30 years – the strict truth, actually! Times, with whom he shared this anecdote, Richard Griffin delivered the end of the story, saying that the group in question has moved away by continuing to ignore the identity of the one with whom he had just cut a flap in all simplicity.

An anecdote that has the merit of recalling that, like many personalities subjected to an important media exposure, Queen Elizabeth II enjoys living down to earth moments when she leaves London and leaves to relax in Windsor (Berkshire), Sandringham ( Norfolk) or Balmoral, where you can regularly see her on foot or on horseback and dressed like any other dean.

At Balmoral, where she has already received this summer the visit of Prince William and the Duchess Catherine, Prince Edward and his family (the young James, Viscount Severn, would have impressed his grandmother by his fishing skills), or again Prince Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson (who was forced to decamp due to the anticipated arrival of the Duke of Edinburgh), the sovereign should soon see land Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan Sussex with their son Archie , which will be the first visit together in these places.