The Queen with James Bond was Actually a part of the opening ceremony for the Olympics in London 2012. You reallyyyy need to watch the clip! The whole ceremony was impressive to be fair!
Can't believe it will be 10 years this year. I remember the cynical dreading a very embarrassing ceremony, and pathetic after Beijing 2008. That was impossible to out-do on scale & money, instead we had a very unique ceremony - and i think so much (British) humour throughout, not just the Queen/Bond but also Mr Bean, and the closing ceremony also Eric Idle. Genius!
The story that gets me was when the Queen was at Balmoral and walking on the estate escorted by a police officer one day, when they encountered some American tourists staying in the next property. They didn't recognise her and one asked if she'd met the Queen. Without a beat she replied "I haven't, but he has." pointing to her officer. (priceless lmao)
That continues. The American then asked" What's she like"? The detective, knowing the Queen's sense of humour said, " She can be a bit cantankerous, but she isn't too bad".
The man then gave his camera to the Queen, and asked her to take a photo of him and the officer, She said when they'd gone she would love to be a fly on the wall when they get them developed and recognise her, if they do.
The first clip, when she says "I'm still alive" to Martin McGuinness. Martin McGuinness was a very high ranking member (allegedly) of the IRA. He was a member of Sinn Fein, the political wing of the IRA. An organisation that murdered her Great Uncle, Lord Mountbatten and would have attempted to kill her if they could. So that "I'm still alive" was not just a funny comment it was a very direct jab at him.
@@paul1mcgarry "Some might call the UK a thousand year old terrorist organisation." - _some_ might be morons completely disconnected from reality. But the Ireland was an Axis power, so..
The context about the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, is that his father, Pierre, was also the Prime Minister of Canada many years ago. So, she had met the current PM when he was a small child in the 1970s and his father was PM.
The story I like is when she was in a corner shop near Sandringham and was approached by another customer who said to her she looked like the queen. The queen replied "that's very reassuring ".
When some arabic royaly visited britain and one of the castles, she objected tastefully against their policy of not letting women drive by driving them around the castle premises herself. Genious.
She would also change wheels and do minor field repairs her self since in her own words "It is Special Branches job to Protect the Queen, not keep her Car Running"
@@davidhoward2487 she was in the MTC during the War, her instructors said that she was a better mechanic than most Apprentices they had, one Mech Engineering professor said she was a better than most of his students.
What a great lady Queen Elizabeth is. She is a fantastic head of state. I cannot imagine her not being my queen. She's pure class. I enjoyed your post. 😊
Another note on the horse race--- she was to present the cup to the winning owner, but how can you present the cup to yourself???? That's why she was in hysterics, because it's physically not possible to award yourself the cup. What a predicament!!!! Totally rarest moment ever.
Take away the pomp, the traditions and the stiff upper lip, and the Queen is like everyone else, she has problems like we do, she loves, she loses, yeah, she's worth a bit due to the role obviously, but born into a job she never asked for, but does that job sooooo well. But she's human like everyone else, and at certain times, the royal curtain falls for an instant, and you see the real her... And she seem like a real good'un, she marches on through thick and thin, and some of the stuff her family put her through, she needs to award herself a medal just for that alone. Bless her, she's been the UK's constant rock for all these years! May God save our Queen :) 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
The Queen has a great sense of humour! One day many years ago she's out walking in the Scottish countryside around Balmoral, accompanied by some security officers. An American couple vacationing in Scotland are out lost on a hike, and at some point they cross fairly close to the Queen and her entourage. The security guys are cautious but they allow the couple to approach within shouting distance without incident. "Hi there, are you from around these parts?" the husband shouts across the moor to the Queen? "Well," she shouts back, "I have a house near here." "Oh, so, have you ever met the Queen?" asks the American. "No," replies the Queen, grinning, and pointing at her security officer she adds; "but he has".
The London 2012 opening is a great piece of art. It's got so many great segments to it you can probably find and watch individually. I wouldn't recommend the whole thing at once as it's about 3 hours.
Just cut out the part with all the teams trooping in. That lasts for ages. The rest is absolutely fantastic though and, as Paul says, the closing ceremony too! :)
The scene where the Queen was leaning over the bannister was from a reception where one of the guests had got stuck in the lift when it conked out between floors. She was watching the resulting panic. As for the Queen's language, there's a story that when she visited a prison early in her reign, the Governor (Warden) was worried that she might overhear some strong language and felt he had to forewarn her. Her reply was that she was the daughter and wife of sailors and she didn't think she'd hear anything she hadn't heard before.
The queen is known to have quite a wicked sense of humour. Not surprisingly a very British one too. The guy sitting next to her at the horse race was not a member of the family but her horse trainer. I don't think she has actually travelled outside of the country since about 2015 when she went Malta. These days because of her age other members of the royal family carry out these foreign engagements on her behalf.
She also in it made up herself the fact that she ignores him when he first comes in. Initially it was that she was supposed to talk to him when he first came in
@@LadyNikitaShark Indeed in one clip not shown here, when the old Queen Mum was alive, Elizabeth suddenly heard that her horse was running..and she set off running too, and got told off by Mummy!...
The "guy sitting next to her" when Estimate won The Gold Cup was NOT the trainer of the horse, who was Sir Michael Stoute. The man in question is called John Warren, who was her horse manager. The Queen was fanatical about horse racing, especially flat racing (whereas her mother was very much into National Hunt (jumps) racing. The Queen had many horses under her ownership, and, it is said, would read The Racing Post (the national newspaper devoted to horse racing) on a daily basis. Ownership of her horses was transferred to King Charles on her passing, sadly he does not seem to have the same passion as her.
The Queen has reigned for nearly ⅓ of the time since Americas declaration of independence, her first Prime Minister was Winston Churchill and her first President was Harry Truman. Stalin still ruled the Soviet Union when she started her reign. That’s quite a life.
Who is funnier, the Queen or Boris? Easy. The Queen is legit a legend. She once met the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, where she heard that in his country women were banned from driving. After lunch, the Queen had asked her royal guest whether he would like a tour of the estate. Prompted by his foreign minister the urbane Prince Saud, an initially hesitant Abdullah had agreed. The royal Land Rovers were drawn up in front of the castle. As instructed, the Crown Prince climbed into the front seat of the front Land Rover, his interpreter in the seat behind. To his surprise, the Queen climbed into the driving seat, turned the ignition and drove off. Women were not allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia, and Abdullah was not used to being driven by a woman, let alone a queen.His nervousness only increased as the Queen, an Army driver in wartime, accelerated the Land Rover along the narrow Scottish estate roads, talking all the time. Through his interpreter, the Crown Prince implored the Queen to slow down and concentrate on the road ahead. That's right: Queen Elizabeth basically spent an afternoon using her military-grade driving skills to haze the crown prince of Saudi Arabia. Result: Elizabeth 1, Abdullah 0. Meanwhile the racist, homophobic, humourless, crass, sentient turnip that is the Prime Minister is being investigated for 16 seperate violations during lockdown, one immediately after the Queen had needed to sit alone at her husband's funeral due to the laws Boris had passed but was actively breaking himself.
Apparently in the scene with Bond she pretended to be writing something, which wasn't scripted, and Bond cleared his throat as he didn't think she knew he was there. But she was acting all the time :)
I've a story for you...a friend who lives in Norfolk where the Queen has a residence, breeds the Labradors for the Royals..One day he was out with a pup, walking along the river, when he saw the Queen on the other side, to his horror his pup shot across the water, and jumped up at the Queen...she as usual was very gracious, but then Prince Philip came along, dug his shooting stick into the grass and hung his jacket on it..The pup went over, sniffed then peed on it!..let's just say, he wasn't as gracious in his speech!
Her father King George VI, died on February 6th 1952. The then Princess Elizabeth was in Africa on a royal tour, so she actually became Queen Elizabeth II 70 years ago on Sunday.
The old guy loitering with the cheese was Norman Wisdom, a British comedy film star. He was knighted in 2000 by the Queen, to become Sir Norman. He dies in October 2010, aged 95
I believe the first clip was her maj meeting Martin McGuiness, who had been in the provisional IRA, an organisation that tried to assassinate her, so, "I'm still alive" is both humorous and sarcasm at its finest
The piece of music is the sailors horn pipe and yes it does get faster as it’s supposed to, Philip loved it as he was in the navy and no it doesn’t go on too long
Not sure if anyone else has commented on this, but for context I'm sure the clip of her looking over a banister about 7.26 is from a behind the scenes in the palace docu series and an international ambassador and his wife are currently stuck in the lift down a level.
I think the ambassador’s wife was disabled or incapacitated in some way and the lift was broken. Prince Philip found a solution to getting the ambassador’s wife up to the formal rooms on the first floor by asking her to use the service lift. The Queen’s leaning over the bannisters to see where they’ve got to.
The clip with James Bond (Daniel Craig) was filmed for the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympics, held in the U.K.. But the clip was cut off before the funny part, so you need to watch the whole scene. Better yet, you do a reaction to the whole ceremony, which was a really good representation of Britain.
I just recall a little scenario of the Princess Elizabeth - shared by a friend in a TV interview - and a choppy sea voyage. The deck swaying, and tipping, and her response was just to hang onto a door, swinging with it and shouting "WHEEEEEEEE!" at the top of her voice!
Her Majesty has visited Australia 16 times, I saw her when I was a kid when she opened the Sydney Opera House. She would have to be in the running for the most travelled human ever I think.
The Queen apparently has a wicked sense of humour. Obviously in public it’s not seen very often. She has entertained every president apart I think Lyndon Johnson who never left the States. The first President she met was Dwight Eisenhower and her first Prime Minister was Winston Churchill. I have met her a couple of times when I was in the Royal Navy, she was lovely and such a beautiful presence. Thanks for the video, great.
I remember a speech she gave when Tony Blair was PM where she said something like, "My first Prime Minister was Winston Churchill, and you, Prime Minister, were born in the year of my coronation." That put the kid in his place.
Lyndon Johnson definitely left the States. He visited Australia twice, the second time for the memorial service for the Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt who disappeared at sea in 1967.
Prince Phillip was so funny. You should look for some of his funny moments. I remember a clip of him cursing when the photographer was taking too long.
There is a book about Prince Phillip and some of his funny moments called The Duke of Hazard. There is a story where he was attending the Independence Ceromony of one of the African colonies. As the Union Jack was being lowered at midnight he leaned over and said to the Prime Minister. "You know its not too late to change your mind"
The queen took part in a spoof at the opening of the British Olympic Games. She was seen leaving Buckingham Palace with James Bond and later appeared to jumpout of a helicopter with a parachute. It was all in good fun. The queen has a good sense of humour. This is confirmed by everyone that knows her. She is also a very warm and kind person - not at all like ske was portayed in the "Crown" series.
The Queen hasn't done many trips overseas recently even before covid as they had scaled back her commitments both in the UK and abroad with other Royals appearing on behalf of her. Previously she'd go on long tours abroad lasting over a month. They missed the Queens quip at the G7 world leaders get together in the UK. She was included in a press photo to which she quiped to the leaders ' Are we meant to look like we're enjoying ourselves?!'. Much to the amusement of the leaders. She is known for her quick wit but a lot of the time it's not caught on camera. She has used it for years to relax those that are meeting her and nervous!
Our Queen has a wicked sense of humour, she has made us smile so often. Apart from her official pictures she has photobombed a few events and even attended a wedding when she was visiting a civil building and on learning she was to be there when they married the couple invited her never expecting she would attend. Not only did she attend but she also posed with them for their official wedding photos too.
The Games that originated in Greece people wouldn't let such a reaction video stay up, if they'd let it be uploaded at all. It is safer to say Voldemort, Beetlejuice, and Bloody Mary.
The Queen is funded by the taxpayer it costs each person about £3.50 - less than a Starbucks coffee. She is very good value. She has been in a few UK visits in the past year and no foreign trips for sometime - she sends Charles or Prince William instead You might like to see videos of The Trooping of the Colour - always a great spectacle and something that The Queen used to ride in. When you commented that the Queen was wearing a crown, she was actually wearing a tiara which is like a jewelled head band worn by married women at formal evening occasions. Prince Philip also had a wicked sense of humour and when Prince Charles and Princess Anne were children and they were on the Royal Yacht Britannia, he would encourage them to fish over the side. They dutifully hung their fishing rods over the side and pulled them in when there was a tug on the line, Prince Philip had arranged with the chef to open a porthole and attach a fish to the hook. Princess Anne said that it took a long time before she realised that fish didnt come ready frozen.
Lol I have never heard that story about the fishing before, that was quite funny. I know that everyone who works and pays taxes, only pays £1.35 once a year which goes towards the Queen and working senior royals public duties only. Also the Queen and prince Charles have always paid taxes on all their private and personal income and properties the same as the rest of us. ( they don't have to, but chose to) when I say private and personal income, I am talking about money they make themselves and not from the people etc.
The Queen is the one constant many of us Brits have had throughout our whole lives. The only Head of State we have ever known. Have to admit i would love to watch a Coronation but maybe not for a few years yet - in the meantime i will make do with the Street.
In the clip where the Queen refers to the Prime Minister of Canada, she is wearing a tiara, not a crown. Also, before she thanks Justin Trudeau for making her feel old, he had made a comment about meeting her as a child when his father was Prime Minister.
I'm watching this video a day after the Queens passing......My God, how proud I am to know that she was my Queen, she did so much good for the UK and the Commonweath, and beyond. She truly was one of a kind and may her soul shine bright for evermore.
Her 'crown' at 1.18 is a tiara, known in the Household as the Vladimir tiara and belonged to Queen Mary. It is the largest tiara in the collection and between each of the rings, they can hang pearls, emeralds or rubies. The chap next to her at the races is Her racing manager.
The man who touched the Queen on the arm was Sir Norman Wisdom, a famous comedy actor who was a "national treasure". The James Bond part finished before the really funny part...when a look-alike jumped out of a helicopter, followed by James Bond, and parachuted into the opening ceremony for the 2012 Olympics. Worth checking out the whole piece. When the band played the music by the river everyone bobbed up and down because there is a tradition of doing that at the Prom concerts every year when this is played. She is an expert on horses, and used to take private trips to racing festivals. She loved her visits to the Kentucky Derby. She only gave up riding at 92.
The video of the Queen with James Bond was for the 2012 London Olympics Opening Ceremony. It had been requested to just use a double, but she insisted on doing the part herself. If you watch the complete video, Bond and the 'Queen' enter the ceremony by parachuting out of a helicopter into the grounds. She then appeared in the stands to declare the games officially open.
The Queen is, what they call over there, “Cheeky”. The Queen was doing the opening for the Olympics when she appeared with Daniel Craig. You need to watch the whole opening show. It’s funny.
The guy sitting next to her at the races is the horse’s trainer. She has a very close relationship with those who train her horses. Claire Balding who was doing the commentary is the daughter of a race horse trainer who used to train the Queen’s horses and said in an interview that the Queen visit their home to see her horses and often stay for breakfast or lunch.
Yes, it was the introduction to the countdown for the start of the 2012 Olympics held in London. You missed the bit where 'she jumps' out of the helicopter.
I was on holiday with my parents, and staying with relatives on the IOM in the early 70s. We were sat opposite Norman Wisdom in a seafront cafe, enjoying ice-cream. I remember my parents and Norman exchanging a few pleasantries. I think he retired to the IOM didn't he? 🇮🇲
The Queen did everything we did in lock down she followed everything properly in lock door we were all in it together When the Queen says ah Mr Bond it was for the 2012 Olympics that was in London and it was part of the opening she pretence to jump out of an helicopter everyone around the world thought she actually did it but obviously it was a stunt double it was really well done she was such a sport for taking part it was really funny You must find it on UA-cam you’ll love it love from Denise in Yorkshire England 🏴👏👏👏👏👑👑👸🏻👍💞💞💞
There is a fantastic tail about the Queen Mother, she was on the royal yacht when she walked into a room with 2 staff in it who were arguing. She told them off by saying, “I’m supposed to be the only queen in the room!”
The whole of the 2012 Olympic opening ceremony is on UA-cam. You could watch it all (skip the speeches & athletes coming in) and upload your reactions in separate parts. It’s amazing!
Her Majesty later quipped that she was happy to now be counted as "one of the Bond girls." Daniel Craig said he was scared stiff but wonderfully happy to play his famous role with her for the opening of the Olympics. Note: I so wish Daniel has worn an elegant overcoat with pop-up collar ... and Walther PPK 9mm-short in a shoulder holster. Okay, okay -- unloaded. A few years ago, I saw a documentary about Her Majesty recently sitting for photo portraits. The famous photographer Annie Leibovitz asked her to remove her tiara. Her Majesty was clearly not amused by this and retorted that it had taken so long that morning to get the thing on her head in the first place!
The song that is being played while the Royal party were on the barge is called a Hornpipe. It is a traditional naval tune. The Queen's father, Phillip, Charles and Andrew all did active service in the Royal Navy.
4:27 The music is the Sailor's Hornpipe (aka _Jack the Lad_ ) from Fantasia on British Songs, by Sir Henry Wood. This is often performed at Last Night of the Proms, and the Prommers bounce up and down like Prince Charles and Camiknickers Parker Bowles.
@@davidhoward2487 ..freedom of expression Mr Howard, perhaps you have enjoyed it yourself from time to time assuming you;re a British Citizen, grow up. ..perhaps Rory Bremners sketch of King Richard IIIrd looking for his horse, in the voice of Prince Charles will remind you.. "Ay horse, ay horse, my kingdomm for a horse! uummrrrgg, eerrrrr, ...Ahhh Camila!"
Bond was the opening sketch for the Olympics 2012. Where she jumped out of a plane and landed in the middle of the arena. The crowds went made. Look it up. X
The Bond thing was from the Olympics held in London in 2012. She graciously agreed to take part in this spoof where she is seen with James Bond and getting into a helicopter; later a stunt double parachuted into the Olypic arena, to great applause. There is a video of that of so you can see the whole thing I think. The queen and her sister Margaret, as girls, were very keen on putting on shows for the family, as many children like to do, and she is known to be a very good mimic still with a great sense of humour. It's unfortunate that a lot of these clips are seen out of context so the point is missed. I was just as confused as you were at times. Incidentally the music being played that went on and on is The Sailor's Hornpipe. That was the occasion of - I think - her Diamond jubilee, and she and Prince Philip stood for four hours on that boat being entertained, on a cold rainy day. She is a remarkable woman. OK I found you that clip of the James Bond stunt. ua-cam.com/video/1AS-dCdYZbo/v-deo.html
The James Bond thing was part of the London 2012 Olympic opening ceremony. Her daughter Anne dreamt it up as Anne was on the Olympic organising committee.
5:00 the tune is called the hornpipe, it's a traditional naval tune and there is an annoy dance to go along with it that I had to learn once. the idea of the hornpiep is it's a set full body exercise regeime that can be done in a small area by a lot of people (say the crew of a ship onboard a ship)
The music on the boat is the Sailors Hornpipe, which gets faster and faster, so difficult to keep up to. If you want funny moments with the Queen, watch Prince Philip, he'd made lots of jokes and gaffs in his time.
Queen has not appeared in a film. However when the Olympics were in London, she appeared with Daniel Craig in this clip at Palace. The end of the clip was Queen parachuting into the opening ceremony
I was at Royal Ascot the day that Estimate won the Gold Cup (pretty happy myself cos I had a few quid on him too). The man next to the the Queen is John Warren who is her racing manager. The Queen loves horses and keeps and breeds some herself. The Royal Ascot meeting is amazing and a great day out. The clip of her with James Bond was from London 2012 Olympic opening ceremony..
Canadian Prime Minister joke: The current PM is Justin Trudeau, the son of Pierre Trudeau who was Canadian PM 1980-1984 (she’d been Queen for 30 years already when he was sworn in). During which time Pierre helped secure additional sovereignty over Canada for the Canadian people. So, she’s had both father and son report to her. That’s why he makes her feel old.
don't know if anyone has already identified the music, where people were bobbing about. It is the 'Sailor's Hornpipe' and on 'the last night of the proms' (final night of a month long series of Promenade Concerts) it is traditionally played and the 'promenaders' (i.e. standing audience) all bob and join in with party poppers
The guy next to the queen was Porchie her horse trainer and good friend. Rumours suggested it became romantic, but all maintained it was just their shared love of horses that they spent a lot of time together. He must have done a good job as her filly won the cup :)
When Estimate won the gold cup the man sitting next to her was her racing manager, a bit later in the clip he was so excited that he was man handling her majesty, and had to be reminded that thats not really supposed to happen.
The tall footman, Paul Whybrew, in the scene with Her Majesty and Daniel Craig, was the one that apprehended an intruder who broke into her private bedroom in Buckingham palace in 1982.
The song played by the orchestra on the barge, is the theme tune to Blue Peter which is the longest running children's program her in the UK which started in 1958 and the shows logo is a ship.
The Queen has actually met all US Presidents sínce Truman, except for Johnson (she met Truman while visiting the US as a princess before her accession, though he was President for most of the first year of her reign).
The Queen with James Bond was Actually a part of the opening ceremony for the Olympics in London 2012. You reallyyyy need to watch the clip! The whole ceremony was impressive to be fair!
That was certainly a highlight of the 2012 opening ceremony.
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Can't believe it will be 10 years this year. I remember the cynical dreading a very embarrassing ceremony, and pathetic after Beijing 2008. That was impossible to out-do on scale & money, instead we had a very unique ceremony - and i think so much (British) humour throughout, not just the Queen/Bond but also Mr Bean, and the closing ceremony also Eric Idle. Genius!
@@KathleenMc73 Especially "Pandemonium" the smoke stacks rising etc....
A perfect British punch line.
The story that gets me was when the Queen was at Balmoral and walking on the estate escorted by a police officer one day, when they encountered some American tourists staying in the next property. They didn't recognise her and one asked if she'd met the Queen. Without a beat she replied "I haven't, but he has." pointing to her officer. (priceless lmao)
That sounds hilarious!
I've heard that before too
There is a video clip of the officer telling the story. It's quite funny.
That continues. The American then asked" What's she like"? The detective, knowing the Queen's sense of humour said, " She can be a bit cantankerous, but she isn't too bad".
The man then gave his camera to the Queen, and asked her to take a photo of him and the officer, She said when they'd gone she would love to be a fly on the wall when they get them developed and recognise her, if they do.
The first clip, when she says "I'm still alive" to Martin McGuinness. Martin McGuinness was a very high ranking member (allegedly) of the IRA. He was a member of Sinn Fein, the political wing of the IRA. An organisation that murdered her Great Uncle, Lord Mountbatten and would have attempted to kill her if they could. So that "I'm still alive" was not just a funny comment it was a very direct jab at him.
nothing "allegedly" about it, he was a PROVEN terrorist and murderer
If an organisation puts a bomb in a rubbish bin which kills children, that is terrorism.
@@paul1mcgarry "Some might call the UK a thousand year old terrorist organisation." - _some_ might be morons completely disconnected from reality. But the Ireland was an Axis power, so..
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But if that rubbish bin bomb is exchanged for a drone it is justified because reasons.
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The context about the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, is that his father, Pierre, was also the Prime Minister of Canada many years ago. So, she had met the current PM when he was a small child in the 1970s and his father was PM.
She's pure class. I absolutely love our queen. ,The reason she was with bond,was the opening of the 2012 Olympics in London 🇬🇧🌹
She's not been in James Bond. It was a part of 2012 Olympic opening ceremony. She is a great woman and we're lucky to have her.
Yeah i was delighted with the opening ceremony. But the we had such low expectations 😁
The story I like is when she was in a corner shop near Sandringham and was approached by another customer who said to her she looked like the queen. The queen replied "that's very reassuring ".
When some arabic royaly visited britain and one of the castles, she objected tastefully against their policy of not letting women drive by driving them around the castle premises herself.
Genious.
she also drove like a mad woman and scared the guy half to death, her sense of humor is often quite wicked lol.
She would also change wheels and do minor field repairs her self since in her own words "It is Special Branches job to Protect the Queen, not keep her Car Running"
@@glenmcinnes4824 Bless her heart...
@@davidhoward2487 she was in the MTC during the War, her instructors said that she was a better mechanic than most Apprentices they had, one Mech Engineering professor said she was a better than most of his students.
It was the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia that she drove around and that was at Balmoral up in Scotland.
What a great lady Queen Elizabeth is. She is a fantastic head of state. I cannot imagine her not being my queen. She's pure class. I enjoyed your post. 😊
"Do you write it in your own hand"?
"Yes. I can't write it any other way". 🤣🤣
I'm sure the reporter meant as opposed to it being typed, but I loved HM's response. She's very quick witted.
Priceless! 😂
The guy laughing with her when her horse won the race was her head race horse trainer.
He is responsible for all the queens race horses
Ahh ok that makes since
Another note on the horse race--- she was to present the cup to the winning owner, but how can you present the cup to yourself???? That's why she was in hysterics, because it's physically not possible to award yourself the cup. What a predicament!!!! Totally rarest moment ever.
Take away the pomp, the traditions and the stiff upper lip, and the Queen is like everyone else, she has problems like we do, she loves, she loses, yeah, she's worth a bit due to the role obviously, but born into a job she never asked for, but does that job sooooo well. But she's human like everyone else, and at certain times, the royal curtain falls for an instant, and you see the real her... And she seem like a real good'un, she marches on through thick and thin, and some of the stuff her family put her through, she needs to award herself a medal just for that alone.
Bless her, she's been the UK's constant rock for all these years!
May God save our Queen :) 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
The Queen has a great sense of humour! One day many years ago she's out walking in the Scottish countryside around Balmoral, accompanied by some security officers. An American couple vacationing in Scotland are out lost on a hike, and at some point they cross fairly close to the Queen and her entourage. The security guys are cautious but they allow the couple to approach within shouting distance without incident. "Hi there, are you from around these parts?" the husband shouts across the moor to the Queen? "Well," she shouts back, "I have a house near here." "Oh, so, have you ever met the Queen?" asks the American. "No," replies the Queen, grinning, and pointing at her security officer she adds; "but he has".
The London 2012 opening is a great piece of art. It's got so many great segments to it you can probably find and watch individually. I wouldn't recommend the whole thing at once as it's about 3 hours.
The closing ceremony too! 👍🇬🇧
Just cut out the part with all the teams trooping in. That lasts for ages. The rest is absolutely fantastic though and, as Paul says, the closing ceremony too! :)
The scene where the Queen was leaning over the bannister was from a reception where one of the guests had got stuck in the lift when it conked out between floors. She was watching the resulting panic.
As for the Queen's language, there's a story that when she visited a prison early in her reign, the Governor (Warden) was worried that she might overhear some strong language and felt he had to forewarn her. Her reply was that she was the daughter and wife of sailors and she didn't think she'd hear anything she hadn't heard before.
The queen is known to have quite a wicked sense of humour. Not surprisingly a very British one too. The guy sitting next to her at the horse race was not a member of the family but her horse trainer. I don't think she has actually travelled outside of the country since about 2015 when she went Malta. These days because of her age other members of the royal family carry out these foreign engagements on her behalf.
She really looked Ike she was having fun.
She also in it made up herself the fact that she ignores him when he first comes in. Initially it was that she was supposed to talk to him when he first came in
@@LadyNikitaShark Indeed in one clip not shown here, when the old Queen Mum was alive, Elizabeth suddenly heard that her horse was running..and she set off running too, and got told off by Mummy!...
The "guy sitting next to her" when Estimate won The Gold Cup was NOT the trainer of the horse, who was Sir Michael Stoute. The man in question is called John Warren, who was her horse manager. The Queen was fanatical about horse racing, especially flat racing (whereas her mother was very much into National Hunt (jumps) racing. The Queen had many horses under her ownership, and, it is said, would read The Racing Post (the national newspaper devoted to horse racing) on a daily basis. Ownership of her horses was transferred to King Charles on her passing, sadly he does not seem to have the same passion as her.
The Queen has reigned for nearly ⅓ of the time since Americas declaration of independence, her first Prime Minister was Winston Churchill and her first President was Harry Truman. Stalin still ruled the Soviet Union when she started her reign. That’s quite a life.
Who is funnier, the Queen or Boris? Easy. The Queen is legit a legend.
She once met the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, where she heard that in his country women were banned from driving. After lunch, the Queen had asked her royal guest whether he would like a tour of the estate. Prompted by his foreign minister the urbane Prince Saud, an initially hesitant Abdullah had agreed. The royal Land Rovers were drawn up in front of the castle. As instructed, the Crown Prince climbed into the front seat of the front Land Rover, his interpreter in the seat behind.
To his surprise, the Queen climbed into the driving seat, turned the ignition and drove off. Women were not allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia, and Abdullah was not used to being driven by a woman, let alone a queen.His nervousness only increased as the Queen, an Army driver in wartime, accelerated the Land Rover along the narrow Scottish estate roads, talking all the time. Through his interpreter, the Crown Prince implored the Queen to slow down and concentrate on the road ahead.
That's right: Queen Elizabeth basically spent an afternoon using her military-grade driving skills to haze the crown prince of Saudi Arabia.
Result: Elizabeth 1, Abdullah 0.
Meanwhile the racist, homophobic, humourless, crass, sentient turnip that is the Prime Minister is being investigated for 16 seperate violations during lockdown, one immediately after the Queen had needed to sit alone at her husband's funeral due to the laws Boris had passed but was actively breaking himself.
One you laugh with, the other you laugh at.
Apparently in the scene with Bond she pretended to be writing something, which wasn't scripted, and Bond cleared his throat as he didn't think she knew he was there. But she was acting all the time :)
She actually asked shouldn't I say something? As manners don't let someone just stand in silence
I've a story for you...a friend who lives in Norfolk where the Queen has a residence, breeds the Labradors for the Royals..One day he was out with a pup, walking along the river, when he saw the Queen on the other side, to his horror his pup shot across the water, and jumped up at the Queen...she as usual was very gracious, but then Prince Philip came along, dug his shooting stick into the grass and hung his jacket on it..The pup went over, sniffed then peed on it!..let's just say, he wasn't as gracious in his speech!
Her father King George VI, died on February 6th 1952. The then Princess Elizabeth was in Africa on a royal tour, so she actually became Queen Elizabeth II 70 years ago on Sunday.
In two days time it will have been 70 years on that very dad it’s crazy to think about
The old guy loitering with the cheese was Norman Wisdom, a British comedy film star. He was knighted in 2000 by the Queen, to become Sir Norman. He dies in October 2010, aged 95
I believe the first clip was her maj meeting Martin McGuiness, who had been in the provisional IRA, an organisation that tried to assassinate her, so, "I'm still alive" is both humorous and sarcasm at its finest
The piece of music is the sailors horn pipe and yes it does get faster as it’s supposed to, Philip loved it as he was in the navy and no it doesn’t go on too long
...it also has a set of rude words that every sailor knows :-)
I think everything went on too long on that day tho. It was so cold and wet for her diamond jubilee celebrations.
Not sure if anyone else has commented on this, but for context I'm sure the clip of her looking over a banister about 7.26 is from a behind the scenes in the palace docu series and an international ambassador and his wife are currently stuck in the lift down a level.
I think the ambassador’s wife was disabled or incapacitated in some way and the lift was broken. Prince Philip found a solution to getting the ambassador’s wife up to the formal rooms on the first floor by asking her to use the service lift. The Queen’s leaning over the bannisters to see where they’ve got to.
The clip with James Bond (Daniel Craig) was filmed for the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympics, held in the U.K.. But the clip was cut off before the funny part, so you need to watch the whole scene. Better yet, you do a reaction to the whole ceremony, which was a really good representation of Britain.
I just recall a little scenario of the Princess Elizabeth - shared by a friend in a TV interview - and a choppy sea voyage. The deck swaying, and tipping, and her response was just to hang onto a door, swinging with it and shouting "WHEEEEEEEE!" at the top of her voice!
Her Majesty has visited Australia 16 times, I saw her when I was a kid when she opened the Sydney Opera House. She would have to be in the running for the most travelled human ever I think.
The Queen apparently has a wicked sense of humour. Obviously in public it’s not seen very often. She has entertained every president apart I think Lyndon Johnson who never left the States. The first President she met was Dwight Eisenhower and her first Prime Minister was Winston Churchill. I have met her a couple of times when I was in the Royal Navy, she was lovely and such a beautiful presence. Thanks for the video, great.
I remember a speech she gave when Tony Blair was PM where she said something like, "My first Prime Minister was Winston Churchill, and you, Prime Minister, were born in the year of my coronation." That put the kid in his place.
Lyndon Johnson definitely left the States. He visited Australia twice, the second time for the memorial service for the Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt who disappeared at sea in 1967.
Prince Phillip was so funny. You should look for some of his funny moments. I remember a clip of him cursing when the photographer was taking too long.
Prince Philip had a brillliant dry sense of humour and often used it to put people at ease.
There is a book about Prince Phillip and some of his funny moments called The Duke of Hazard. There is a story where he was attending the Independence Ceromony of one of the African colonies. As the Union Jack was being lowered at midnight he leaned over and said to the Prime Minister. "You know its not too late to change your mind"
The queen took part in a spoof at the opening of the British Olympic Games. She was seen leaving Buckingham Palace with James Bond and later appeared to jumpout of a helicopter with a parachute. It was all in good fun. The queen has a good sense of humour. This is confirmed by everyone that knows her. She is also a very warm and kind person - not at all like ske was portayed in the "Crown" series.
And apparently no-one in the RF knew about the sketch, so it was a surprise to them when they saw it live at the Olympic Stadium.
And a great mimic apparently, often amusing her friends with impersonations of other world leaders.
@@KathleenMc73 It was reported that she'd insisted on a speaking part when asked to be in the clip with James Bond.
The Queen hasn't done many trips overseas recently even before covid as they had scaled back her commitments both in the UK and abroad with other Royals appearing on behalf of her. Previously she'd go on long tours abroad lasting over a month.
They missed the Queens quip at the G7 world leaders get together in the UK. She was included in a press photo to which she quiped to the leaders ' Are we meant to look like we're enjoying ourselves?!'. Much to the amusement of the leaders. She is known for her quick wit but a lot of the time it's not caught on camera. She has used it for years to relax those that are meeting her and nervous!
Gotta train up the new people
Our Queen has a wicked sense of humour, she has made us smile so often.
Apart from her official pictures she has photobombed a few events and even attended a wedding when she was visiting a civil building and on learning she was to be there when they married the couple invited her never expecting she would attend.
Not only did she attend but she also posed with them for their official wedding photos too.
The Bond thing was the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympics. It was an amazing opening ceremony, you should do a reaction to it.
The Games that originated in Greece people wouldn't let such a reaction video stay up, if they'd let it be uploaded at all. It is safer to say Voldemort, Beetlejuice, and Bloody Mary.
The Queen is funded by the taxpayer it costs each person about £3.50 - less than a Starbucks coffee. She is very good value. She has been in a few UK visits in the past year and no foreign trips for sometime - she sends Charles or Prince William instead
You might like to see videos of The Trooping of the Colour - always a great spectacle and something that The Queen used to ride in.
When you commented that the Queen was wearing a crown, she was actually wearing a tiara which is like a jewelled head band worn by married women at formal evening occasions.
Prince Philip also had a wicked sense of humour and when Prince Charles and Princess Anne were children and they were on the Royal Yacht Britannia, he would encourage them to fish over the side. They dutifully hung their fishing rods over the side and pulled them in when there was a tug on the line, Prince Philip had arranged with the chef to open a porthole and attach a fish to the hook. Princess Anne said that it took a long time before she realised that fish didnt come ready frozen.
Lol I have never heard that story about the fishing before, that was quite funny.
I know that everyone who works and pays taxes, only pays £1.35 once a year which goes towards the Queen and working senior royals public duties only. Also the Queen and prince Charles have always paid taxes on all their private and personal income and properties the same as the rest of us. ( they don't have to, but chose to) when I say private and personal income, I am talking about money they make themselves and not from the people etc.
The Queen is the one constant many of us Brits have had throughout our whole lives. The only Head of State we have ever known. Have to admit i would love to watch a Coronation but maybe not for a few years yet - in the meantime i will make do with the Street.
The clip with "Bond" was a little play at the opening of the 2012 Olympics (a double parachuted into the stadium dressed as the Queen)
A double?? Now you've spoilt if. :(
@@richardhunter7363 It's "movie magic", the stars don't often do their own stunts (especially at 90 y.o.)
Lol wow that's funny
I think shes marvellous but then I'm old school , 70yrs of duty to her people and country no mean feat bless her 🙂
Oh I love our Queen. She has a great sense of humour 😁
As did Phillip, I bet they enjoyed many laughs together. 😁
I love the London Olympic opening ceremony. I may be biased but it's the best one I have seen. The ones since have been very dull.
The Bond scene was part of the London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony, and is worth a watch all the way through
The Queen and James Bond part of the opening of the 2012
Olympics in London. Which zero Americans seemed to have watched at the time lol.
I’m a Canadian and I love our Queen.
In the clip where the Queen refers to the Prime Minister of Canada, she is wearing a tiara, not a crown.
Also, before she thanks Justin Trudeau for making her feel old, he had made a comment about meeting her as a child when his father was Prime Minister.
I'm watching this video a day after the Queens passing......My God, how proud I am to know that she was my Queen, she did so much good for the UK and the Commonweath, and beyond. She truly was one of a kind and may her soul shine bright for evermore.
Her 'crown' at 1.18 is a tiara, known in the Household as the Vladimir tiara and belonged to Queen Mary. It is the largest tiara in the collection and between each of the rings, they can hang pearls, emeralds or rubies.
The chap next to her at the races is Her racing manager.
The man who touched the Queen on the arm was Sir Norman Wisdom, a famous comedy actor who was a "national treasure". The James Bond part finished before the really funny part...when a look-alike jumped out of a helicopter, followed by James Bond, and parachuted into the opening ceremony for the 2012 Olympics. Worth checking out the whole piece. When the band played the music by the river everyone bobbed up and down because there is a tradition of doing that at the Prom concerts every year when this is played. She is an expert on horses, and used to take private trips to racing festivals. She loved her visits to the Kentucky Derby. She only gave up riding at 92.
The video of the Queen with James Bond was for the 2012 London Olympics Opening Ceremony. It had been requested to just use a double, but she insisted on doing the part herself. If you watch the complete video, Bond and the 'Queen' enter the ceremony by parachuting out of a helicopter into the grounds. She then appeared in the stands to declare the games officially open.
I agree,the Olympics was amazing,but,she has always been amazing,such a great lady,makes me proud to be British
The Queen is, what they call over there, “Cheeky”. The Queen was doing the opening for the Olympics when she appeared with Daniel Craig. You need to watch the whole opening show. It’s funny.
Love the Queen's sense of humour. Oh btw we do have baseball, but here it's called Rounders. The queen is far more funnier than Boris by far.
The guy sitting next to her at the races is the horse’s trainer. She has a very close relationship with those who train her horses. Claire Balding who was doing the commentary is the daughter of a race horse trainer who used to train the Queen’s horses and said in an interview that the Queen visit their home to see her horses and often stay for breakfast or lunch.
She wasn't in a Bond film but in a short program for the London Olympics
Yes, it was the introduction to the countdown for the start of the 2012 Olympics held in London. You missed the bit where 'she jumps' out of the helicopter.
The Queen adored Norman Wisdom, he was probably her favourite comedian
I was on holiday with my parents, and staying with relatives on the IOM in the early 70s. We were sat opposite Norman Wisdom in a seafront cafe, enjoying ice-cream. I remember my parents and Norman exchanging a few pleasantries. I think he retired to the IOM didn't he? 🇮🇲
The Queen did everything we did in lock down she followed everything properly in lock door we were all in it together When the Queen says ah Mr Bond it was for the 2012 Olympics that was in London and it was part of the opening she pretence to jump out of an helicopter everyone around the world thought she actually did it but obviously it was a stunt double it was really well done she was such a sport for taking part it was really funny You must find it on UA-cam you’ll love it love from Denise in Yorkshire England 🏴👏👏👏👏👑👑👸🏻👍💞💞💞
There is a fantastic tail about the Queen Mother, she was on the royal yacht when she walked into a room with 2 staff in it who were arguing. She told them off by saying, “I’m supposed to be the only queen in the room!”
The whole of the 2012 Olympic opening ceremony is on UA-cam. You could watch it all (skip the speeches & athletes coming in) and upload your reactions in separate parts. It’s amazing!
For those wondering, the song on the yacht was the Sailor's Hornpipe. And that was Charles bouncing to the tune, not Phillip.
Her Majesty later quipped that she was happy to now be counted as "one of the Bond girls." Daniel Craig said he was scared stiff but wonderfully happy to play his famous role with her for the opening of the Olympics. Note: I so wish Daniel has worn an elegant overcoat with pop-up collar ... and Walther PPK 9mm-short in a shoulder holster. Okay, okay -- unloaded.
A few years ago, I saw a documentary about Her Majesty recently sitting for photo portraits. The famous photographer Annie Leibovitz asked her to remove her tiara. Her Majesty was clearly not amused by this and retorted that it had taken so long that morning to get the thing on her head in the first place!
The song that is being played while the Royal party were on the barge is called a Hornpipe. It is a traditional naval tune. The Queen's father, Phillip, Charles and Andrew all did active service in the Royal Navy.
Loved seeing the clip of Concorde in this video. Aviation royalty which both The Queen and The duke of Edinburgh loved to travel on.
The Queen in bond was for the opening of the Olympics 2012 held in London...its worth a watch of the full thing xxx
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10:07 Strangely, Rounders and Netball are played almost exclusively by girls of school age! and neither has ever been a spectator sport 😎
4:27 The music is the Sailor's Hornpipe (aka _Jack the Lad_ ) from Fantasia on British Songs, by Sir Henry Wood. This is often performed at Last Night of the Proms, and the Prommers bounce up and down like Prince Charles and Camiknickers Parker Bowles.
Bit more respect wouldn't go adrift from you.
@@davidhoward2487 ..freedom of expression Mr Howard, perhaps you have enjoyed it yourself from time to time assuming you;re a British Citizen, grow up.
..perhaps Rory Bremners sketch of King Richard IIIrd looking for his horse, in the voice of Prince Charles will remind you..
"Ay horse, ay horse, my kingdomm for a horse! uummrrrgg, eerrrrr, ...Ahhh Camila!"
The scene with James Bond was a skit that was done for the London Olympics opening ceremony in 2012.
Bond was the opening sketch for the Olympics 2012. Where she jumped out of a plane and landed in the middle of the arena. The crowds went made. Look it up. X
Don't forget baseball started in the UK but the Yanks started beating us at it so we stuck to cricket so we can loose like gentlemen!!
The Bond thing was from the Olympics held in London in 2012. She graciously agreed to take part in this spoof where she is seen with James Bond and getting into a helicopter; later a stunt double parachuted into the Olypic arena, to great applause. There is a video of that of so you can see the whole thing I think. The queen and her sister Margaret, as girls, were very keen on putting on shows for the family, as many children like to do, and she is known to be a very good mimic still with a great sense of humour. It's unfortunate that a lot of these clips are seen out of context so the point is missed. I was just as confused as you were at times. Incidentally the music being played that went on and on is The Sailor's Hornpipe. That was the occasion of - I think - her Diamond jubilee, and she and Prince Philip stood for four hours on that boat being entertained, on a cold rainy day. She is a remarkable woman. OK I found you that clip of the James Bond stunt. ua-cam.com/video/1AS-dCdYZbo/v-deo.html
I’ve heard that the Queen is really good at doing accents or mimicking people. 😊
I have also heard that. Of course it wouldn't be royal to do that in public!
Her last trip was Malta 7 years ago - over the years she has travelled over a million miles on official visits
The James Bond thing was part of the London 2012 Olympic opening ceremony. Her daughter Anne dreamt it up as Anne was on the Olympic organising committee.
5:00 the tune is called the hornpipe, it's a traditional naval tune and there is an annoy dance to go along with it that I had to learn once.
the idea of the hornpiep is it's a set full body exercise regeime that can be done in a small area by a lot of people (say the crew of a ship onboard a ship)
It's a very catchy song for sure
The music on the boat is the Sailors Hornpipe, which gets faster and faster, so difficult to keep up to. If you want funny moments with the Queen, watch Prince Philip, he'd made lots of jokes and gaffs in his time.
Queen has not appeared in a film. However when the Olympics were in London, she appeared with Daniel Craig in this clip at Palace. The end of the clip was Queen parachuting into the opening ceremony
I was at Royal Ascot the day that Estimate won the Gold Cup (pretty happy myself cos I had a few quid on him too). The man next to the the Queen is John Warren who is her racing manager. The Queen loves horses and keeps and breeds some herself. The Royal Ascot meeting is amazing and a great day out. The clip of her with James Bond was from London 2012 Olympic opening ceremony..
That fella next to the Queen watching her horse win, was her horse trainer. He ended up being a very close friend of the Queen.
She was a great fan of Norman Wisdom. When she made him a Sir, he made her laugh.
Canadian Prime Minister joke:
The current PM is Justin Trudeau, the son of Pierre Trudeau who was Canadian PM 1980-1984 (she’d been Queen for 30 years already when he was sworn in). During which time Pierre helped secure additional sovereignty over Canada for the Canadian people.
So, she’s had both father and son report to her.
That’s why he makes her feel old.
don't know if anyone has already identified the music, where people were bobbing about. It is the 'Sailor's Hornpipe' and on 'the last night of the proms' (final night of a month long series of Promenade Concerts) it is traditionally played and the 'promenaders' (i.e. standing audience) all bob and join in with party poppers
The guy next to the queen was Porchie her horse trainer and good friend.
Rumours suggested it became romantic, but all maintained it was just their shared love of horses that they spent a lot of time together. He must have done a good job as her filly won the cup :)
That was John Warren, her manager in 2013, not yet featured in the Crown!!
@Geoff Al my mistake - they look similar, and with it being the horse racing, I did not even think of others.
When Estimate won the gold cup the man sitting next to her was her racing manager, a bit later in the clip he was so excited that he was man handling her majesty, and had to be reminded that thats not really supposed to happen.
It's the winner of Britain's Got Talent who get to perform at the Royal Variety Performance.
The scene with Bond was the opening of the 2012 London Olympics
That wasn't a crown 👑 it was a tiara.
I think that is the Vladimir Tiara that you were admiring.
Her sarcasm is the best bit about her
I regret to inform you both, as well as your viewers, that her majesty has passed. She will be sorely and dearly missed.
The tall footman, Paul Whybrew, in the scene with Her Majesty and Daniel Craig, was the one that apprehended an intruder who broke into her private bedroom in Buckingham palace in 1982.
The bond thing was the Olympic opening ceremonies
The guy with HM at Royal Ascot was not a royal, but is the Steward of Royal Ascot, and HM's horse trainer.
if you look into the hiostory of baseball you will find out that it was invented here in the UK derived from the game of rounders
That bit with bond was the opening of the Olympics and yes that was the real queen
The song played by the orchestra on the barge, is the theme tune to Blue Peter which is the longest running children's program her in the UK which started in 1958 and the shows logo is a ship.
6:21 That's John Warren, The Queen's Racing Manager and Bloodstock Advisor.
As well as her horses in training, Her Majesty also has racing pigeons and an official trainer at her Sandringham, Norfolk estate.
The Queen has actually met all US Presidents sínce Truman, except for Johnson (she met Truman while visiting the US as a princess before her accession, though he was President for most of the first year of her reign).
THANK YOU .... I LUVE OUR QUEEN ...MOST ICON OF MY LIFETIME X
The Queen & James Bond parachuted into the London Olympics 2012