Eight times Queen showed her brutal sense of humour – including to a US president
dailystar.co.ukQueen's formal public appearance fool you – in private our Monarch has got a cheeky side and a cracking sense of humour.Instead of Christmas presents, the Queen is said to encourage joke gifts and was once rumoured to have loved the present of a singing hamster from the Duchess of Sussex.She is even known to like a good prank even when she is on the receiving end of the joke.She has also become well known for her witty one-liners.
As the nation comes together to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee we look at eight of the Monarch's funny one liners, from a witty dig directed at President George W Bush to a particularly scathing comeback to a cousin-in-law.Find out everything you need to know about the Platinum Jubilee by clicking here.The Queen was walking around the grounds of Balmoral with her protection officer when she bumped into some American tourists who clearly didn't recognise her.One asked her “Have you ever met the Queen?” “No,” she replied and then pointed at her protection officer. “But he has.”At the 2016 Chelsea Flower Show, a gardener told Her Majesty how lilies of the valley have poisonous traits.
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