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Elizabeth Hurley, 57, has never made a secret of her royalist feelings and appreciation for the Queen - and she even stars as the fictional Queen of England in Netflix drama The Royals. However, now, the time has come for Liz to mourn the death of the real-life Queen who shared her first name."Cut from a cloth that has long been discontinued.

An ex-protection officer has revealed a previously unknown detail about how Queen Elizabeth II reacted when her granddaughter, Zara Tindall, bagged an Olympic medal. Since she was too anxious to watch the event live, she instead celebrated in a special way.

The late Queen's cheeky side was often hidden, but those close to her have shared stories of her quick wit and funny remarks behind the scenes. One person who got to see this playful side was former Prime Minister Boris Johnson during a private meeting. In Robert Hardman's book, Charles III: New King, New Court.The Inside Story, it's revealed that Boris once told the Queen about a dream where he was late for a meeting with her.

“Punking” put Ashton Kutcher to shame.Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II at 96 on Thursday, the royal’s friends and admirers came forward in droves to reminisce about her countless iconic moments. One of the more hilarious tales, shared by her bodyguard at the Queen’s Jubilee, came after the quick-witted monarch trolled two US tourists who didn’t recognize her at her own home.“There were two hikers coming towards us and the Queen would always stop and say hello,” former Protection Officer Richard Griffin told SKY News in a resurfaced clip about the uproarious encounter, which occurred while he was walking with Her Majesty outside Balmoral Castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.Cue the “Undercover Boss” theme song! As the monarch was wearing a headscarf and a tweed jacket at the time, the tourists assumed she was just another visitor.

The Queen left her protection officers in stitches with a cheeky prank on American tourists who didn't recognise her. A story told by former royal protection officer Richard Griffin has gone viral again following the death of Queen Elizabeth II at the age of 96 on Thursday.

The Queen was widely known to have a wicked sense of humour and since news of her death yesterday one of Her Majesty's funniest jokes has resurfaced and gone viral.

Those who attended the Duke of Edinburgh's memorial service this morning were discussing Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's absence with the late royal's former protection officer describing their excuse for not attending as "nonsense".