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Queen’s humorous encounter with policeman who didn’t recognise her while driving

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Queen’s humorous encounter with policeman who didn’t recognise

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An “inexperienced” policeman made the unfortunate mistake of stopping the Queen’s driver and demanding his licence after failing to understand why the official vehicle lacked number plates.

Since the terrible news of Queen Elizabeth II’s passing on Thursday afternoon, mourning royal admirers from all over the world have sent moving tributes to her. Thousands of people have gathered to pay their respects at royal locations throughout the UK, including Balmoral and the Palace of Holyrood House. She has been affectionately referred to as the “nation’s granny.”

Those who were fortunate enough to have interacted with the Queen, whether it was through a long working relationship or a brief encounter at an event, have always acknowledged the late monarch’s exceptional capacity for putting others at ease. Throughout her rule, she remained steadfastly formal yet occasionally showed a hint of humour.

One such incident came to light when a police officer made the regrettable error of failing to recognise the Queen as she rode in her official car with her daughter, Princess Anne, down The Mall to Buckingham Palace.

The untrained cop even reportedly asked the Queen’s driver for his driver’s licence after pulling him up, according to The Mail.

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Author and writer Penny Junor stated in a newspaper article: “The young man had probably observed the car had no number plate but obviously had not recognised the Royal emblem on its roof.

The driver pointed over his shoulder to indicate that he had someone special in the back in an effort to spare the policeman’s embarrassment.

The revered monarch’s response was amusing and sympathetic as she unsuccessfully attempted to prevent the rookie officer from blushing.

Junor continued, “The cop who blundered on missed the hint. The Queen instructed Anne to follow suit as she slipped down onto the car’s floor to disappear from view, as she was equally eager to spare everyone from shame.

“The driver continued to gesticulate until finally the penny dropped”.

The Queen had previously had to speak with someone who didn’t know who she was despite being one of the most recognisable figures in the world.
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Similar awkwardness occurred when two American tourists ran into the monarch on her Scottish residence and didn’t recognise her.
Richard Griffin, the late Monarch’s former protection officer, recently made an appearance on Sky News and detailed what transpired when the two hikers made the terrible error.
Griffin and the Queen were strolling over the grounds of their favourite Scottish residence, Balmoral Castle, when they stumbled across the American visitors.
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Her Majesty was amused as she continued to fool the hikers when they even went so far as to inquire if she had met the Queen.
Following a brief conversation, the American stated to the monarch,  ‘Well if you’ve been coming up here for 80 years, you must have met the Queen?’
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Griffin then explained: “As quick as a flash, she said ‘Well I haven’t but Dick here meets her regularly'”.

The American couple, still baffled, requested a picture with the Queen on the premises.

The hikers still hadn’t noticed when Griffin quickly switched places with Her Majesty to take a picture of them with the Queen.

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