There’s always been speculation about what ‘secret signals’ Queen Elizabeth II would use when she was ready to leave an event – but now one seems to have been confirmed.
, with mourners gathering in their thousands to lay flowers and pay their respects.
Following the death of Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, many people who worked closely with her have been sharing their favourite anecdotes, including a former footman. Ian Scott Hunter worked as a footman for the Queen for eight years, meaning he was able to pick up her little quirks and became familiar with mannerisms the general public might not pick up on.
Speaking on a special episode of Antiques Roadshow onboard the Royal Yacht Britannia, which ‘celebrated the reign and long life of Her Majesty the Queen’, he shared what the Queen would do to signal that she was ready to retire from an occasion.The Queen was often spotted with a bright coloured lipstick, which tended to complement her equally vibrant outfits, but there was sometimes a reason for her applying it.
‘So, of course, they would all get their bits and bobs together and Her Majesty stands up, so they’re all ready and prepared.’
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