Prince Andrew, speaking in a documentary about his mother says that she often leaves the room to watch her annual Christmas speech alone. According to the Duke of York the Christmas lunch is well timed to finish at 2.45pm ready for the family to gather at 3.00pm to watch the speech on television.
However, one writer in the Daily Mail has claimed the reason Her Majesty retires to a separate room is that she is genuinely shy and feels embarrassed to watch herself on television when the rest of the family are gathered.
I find this very sweet indeed. That one of the most famous - and respected - women in the world, who has served her country for well over sixty years, has made some groundbreaking speeches is too shy to watch herself on television when her family are with her.
I have a new found respect for HM. Having watched all the episodes of 'Monarchy: A Royal Family At Work, you get to see the very human side to the Queen. She smiles, laughs, is serious and, according to the programme, enjoys going through the artwork that children do for her when she comes to visit. She is a human being and a dignified one at that.
It will be a very sad day when we loose our Queen, because I, for one, have fallen in love with her since seeing her so closely on the television. And, unlike the 'grey men' who work in the palace, she is kind, generous, giving and loyal. It's really hard not to like her.
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