The Crown: The Queen spills the beans on George and Charlotte’s mischief
The Queen – looking blinking resplendent in a green floral frock – shared some cute and relatable details about her great-grandchildren in a just-screened documentary.
“It always looks jolly”
The monarch appears with Sir David Attenborough in The Queen’s Green Planet, a program about nature conversation. She meandered about the 40-acre palace garden chatting, during an unscripted 90-minute tour, part of this new ITV programme focusing on the Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy project.
Speaking to senior castle attendant, Neil Turner about the palace Christmas tree, she noted: “It’s an interesting fat one isn’t it?”
Neil explained he’d carefully decorated the tree, and the Queen responds – slightly apologetically – for some relatable festive hijinks:
“Yes, that is always the problem, the children [Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Mia Tindall] love knocking those [decorations] off. Well my great-grandchildren do, anyway they enjoy themselves.”
She has a hands-on strategy for ensuring this doesn’t happen down the track though.
“The great thing is to make them decorate it and they’re a bit more careful,” she advises, confirming “It always looks jolly.”
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“Let’s give her a plant”
As the monarch later chats to David Attenborough on screen, the nature-loving pair discuss the inappropriate position of the Palace sundial (in the shade, oh my god!) and the perfect present for a queen.
The Queen admits she really is “difficult to buy for” – one reason why Duchess Kate gifted her homemade chutney for Christmas one year.
“I imagine you must be given quite a lot of roses,” David queries.
“I’ve been quite difficult to give presents to,” she says, going on to explain, “So they’ve said, ‘Oh, let’s give her a plant!'”
I can’t imagine what the very best gift for a queen might be, but am guessing you can’t go wrong with something corgi-emblazoned!
The Queen’s newest great-grandchild is due to arrive any day now, with London’s St Mary’s Hospital on standby for Prince William and Duchess Kate’s third baby.
