King Charles has revealed his biggest regret from his historical Coronation weekend as he admitted he was too far away to see the performers at the Windsor Castle concert.
01.10.2023 - 10:11 / dailyrecord.co.uk
The late Queen was an iconic famous figure across the world for many reasons whether that being down to her incredibly colourful wardrobe, her lifelong love for Corgis or because she was the longest reigning monarch in British history.
Queen Elizabeth dedicated her whole life to royal service and always ensured that her duties were carried out effortlessly but there was one aspect of her job that she reportedly wished could have been different.
Speaking before the late monarch's passing, royal expert Adam Heliker revealed what a former equerry had told him about the one part of her position that Her Majesty did not enjoy, OK! reports.
He said: "The equerry revealed: 'One summer day she asked me to join her on a walk at Balmoral. She talked about how irritating it was to go into a party and as she put it, watch people peel away, like the water parting as the bow of a ship ploughed through it."
He continued: "'She said she always felt it would be lovely to just slip into a party, wandering around incognito, talking to anyone she felt like.
"But the thing that most irritated her was the 'inevitable hush' that always greeted her when they saw her walking in'."
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"We were terrified of being recognised, so I pulled my uniform cap well down over my eyes.
"A Grenadier officer among our party of about 16 people said he refused to be
King Charles has revealed his biggest regret from his historical Coronation weekend as he admitted he was too far away to see the performers at the Windsor Castle concert.
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The late Queen was famous around the world for many reasons - whether that was down to the fact that she had an incredibly vibrant wardrobe, her lifelong love of Corgis or because she was the longest reigning monarch in British history. While the monarch dedicated her entire life to royal service and always carried out her duties effortlessly, there was one part of her job that she reportedly wished she could change.