Former MP and TV presenter Gyles Brandreth shares a humorous anecdote about his conversation with Queen Elizabeth II regarding teddy bears, revealing her sharp wit and sense of humor.
Queen Elizabeth II is widely remembered for her longevity, her dedication to duty and, of course, her wicked sense of humour. It was her zest for life and love of making cheeky and unexpected quips that resulted in so many brilliant stories being shared about her long life.
"I knew she loved Paddington Bear. Of course, we all know that. And she was born in the same year that Michael Bond was born. So we talked about Paddington Bear, we talked about Winnie the Pooh - and then we talked about Rupert Bear. "If you think of the pictures, it makes sense because Rupert has got fingers, he's got hands and he's wearing shoes. I said, Rupert is not a bear. Rupert is a boy with a bear's head. And she looked at me with a beady eye and said, 'There are some things in life. I think it's better not to know!'”
He wrote: ”I had heard that the Queen had a form of myeloma — bone marrow cancer — which would explain her tiredness and weight loss and those ‘mobility issues’ we were often told about during the last year or so of her life.
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