The intrigues of Elizabeth II: what actions of the queen irritate her family and all of Britain. Kate Middleton spoke about her relationship with Queen Elizabeth II and their family rituals

The Windsor royal family has always had a sense of humor - subtle, sometimes incomprehensible, and sometimes downright strange. In a word, typical British. The ability to witty jokes is as highly valued here as the ability to curtsey gracefully or talk casually about horses and the weather in London. We have collected 20 of the most interesting and non-trivial jokes of the British royal family, proving that the Windsors are real masters of trolling.

#1 Before Kate Middleton's first birth in 2013, when the Duchess was about to give birth, Queen Elizabeth joked that she was giving her eight more days. “It depends on whether I go on vacation!”

#2 Prince William tried to relieve tension during his wedding ceremony and constantly joked. For example, he told his future father-in-law and fiancee that it was "a small family affair, that's all."

#3 After the wedding of William and Kate, Queen Elizabeth was invited to once again admire the bride's outfit at a special exhibition. However, Her Majesty, looking at the dress, unexpectedly said to everyone: “Terrible, isn't it? Creepy and creepy!" The bottom line was that the outfit was put on a mannequin without a head, and all that was said, of course, did not refer to the dress, but to the resulting image of a headless bride. And the Queen, obviously, simply decided to reduce the degree of solemnity of the moment.

#4 At a reception at an Australian university, Queen Elizabeth and her husband Prince Philip were introduced to a couple - Mister and Doctor Robinson. The man noticed that his wife was a Ph.D. and that her persona was much more important than his. To which Prince Philip replied, “Oh yes. Our family has exactly the same problem.”

#5 At the 2012 London Marathon, Prince Harry promised that William and Kate would run the marathon next year. When Harry was asked the following year where his brother and wife were, he replied, "He's old and she's pregnant."

#6 After the birth of his first grandson, Prince Charles was asked if he was happy that he finally became a grandfather. The prince replied: “Very much! It’s also great that grandchildren can always be given back to their parents.”

#7 At the opening of the Royal Navy Center, after the birth of Prince George in 2013, his uncle was asked how Prince Charles reacted to the news. After Harry said a few formalities, he suddenly remarked: "He already has one grandson - so no pressure on me."

#9 During one of the solemn banquets on the occasion of Her Majesty's 90th birthday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau noted in his speech that he is already the 12th leader of his country, who has been replaced during the reign of Elizabeth II. The monarch began her response speech with gratitude: “Thank you, Mr. Prime Minister of Canada, for making me feel so old.”

Trudeau later tweeted that in his eyes the Queen is "always young".

#10 In 2016, at one of the charity gala evenings, the Duchess of Cambridge praised the proposed menu, saying: "William constantly has to endure my cooking." "That's why I'm so skinny," the Duke of Cambridge joked back.

#11 Before his trip to the United States for the next Invictus Games, Prince Harry admitted that children rarely believe that he is a real prince because he does not wear a crown. "I'm afraid that American kids, especially those who grew up on Disney cartoons, will tell me:" You are not a prince, you are not even dressed like a prince. I think this time I will have to bring a crown, a robe and old pointed-toe shoes with me.”

#12 “The main lesson I learned from my childhood is never make your grandmother angry.” – Prince William

#13 During the traditional flower show in Chelsea, one of the participants told Her Majesty how in ancient times people considered lilies of the valley to be a poisonous plant. “I was given two bouquets this week,” the Queen replied. “They probably want me to die quickly.”

#14 The Windsor family is very fond of making fun of one of its hereditary features: many men in the royal family, as a rule, go bald very early. The favorite object for jokes is Prince William, who seems to be teased by all members of the family without exception. For example, during one of the visits, when he and his wife were shown the process of shearing a sheep, Katherine looked at the remains of the wool, then turned her gaze to William's bald head and said: "Yes, you need this more than I do."

#15 However, the Duke of Cambridge is also characterized by self-irony. During one of his visits, William met a barber named Taz Kabriya, remarking, "Oh, I wouldn't give you much trouble."

#16 During the filming of a documentary about herself, Elizabeth II gave an interview to the presenter, when suddenly their conversation was interrupted by the roar of a flying helicopter. “And why do they fly by just when you are talking? This helicopter makes noise just like President Trump or President Obama,” said the Queen.

#17 When the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were on a visit to Poland, they were presented with a children's toy, which was designed for an age that George and Charlotte had long grown. Glancing at the gift, Katherine said, "Now we're going to have to have more kids." Who would have thought that the joke would be prophetic.

#18 When Prince William was asked to comment on the engagement of his younger brother and Meghan Markle, the Duke of Cambridge replied: “Catherine and I are very happy for both of them and wish them well. I personally hope that now Harry will stay away from my refrigerator and stop stealing my food, as he has been doing for the past few years.

#19 But the Duchess of Cornwall commented on the engagement of Harry and Meghan as follows: “Very happy for them. As they say, a loss for America is a gain for us.”

#20 When Prince Harry was asked how he asked his brother to be his best man at the wedding, the future Duke of Sussex replied: "I got down on one knee." "It is wonderful. I am excited and happy,” added Prince William and did not miss the opportunity to joke. ─ My revenge will be sweet" (

Something is rotten again in the kingdom, according to the British media. Over the past month, more and more materials began to appear on the network informing about the discord in the royal family: in July, the publications talked about between the wife of Prince Charles and Elizabeth II, and the other day about the quarrel between the queen and the wife of Prince William and himself. According to the press, feuds can affect the fate of the crown, namely, the order of succession to the throne.

It is alleged that both royal daughters-in-law, Camilla Parker-Bowles and Kate Middleton, fell into disgrace. This is a worrying sign, readers who follow the life of the royal family say and see parallels in the three-way conflict with the fate of Princess Diana. In addition, now it becomes completely unclear who Elizabeth will consider a worthy successor - the younger William or Charles, who has been waiting for his turn for so long?

"Normal life away from the royal court"

32-year-old William, second in line to the British throne, and his wife, 31-year-old Kate Middleton, longed for a "normal life". This, according to the British media, is exactly what Middleton recently said to the 88-year-old queen. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are tired of pompous housing, strict protocols and want to live like an ordinary young family: move out of town with their one-year-old son George, communicate with other parents, wear ordinary clothes. The couple decided to move out of Kensington Palace, their dream is a more modest estate in Norfolk County. The press claims that the initiative to move came from Middleton, but William supported it.

Kate has had small skirmishes with her husband's grandmother before: for example, last year the queen urged the girl to cut huge spending on fashionable clothes and beauty maintenance, as well as change her wardrobe towards more conservatism. The old woman even offered to personally style her granddaughter-in-law. It’s easy to imagine Kate’s reaction, but William then withdrew from the conflict, deciding that the ladies would somehow figure it out themselves.

However, the queen continued to educate her grandson and his wife, giving advice and expressing her own opinion on the smallest details of the life of a young family. William had to decide which side he was on. When the young man made up his mind, the grandmother's anger fell on him.

The head of the family is furious

The life of the royal court is deeply private, and the press writing about the life of the monarchs has to be content with news from "anonymous sources" and their own informants surrounded by the Windsors. The latter told the weekly Life & Style that after a quarrel with Kate, the elderly crowned lady is furious and is already hatching some plans for revenge. The courtiers, according to the "sources" cited by the media, are confident that the confrontation risks "turning into something grandiose." "War with the Queen - Kate packed up and leaves," writes the magazine, luring readers: "How will Elizabeth punish her?".

The crown will go to the one who behaved well?

In fact, you don't have to buy a tabloid to guess what the Queen will do if the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge really decide to confront each other. Earlier, Elizabeth II thought about making William her heir - bypassing Charles, who had been patiently waiting for his rightful turn for a long time. Recent events may well force the offended monarch to abandon this idea.

However, here's the misfortune, shortly before the quarrel with Kate and William, the queen had a conflict with another daughter-in-law. In July, The Globe reported that everything was very bad between Camilla and Charles and the couple was thinking of getting a divorce. Journalists then wrote that, after informing Elizabeth of her plans to part with her husband, Camilla demanded 200 million pounds of “compensation” from the queen.

It turns out that the queen no longer has a favorite - except to entrust the throne to the merry Harry, William's younger brother, or wait until little George grows up. By the way, the latter is not so unrealistic: Elizabeth is distinguished by good Saxon health, and she has a wonderful heredity - Queen Mother Elizabeth died in 2002 at the age of 102 years.

And those who misbehaved...

Reading materials on discord in a noble family, the audience jokes gloomily that it makes sense for Camilla and Kate to be more polite with the queen and, just in case, not to drive through the tunnels at high speeds.

In the last century, Elizabeth disliked Princess Diana in the same way. Not that the stories were very similar, but who knows, this British grandmother? ..

The queen took a dislike to Diana immediately after her engagement to Charles, considering her a commoner and a cunning hypocrite. Queen Elizabeth could not come to terms with Diana even when she became a princess. The queen disliked Dee for her spontaneity and her unwillingness to put up with her position in the palace when Diana filed for divorce because of Charles's infidelity and indifference.

Refused to declare mourning for Diana

The queen remained cold even to the fact of Diana's death in a car accident. Elizabeth was against the declaration of national mourning, insisting that Lady Diana no longer belonged to the royal family at the time of her death. Ignoring Diana's death sparked popular anger. A crowd of people wishing to say goodbye to their beloved held out for several days near Buckingham Palace, and the refusal to lower the flags at Buckingham Palace (as they do in mourning for royal persons) temporarily undermined the authority of the queen among her subjects.

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Refuses to return the title of the deceased

Princes Harry and William insist that Elizabeth restore the royal title of their mother, because before her divorce from Charles, a woman was called Her Highness. But Elizabeth's dislike for the deceased daughter-in-law is still so strong that she refuses her grandchildren.

Scolded Harry for his beard

Parties, dubious connections, alcoholic sprees - the bully Harry often provoked the fire of the royal house. But even having corrected himself, the red-haired prince continues to incur the wrath of his stiff relatives. Strip billiards and rivers of champagne were in Harry's past, but the strict queen still found something to complain about. Two years ago, she scolded her grandson ... for his beard! Elizabeth II believes that the facial hair of a man is appropriate only when traveling around the world or during military service. While in the palace, all male members of the royal family must be clean-shaven.

Reprimanded William for the songs

Unlike his younger brother, Prince William was not involved in any scandals, so it is difficult to imagine what claims the queen may have against the heir to the throne, the father of two children. Nevertheless, there was a reason: three years ago, Elizabeth II summoned William to her and expressed dissatisfaction with his behavior.

The fact is that during a charity evening at Kensington Palace, hosted by William, he, along with musicians Jon Bon Jovi and Taylor Swift, performed the song Livin "on a Prayer in front of the guests. This is exactly what the Queen did not like, who said that it was inappropriate behavior for the future king, and expressed the hope that he would no longer arrange such “performances.” In response, the prince objected to Elizabeth II and said that he wanted in the eyes of the people to be not only a member of the royal family, but also a real person.

Was against the marriage of Prince William with the commoner Kate Middleton

Kate cannot be called a girl from the people: after all, her parents are wealthy entrepreneurs, and she studied at the private Marlborough College and at the prestigious St. Andrews University, where she met William, the eldest son of Charles, Prince of Wales. However, Katherine's pedigree only lists people from the working class.

Despite the protests of Queen Elizabeth II, William's grandmother, who did not want to put up with the origin of Middleton, the prince married his beloved after 9 years of romance.

Makes remarks to Kate Middleton about inexpensive outfits and jewelry

Relations between the Queen and the Duchess are many times warmer than between Elizabeth and Diana, however, Kat is regularly called “on the carpet” to her mother-in-law. Kate has repeatedly admitted that she saves on shopping and allows herself to repeat herself in outfits or buy a dress for little money. According to the ruling queen, this is unacceptable for the wife of the future king. Elizabeth is unhappy that Kate neglects jewelry and often looks too simple. The queen is especially annoyed by the duchess's skirts that are too short, in her opinion, and ... wedge shoes! Elizabeth considers this model ridiculous and urges (and in the case of the queen this wording does not imply objections) to abandon such shoes.

Forbade the duchess from dancing at the pole

Prince William's wife began taking pole dancing lessons 10 years ago and continued training until 2007. The future duchess even attracted her friends to the classes. When Kate Middleton began to be recognized on the street, she came to class in a headscarf for the purpose of conspiracy.

Prince William was not against pole dancing, but Elizabeth, having heard about her daughter-in-law's hobby, immediately forbade Kate to approach the dance studio!

Kate Middleton, 36, and 37, are both duchesses of Great Britain. The former actress became the Duchess of Sussex, and the "simple" became the Duchess of Cambridge. Both are related to their grandmother Queen Elizabeth II, but are they really close?

Relations of Elizabeth II with daughters-in-law

An insider close to the royal family told InTouc that the Queen is "trying not to pick her favorites." However, if we compare how both girls were part of the royal family, it becomes clear that Megan was made, and not alone.

Catherine Middleton had to wait almost ten years to marry the prince and sit at the same table with Her Majesty at Christmas. It took the American actress only six months. In early 2017, she started a relationship with Harry, and in December she was invited to Sandringham, where the Queen celebrates New Year's holidays every year.

It is interesting that Catherine did not want to see in the ranks of the monarchs because of her relatives, and in the case of Megan, her eyes were closed to many things - she is an American, a divorcee, dark-skinned, and even three years older than Prince Harry.

In any case, apparently, the queen has a good relationship with the beauty. When the couple made their first public appearance together, they "talked about everything from how Meghan is adjusting to royal life to charitable plans."

Just a month after the wedding, Elizabeth II and Meghan went to an event in Cheshire. Kate, on the other hand, took a whole year to go out with the queen for the first time.

As soon as the star moved to Kensington Palace, many were worried about how they stacked up. A body language expert answered this question, noting that there was an absolute understanding between the monarch and the Force Majeure star. The actress shows love for the queen, who she likes a lot.

Queen Elizabeth II turns 90 on April 21st. For this anniversary, the whole of Great Britain is preparing with special care. Several grandiose events are already planned for the coming months, and on March 27, a documentary film dedicated to Her Majesty will be released on ITV. It will tell not only the story of her life, but for the first time interesting details from the private life of the monarch will be revealed. So, mini-interviews will be given by Princes Charles, William, Harry, Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice, as well as Kate Middleton. This will be her first television interview. Today, the channel published several photos from the upcoming film and fragments of interviews with members of the royal family. Kate turned out to be especially interesting - she talked about the relationship of Queen Elizabeth II with Prince George and Princess Charlotte.

Kate Middleton in an ITV documentary
Queen Elizabeth II

When a girl is born in your family, this is a special event ... I am very happy that Prince George has a younger sister. The Queen was so overjoyed when she found out that another princess would appear in our family. As soon as we arrived in Kensington, she was one of our very first visitors.

George is only 2.5 years old, he calls her Gan-Gan (Ba-Ba). As soon as George and Charlotte visit her, every morning she leaves nice little gifts in their room. This is just one of the few proofs of her strong love for her family.

Prince George and Queen Elizabeth

Kate also spoke about the first joint publication with the Queen. This happened in 2012 in Leicester:

I had to go out without William, and I was a little apprehensive about that. Still, it is in some way an art - like this to go out to people. Everyone in the family teased me that I was talking to everyone for too long. So I thought, I need to learn a little more, learn more about some rules. But in the end, Elizabeth II was very supportive of me. She made sure I felt good and comfortable. She is very caring. She was very generous, an example of gentle guidance for me.

Queen Elizabeth II and Kate Middleton, 2012

Prince William admitted that he often has to observe the funny behavior of people who find themselves in front of the Queen for the first time.

A lot of people, being next to her, begin to get very worried and nervous. And I've seen a few funny moments over and over again. I have seen people literally faint in front of her. This is a rather awkward moment - what to do if you are lying in a swoon in front of the queen? .. Many times people frantically fell on their knees in front of her or could not say anything at all. But it is very difficult to talk to people when they are silent. When I'm around her, I don't get many cheers.

Prince William

Prince Harry, with his usual sense of humor, also said a few words about his grandmother:

For many, many years, I have been trying to find out some of her secrets, but she refuses to reveal it to me (smiles). Seriously, I look at the Commonwealth and realize how much has been achieved, and what is most joyful, how much more can be achieved. This is the power of good, spilled all over the world. I think she should be proud of what she did. Completely different people, different nationalities, different skin colors, from different parts of the planet, with different views and life experiences, take off their hats to her. It's incredible.
I am also simply amazed by the fact that Elizabeth II took the oath at the age of 21. It is simply incredible that a person at that age understood exactly what was expected of him and what responsibility was placed on his shoulders.

Prince Harry