The Queen gave a super sassy reply when her Silver Jubilee celebrations didn’t go to plan
THE Queen’s royal events are usually meticulously organised - but not everything goes according to plan.
At Her Majesty’s Silver Jubilee celebrations in 1977, a number of things went wrong on the day, and the Queen had a very sassy response.
Major Sir Michael Parker, who was a well known organiser of displays, was tasked with planning the celebrations to mark 25 years since the Queen ascended the throne.
According to the the event didn’t get off to a good start, when the royal party arrived late.
It had been planned that the Queen would light a beacon at Windsor Great Park using the 1948 London Olympic torch, which would spark a nationwide chain of beacons stretching the length of Britain.
When the Queen arrived behind schedule, Sir Michael said: “Ma’am, it might be a good idea if we got a bit of a move on.”
However, when they arrived at the beacon, the torch had gone out, and officials were desperately trying to get it to relight.
Sir Michael said: “Ma’am, it might be a good idea if we were to slow down a bit”, to which the Queen replied: “Do make up your mind!”
When they finally got it lit, the boy who was tasked with handing the torch to the Queen burst into tears.
The next mishap occurred when the Queen was about to light the fuse herself, but an official triggered an electronic failsafe device, which lit it for her.
The Queen joked: “Can’t think why you bothered to ask me.”
But things were still not plain-sailing as technical issues also threatened to ruin the day.
It had been planned that the beacon lighting would be followed by live satellite TV links around Britain and the world - but the sound from the screens didn’t work.
Sir Michael told the monarch: “Your Majesty, I’m afraid it’s all going terribly wrong”, to which the Queen replied: “Oh good. What fun!”
The Queen, 94, is known to have a great sense of humour and it has often said it has been key to a long, successful marriage to Prince Philip, 99.
On their 70th wedding anniversary, Royal biographer Ingrid Seward explained to Loose Women: "I think the secret is they laugh together. I think the Queen is the [comedian].
"She's a wonderful mimic. She can do the Liverpool accent, she does Irish - she's very good at American as well."
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