Awkward Queen Elizabeth Moments That Were Captured For Millions

brits have been saying long live the queen for centuries and at 94 years old queen elizabeth ii has spent 67 years and counting on the throne the longest of any regal ruler in english history but while she represents the height of high society to the delight of fans everywhere not every moment has been picture perfect oh really please who among us hasn't been at the grocery store and failed to realize that there was an actual in-person celebrity in front of us in line go ahead and magnify that by infinity and you might understand why the queen of england didn't recognize the queen of pop when meeting her in person at the die another day movie premiere in 2002 looks can be deceptive yes following the premiere her majesty was introduced to madonna and had absolutely no clue who she was according to the sun when an aide told the queen that madonna had recorded the theme song for the movie elizabeth responded with quote oh really did you for her part madonna could not stop giggling at the encounter not recognizing an american pop star is one thing but not recognizing a national comedic treasure is quite another the awkwardness of the movie premiere was amped up considerably when the queen turned to john cleese who played q and die another day and asked and what do you do awkward unlike madonna nine-year-old nathan grant was absolutely terrified to meet the queen of england at the time nathan was a student at london's thomas quorum foundation for children according to today and was invited to attend queen elizabeth's visit for the opening of a building that bears her name the queen made her way down the line greeting all the attending families but as she stopped to talk to nathan and his parents the child dropped to the ground and crawled as fast as he could toward an exit trying to smooth things over his mom joked that's his version of a bow of course the queen took it all in stride and laughed along with the other families but entertainment tonight host graham o'neal seemed especially entertained by nathan's antics when he said that's the greatest thing i've ever seen on the other end of the boy meets queen spectrum is david beckham who seems to have made the monarch fangirl just a little bit at the 2018 queen's young leader celebration queen elizabeth was on hand to honor those young people making real change in the world according to people also on hand were prince harry and meghan markle and sports icon david beckham so many of these young leaders are doing so much good around the world the toothy tattooed footballer bowed his head and grinned at the queen upon their meeting the usually stoic and thin-mouthed monarch however greeted beckham with one of her largest smiles ever caught on camera and while queen elizabeth didn't ask for a selfie or for him to sign any part of her body she clearly has a soft spot for the hunky star's presence at the event every year usually when the band starts playing over your speech that means it's time to wrap it up but barack obama didn't take this cue during a uk state dinner in 2011. according to cnn after queen elizabeth gave a rousing toast to the then u.s president obama took the stage raised a glass and began by saying quote to her majesty the queen the orchestra assuming this was all the president had to say then started playing god save the queen five words into obama's speech but obama was undeterred continuing to praise the relationship between the two nations he finished by turning to the monarch and again raising a glass quote to the queen exactly zero people followed the president into the awkward toast instead standing respectfully for the british national anthem obama remained silent for the rest of the song then waited for the queen to pick up her glass before finishing the toast recognizing childhood snaps of yourself can sometimes be tough and it's presumably even tougher when you're decades past those baby pics plus when it's not a picture you're trying to recognize but an artwork that we'd hesitate to call life like it's probably even more challenging so we can forgive queen elizabeth for failing to recognize a painting of herself during a 2015 official visit to germany in all fairness the art wasn't a current portrait but rather a scene of a young elizabeth riding a horse with her father king george vi according to an account in the sun the queen looked at the artistic tribute and said that's a funny color for a horse and that's supposed to be my father is it the former german prime minister asked if she recognized him and she said no hey maybe she simply prefers a more realistic interpretation of herself well i'm glad you've had a chance to see it okay so maybe queen elizabeth wasn't wowed by the horse painting but surely even the queen of england has to be impressed by a chair made up of swords from vanquished foes well it appears not in true elizabethan fashion she appeared wholly unamused during a 2014 visit to the game of thrones set in northern ireland she gave the throne serious side eye and politely turned down the invitation to have a seat as the ruler of the seven kingdoms believe it be guys does it matter but the queen's awkward refusal may have had to do with an actual rule about where she plants her bum according to the new york daily news the queen of england isn't allowed to sit on foreign thrones even if said far nation is the made-up world of westeros showrunner david benny offered caught on late night with seth meyers this is an esoteric rule we didn't know about until that final moment wardrobe malfunctions are apparently as much a part of being the queen of england estate dinners and tabloid headlines in april 2011 queen elizabeth made a trip to the royal air force base at anglesey to visit her grandson prince william the prince was stationed there as part of the search and rescue team according to the daily mail decked out in a cashmere coat the queen stepped off her official transport at the base and was immediately met with a massive gust of wind her matching rachel trevor morgan hat nearly flew off her royal head when met with 50 mile an hour winds forcing the queen to grab onto it lest it awkwardly fly off into the english countryside fortunately the hat stayed on queen elizabeth's head and the visit went off without another hitch anyone who's ever been on a horse to win and watched it finish third knows you reach a point where you just don't care anymore and we can only assume this was how queen elizabeth felt during the royal windsor horse show in 2015 when her horse balmoral gemini finished a disappointing third in the highland class according to the mirror given that the race was held on the queen's literal home turf at windsor home park she probably really felt the burn the royal windsor horseshoe was graced by the presence of her majesty the queen to add insult to injury after the loss the queen was then caught by a photographer with her index finger seemingly up her nose well to most of us this might be an awkward picture that gets sent to the family group text when you're queen of england it ends up in the mirror with the headline we are snot amused imagine you and your teammates on your local hockey team stop to take a post game selfie and when you look at your camera to decide which one to post you notice a little old lady in a blue hat with a massive grin staring right into the camera cute right in downright life-changing if that little old lady is the queen of england so there are some disadvantages to crimes but but otherwise they're quite important things back in 2014 two members of the australia women's national field hockey team posed for a post-game victory selfie during the commonwealth games in scotland according to the national post jade taylor and anna flanagan immediately noticed the queen and tweeted it out saying the queen just photobombed our selfie the snap was quickly retweeted thousands of times as well as by the official twitter account of the british monarchy getting reprimanded by your grandma for improper manners is embarrassing but it's especially humiliating when she does it on a grand balcony in front of tens of thousands of loyal subjects and then your son effortlessly underscores the embarrassment just ask prince william who during the trooping the color parade in 2016 leaned down to chat with his son prince george as the royal family watched from a buckingham palace balcony the queen not so politely told william to stand up which he did but prince george who wasn't even three years old at the time offered a royal palm to the face adding insult to injury needless to say the internet caught fire and his cosmo reported the memes were quick to follow ronnie thank you for everything you've done for your family we could not wish you a happier birthday though we've never known anyone to describe queen elizabeth as cuddly it's an unofficial rule of the monarchy that no one touches the queen uninvited lucy hume director of professional coaching company de bretz told reuters that it's best not to initiate any physical contact with a member of the royal family and instead wait to see if they offer to put an arm around you first she said usually wait and see what's expected or what's appropriate for the event but then first lady michelle obama apparently never got this helpful pointer during her first meeting with the queen at buckingham palace michelle swapped some small talk with a monarch according to the guardian then seeming both natural and completely out of nowhere she put her arm around the queen like they'd known each other for years the queen seemed a little startled at the surprise gesture but put her arm around the first lady in return that has been my experience that kind of warmth and graciousness and intelligence and wit i like her despite michelle obama's brief breach of protocol at least she didn't put her lips on the queen of england without asking that slip up goes to legendary actor mickey rooney when he met queen elizabeth during a 2007 u.s tour the queen approached the actor and he immediately grabbed her hand and gave it a cordial kiss hello the queen remained her stoic best and continued chatting with the golden globe winner for some time without a hint of hesitation sadly rooney passed away in 2014 but the moment remained one of his most enduring off-camera exploits though he was one of the most accomplished actors of the 20th century this brief awkward moment with the queen is one that stands out for many sometimes she won't let you kiss her at all have you ever been driving down the street when an inconsiderate driver cuts you off then slams on the brakes while they figure out which way to go if so you probably unleashed a bunch of words that would scandalize the queen of england so we are duly impressed with how queen elizabeth held back when then president donald trump pretty much did the exact same thing during a trip to windsor castle trump stood awkwardly at the front of the aisle until the queen nudged him to start walking and then for some unknown reason trump cut off the queen stop dead in his tracks and forced the confused monarch to walk around him they continued in silence as anchors away played in the background a palace guard eventually stepped in behind them possibly to ensure no further walking awkwardness took place the court gestures you've probably seen in cartoons and movies look like something that just popped out of a jack-in-the-box but contemporary court jesters actually dress in proper english suits at least when they're meeting the queen sir norman wisdom is an iconic british comedic actor in court jester according to bbc news and the most famous resident of the isle of man when queen elizabeth visited the island sir norman took the opportunity to get some quality face time he tried to get the queen to sample some cheese which she rejected with the curt not now then as she walked away sir norman touched her arm to get her attention then grabbed her hand and kept talking with no return of conversation eventually a lady in waiting arrived to break up the outgrowth encounter he forgets that they are royalty and just they're friends to him so he just joins in the fun check out one of our newest videos right here plus even more list videos about your favorite celebs are coming soon subscribe to our youtube channel and hit the bell so you don't miss a single one

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Published: Wed Mar 10 2021