Why Queen Elizabeth II Always Carries Her Purse Everywhere

[Music] when her Majesty fiddles with her purse while talking to you you'll soon be history when the Queen travels she brings a supply of her own blood along just because when Her Majesty's handbag doesn't contain a pen a lipstick a mirror her reading glasses and some mints heads could roll she is the most interesting queen in the world have you ever wondered why the Queen always carries her purse with her wherever she goes according to royal biographer Nancy Bedell Smith there's a practical explanation to this mysterious phenomenon in her handbag the Queen always has a pen lipstick a mirror her reading glasses and cements but wait there's more to a simple purse than that in the Queen's hands it turns into a sort of social indicator which Her Majesty uses at different events and gatherings that's how she lets the staff know her intentions for example when the Queen is talking to someone and in the process starts to shift her purse from one hand to the other it means she's ready to finish the discussion this gesture is so subtle that if you were talking to Her Majesty you wouldn't even notice someone would just come up to you and politely mention that let's say the Archbishop of Canterbury would like to talk to you also if you were having a conversation with the Queen and she put her purse on the floor well that would be an ominous sign for you this action means that Her Majesty isn't enjoying your little chat and needs a lady-in-waiting to give her a hand when the Queen puts her purse on the dinner table she's subtly informing everyone that she wants the event to be wrapped up within five minutes but the one thing I hope you'll never see if you ever have a discussion with the Queen is the ring twisting things she sometimes does this gesture means Her Majesty needs an immediate rescue you didn't think those are all the Queen's little quirks did you let me tell you about some other even more unusual ones when her Majesty travels she is typically accompanied by as many as thirty four people including her private secretary and his deputy their secretaries two dressers a hairdresser two ladies in waiting a valet press officers eight police bodyguards the Foreign Secretary and their people and many others Queen Elizabeth is officially recognized as one of the most well travelled heads of state in history surely she must have a tip for how to avoid jetlag rumor has it that the Queen copes with jetlag with the help of barley sugar it gets boiled down in the form of sweets and helps to alleviate the sleepiness most travelers suffer from after long flights no idea if it works but look at the Queen Hey it seems barley sugar is an effective jetlag remedy one more proof that Her Majesty likes traveling in comfort is the fact that she drinks only her Earl Grey tea and only from her monogrammed kettle she has both these things in her baggage wherever she goes on top of that she never heads off for another country without her pine scented soaps Herod's sausages her personal hot water bottle and framed family photos also the Queen seems to be the only member of the royal family who has never taken a scheduled flight she only flies by private jets as for the rest of the family there's a chance that you might see one of them on a commercial flight probably even in economy class for example they say that Prince Harry flew economy from Memphis to Dallas in 2014 and the Duke of Cambridge was once spotted on a Rhine Air flight to Glasgow but back to Her Majesty the Queen never travels anywhere without a Royal Navy doctor whose tasks among others is to research the hospitals in the area in advance the thing is that the country's the Queen visits might have problems with a reliable blood supply that's why both Her Majesty and the Prince of Wales bring packs of their own blood wherever they go on top of that their personal doctor is always nearby with all kinds of emergency medicine including a portable defibrillator how shocking the Queen frowns upon open windows in Buckingham Palace well to be precise only the ones that decorate the outside of the building the problem is that when you open those windows you can ruin the view of the palace thus the windows on that side can be opened only at particular hours the Queen's extensive wardrobe has long become the stuff of legends not only does Her Majesty prefer brilliant vibrant colors and classic styles but she also can't appear in public in the same outfit or even color two times in a row that's why there's a special journal where it's noted when and where the Queen wore this or that outfit by the way not to be confused each of these outfits has its own number and how about this one queen elizabeth ii doesn't need and doesn't have a passport well it makes sense since all British passports are issued in her name and on her authority when she passes an identity check leaving or returning to the country she just needs to provide immigration authorities with her full name address age gender nationality and place of birth and she probably doesn't have to remove her belt and shoes to get through this security x-ray machine one more paradox is that Her Majesty loves raspberries but won't eat them in public the explanation for this mystery is simple tiny raspberry seeds often get stuck in teeth and that's unacceptable for the Queen for the same reason blackberries are never served at official receptions either as for tomatoes and cucumbers their seeds get removed in advance do you like ice cubes in your summer drinks well the Queen doesn't she hates the sound ice cubes make inside a glass at the same time if they're not ice cubes but ice balls Her Majesty doesn't have anything against them she finds ice shaped in balls much more musical the Queen has a female servant who breaks in her new shoes for her mind you Her Majesty has been wearing footwear of the same brand and style for many years and still she dislikes the discomfort new shoes may bring in her handbag along with other necessary things the Queen always has a hawk she attaches the hook under tables every time she needs to hang her bag this prevents some confusion since placing her bag on the floor would mean she wants to leave now are any of your habits similar to the Queen's let me know down in the comments if you learned something new today then give this video a like and share it with a friend but hey don't go anywhere just yet we have over 2000 cool videos for you to check out all you have to do is pick the left or right video click on it and enjoy stay on the bright side of life

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Keywords: Queen Elizabeth, Queen Elizabeth II, ice balls, royal family, the Queen of England, Buckingham Palace, her majesty, queen, being a queen, royal rules, the Queen's habits, queen’s purse, Her Majesty, Queen’s quirks, Royal Navy doctor, Queen's wardrobe, what the queen likes, what the queen hates

Id: 9YEXEh7UBLY

Length: 7min 40sec (460 seconds)

Published: Thu May 30 2019