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Queen Elizabeth Said This Normal Person Hobby Kept Her "In Touch" With the Public, Per Royal Author

Latest from Marie Claire ·Kristin Contino·3 days ago
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It might be hard to picture Queen Elizabeth watching television , but just like any of us, the late Queen had her favorites when it came to game shows and even police dramas. Longtime friend of the Royal Family Gyles Brandreth revealed one of the monarch’s favorite programs in his book Elizabeth: An Intimate Portrait , and he said that watching TV helped her relate to the public. After Prince Philip died in 2021, the late Queen took up watching a surprising show, according to Vice-Admiral Sir Tony Johnstone-Burt, who was part of the royal’s bubble at Windsor Castle during the COVID-19 pandemic. “My principal duty with HM has been to keep her spirits up—so I’ve been watching Line of Duty with her,” he told Brandreth. The crime drama follows a police anti-corruption unit, and Johnstone-Burt said his role was “the explainer,” adding it was “very funny” to sit down with the late Queen for an episode. Queen Elizabeth visits the set of the soap opera Eastenders in 2001.…

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