Queen Elizabeth II had an incredible career , spending seven decades on the British throne . But according to one royal biographer , there were certain things even the late Queen wasn't very good at, including showing emotion . In the book My Mother and I , royal expert Ingrid Seward discussed Queen Elizabeth's alleged inability to show her emotions in certain situations. Former politician Douglas Hurd told Seward, "The Queen trained feelings out of herself in order to avoid any confrontation." Article continues below According to Seward, "The Queen's former press secretary, the late, enigmatic Martin Charteris, who started working for her when she was Princess Elizabeth, agreed" with Hurd's summation. Charteris told the royal expert, "The Queen is not good at showing affection. She'd always be doing her duty." Ingrid Seward 'My Mother and I' "The Queen is not good at showing affection.…