As Her Majesty has admitted, Winston Churchill was easily her favourite, but she did find great joy in her many meetings with two Labour leaders, too. To mark the latest of the Queen's PMs, here we take a look at her 13 Prime Ministers, with the years they took office, and a bit about how their ruler got on with them.
In the years since his turn in office, Wilson has long been presumed to have been one of the Queen's favorites. Though the Queen's meetings with her Prime Ministers were always, by their nature, business associations, Wilson enjoyed what he referred to as a "relaxed intimacy" with Elizabeth II.
Other interests. The Queen enjoyed outdoor life. As well as riding well into her 90s, she also took great pleasure walking in the countryside and spending time with her dogs. The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh both loved Scottish country dancing.
Although Eugenie was reportedly the queen's favorite granddaughter, she may have lost ground to her first cousin, Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor, the daughter of the queen's fourth son, Prince Edward. In 2018, Eugenie married Jack Brooksbank, and the couple welcomed their first child in 2021.
The Crown says Andrew was her favourite
However, in one episode, the Queen reveals that her favourite child is Prince Andrew, and many have always speculated this is true in real life.
'” According to Seward in The Queen & Di, although Elizabeth was initially sympathetic to Diana, eventually the stoic monarch felt that the emotional Princess was simply too much to handle.
Revealed: Why blue is the Queen's favourite colour... and why she doesn't like beige. Many have wondered what Her Majesty's favourite colour is - until now. Vogue magazine has studied every outfit she has worn in the last 12 months and found that blue is known as royal for a reason.
Lady Anne is best known by her title, Duchess of Glenconner, and was one of the Queen's closest friends, even serving as a Maid of Honour during the Queen's coronation in 1953.
Although Abigail is jealous of Elizabeth Proctor, she is not the only source of evil in the play. John Proctor's deception during his affair with Abigail, when he made a physical “promise” to her, is the source of the play's conflict.
Meet Queen Elizabeth's most loyal aide till the end, Angela Kelly: the late monarch's dresser since 1994 was dubbed her 'best friend' and even continues to stay at Windsor Castle after her death.
Dinner followed the same formula as lunch. Simple cooked meat and vegetables lead the way, with space for pheasant or venison should the Queen wish. Of course, Queen Elizabeth loved a Sunday roast just as much as anyone else. Along with chocolate, the Queen enjoyed some strawberries or peaches for dessert.
The former royal chef revealed the Queen loves chocolate!
"For a first course she loved the Gleneagles pâté, which is smoked salmon, trout and mackerel. She loved using ingredients off the estate and so if we had salmon from Balmoral from the River Dee, she'd have that, it was one of her favourites.
The Queen and Prince Philip - a true royal love match. "They had a deep and loving relationship." On 8 September 2022, Buckingham Palace announced that Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, died peacefully at the age of 96 at Balmoral.
Alfred Deakin was a unanimous choice as Australia's best prime minister, winning full votes from each selector; Robert Menzies also appeared on every "best" list. No one prime minister appeared on all six "worst" lists, although William McMahon appeared on five and James Scullin on four.
Prince William of Gloucester and Prince Michael of Kent served as page boys. 11. The Duke of Edinburgh's best man was David Mountbatten, the Marquess of Milford Haven.
While foreign negotiations continued, Elizabeth enjoyed the attention of young male courtiers like Thomas Heneage, Christopher Hatton and Walter Raleigh, and later Robert Devereux, earl of Essex, all of whom flirted their way into the queen's favour. But Robert Dudley remained the queen's first, and probably only love.
Queen Elizabeth I of England and Mary, Queen of Scots were two of the greatest, most legendary rivals in recorded history—although they never even met. In one castle was Elizabeth, the childless “virgin” queen: bawdy, brilliant, tactical and cynical.
Trapped by outdated family morality and probably also by her own jealousy of Diana, the queen was refusing to return to London. She would not do so until September 5, at the end of six days that shook the British monarchy.
Out of all of the kids, Prince Edward, now known as the Earl of Wessex, is believed to be the Queen and Prince Philip's favorite child. In fact, it was reported that Edward's portrait was the only one in Philip's study.
Elizabeth II: the longest-reigning monarch
On 9 September 2015, Elizabeth II became the longest-reigning British monarch and the longest-reigning female monarch in world history. On 23 May 2016, her reign surpassed the claimed reign of James Francis Edward Stuart (nicknamed "the Old Pretender").
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was known to sport the brightest of colours when she attended public events, however there is one colour the monarch never wore. Royal biographer Robert Hardman reportedly said: “My favourite remark she ever said was: 'I can never wear beige because nobody will know who I am. '”
'The Lord is My Shepherd' (hymn) 'Lester Lanin Medley'
Back in 2020, the British cult icon Brian Blessed claimed that the Queen's favourite film was actually one of his own, saying the 1980 sci-fi Flash Gordon was adored by the monarch.