ABBA, show tunes and
Speaking on a special programme for the BBC, Our Queen: 90 Musical Years, Lady Elizabeth Anson revealed the Queen's favourite type of music. "The Queen loves the theatre and musicals like Showboat, Oklahoma! and Annie Get Your Gun," she said.
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The Queen loved and admired the Christian hymn “Praise, my soul, the King of heaven,” originally written by Anglican clergyman Henry Francis Lyte and first published in 1834.
Enter Angela Kelly ‒ the queen's most loyal aide for the past three decades. She's also known as her hairdresser, dresser and “best friend”, as claimed by various media.
Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, KG, PC (24 June 1532 – 4 September 1588) was an English statesman and the favourite of Elizabeth I from her accession until his death. He was a suitor for the queen's hand for many years.
Bohemian Rhapsody
“Bohemian Rhapsody” was first made for Queen's 1975 album, A Night at the Opera. Written by Freddie Mercury, the song is Queen's greatest hit to date.
Appearing on Yahoo Movies, Blessed said that Her Majesty told him her favourite movie was pulpy sci-fi classic Flash Gordon.
And the winner is… Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex, youngest son of the Queen and Prince Philip. "Prince Edward, seemingly a bit wet and a tad irritating to the rest of us, was always his parents' favorite," says royal author Matthew Dennison.
"Bohemian Rhapsody" topped the UK Singles Chart for nine weeks (plus another five weeks following Mercury's death in 1991) and remains the UK's third best-selling single of all time.
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.
Aretha Franklin, known as The Queen Of Soul, had a huge influence on Mercury. “I love Aretha Franklin above all other singers,” said Mercury. “She must have one of the best voices ever and she sings like a dream. I wish I could sing half as well as she does.
As a tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II, the Royal Conservatory of Music has released a special recording of “The Lord is My Shepherd”, her favourite hymn.
But there seems little doubt that her all-time favourite was her first prime minister, Winston Churchill, who greeted the young, distressed woman on her sudden return to Britain from Kenya on the death of her father, King George VI.
Coronation Street
Queen Elizabeth IIwas a big fan of the long-running soap. Did you know the Queen actually made two visits to Weatherfield?
But one royal insider says Harry is mistaken and Her Majesty's favourite is actually another of her eight grandchildren. The source told the Daily Mail : "No longer content to claim a special status with his mother, he now seems to be mythologising his relationship with his grandmother.
“Face It Alone” was recorded in 1989 during studio sessions for their 13th album, The Miracle.
Queen's best selling single, "Another One Bites The Dust," came out on this day in 1980.
Today in Music History: 'Mamma Mia' knocks 'Bohemian Rhapsody' out of No. 1. History Highlight: Today in 1976, ABBA knocked Queen from the U.K. No.
Elizabeth had many lovers - MYTH
We may never know if Elizabeth had non-platonic relationships with any of them, though no evidence has ever conclusively proved that she took lovers or companions before or after taking the crown.
Queen Elizabeth had bone marrow cancer, according to new biography.
Elizabeth II and Margaret Thatcher, her prime minister from 1979 to 1990, had a turbulent relationship – both publicly and privately. 2 min. Between 1979 and 1990, the United Kingdom was not ruled by one woman, but by two.
The Honourable Mary Morrison. Another of The Queen's longest serving Woman of the Bedchamber was The Honourable Mary Anne Morrison, who had received her an award for 60 years of service before the Queen's death.