The Queen was
almost shot by one of her own guards while she took a late-night stroll through
palace grounds, it has been reported.
The guard is
said to have shouted into the darkness when he spotted a figure walking around
Buckingham Palace at 3am, believing it might be an intruder.
But the
shadowy suspect was in fact Her Majesty, who had stepped out for some fresh air
because she couldn’t sleep, The Times reported.
The guard
confessed to Her Majesty he had nearly fired his weapon, to which she
quipped: ‘Next time I’ll ring through beforehand so you don’t have to
shoot me.’
Yesterday the
Queen performed her first royal engagement since falling ill with the heavy
cold that forced her to miss church services over the festive season.
The Queen
presented a trusted member of staff with an honour as she continues to
recuperate at Sandringham.
The monarch
invested Ray Wheaton, the Queen’s Page of the Chambers, with the insignia of a
Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order, according to the court circular.
The LVO, which
is the Queen’s personal gift and is bestowed independently of 10 Downing
Street, recognises service to the Royal Family and household.
The monarch,
who missed church on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day, is said to be up and
about and dealing with her red boxes of official papers.
Yesterday the
Queen also sent a message of condolence to the President of Turkey, following
the attack in an Istanbul nightclub on New Year’s Day that killed 39 people.
The Queen and
the Duke of Edinburgh both fell ill with colds in the run-up to Christmas,
forcing them to delay their trip to the Norfolk estate by a day.
While Philip
went to the Christmas Day service at St Mary Magdalene Church, the Queen stayed
indoors. A week later, she also missed the New Year’s Day service.
Source: Daily
Mail
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