Your Majesty, we have questions. Many questions. 70 to be precise – on the occasion of her throne jubilee. For example: Do you have a passport? Which place do you still want to see? Who should be the next James Bond? And can we get an interview?
No other person in the world combines the concentrated history of the last 100 years like the British Queen. She has met popes and dictators, been briefed by 14 prime ministers, shook hands with almost every British pop giant and in her time on the throne lost the greatest colonial empire in human history. She knows Ronald Reagan’s perfume, knows how small Mother Theresa is and how strong Barack Obama’s handshake is. In short: There are probably very few people who have more stories to tell than Elizabeth II.
Unfortunately, she hardly gives any interviews, even though we have so many questions for her. 70 are coming now – and we’ll deliver the answers later. Sometime.
- What advice do you have for children who really want to become a princess?
- Which scene from “The Crown” did you find most uncomfortable?
- Do you have the phone numbers of all the heads of state and government?
- Ever felt like you were special?
- Your best foot care tip after a long reception?
- During the Second World War, you were trained as a car mechanic in the Army Women’s Department. Is it true that nylon stockings can replace V-belts?
- What did the Beatles smell like when they knighted them?
- Who would you have liked to have had more private contact with: Maggie Thatcher, Angela Merkel or Jacinda Arden?
- Were John F. Kennedy and his wife Jackie a good couple?
- How much effort does it take to shake hands with butchers and dictators like Idi Amin?
- Your impression of Vladimir Putin?
- Her mother was known for her gin consumption. How do you feel about this?
- In which palace did you see the moon landing?
- During your tenure, 50 colonies and protectorates became independent, which country do you miss the most?
- Who had the healthier appetite at banquets: Donald Trump or Helmut Kohl?
- How much did you tweak the crown at your coronation?
- Who should be the next James Bond?
- Who is your favorite Spice Girl?
- Which of your Caribbean islands do you like the least?
- On March 26, 1976, you sent one of the very first e-mails. Do you remember the username? (Spoilers: It read “HME2”)
- Who would you like to have dinner with?
- What was your first thought when you heard that your father would become king and that you would become heir to the throne?
- You’re one of the best informed people in the world – are there things you just can’t find out?
- What talent could you use to run a pub?
- In your idea of bourgeois life, what is clearly more enjoyable than your life as a royal?
- What song just makes you want to start dancing?
- Which political decisions would you like to have reversed? The independence of India and Pakistan? The social cuts of the Thatcher government? The Iraq war in 2003?
- What’s your favorite word?
- What did you buy on your last Harrods shopping spree?
- Do you have a passport?
- Did you pick up a new hobby during the Corona pandemic and if so, which one?
- Was Great Britain better off or worse off in the EU?
- Are the rumors true that you use your purse to signal when you’re about to leave a banquet?
- They say you’re a West Ham United fan. How annoying is it that you, as head of state, are not allowed to declare your allegiance to your favorite club?
- Where do you see yourself in five years?
- Which state guest would you like to have really rounded up?
- What food from your childhood do you still loathe?
- Who would you most like to be stranded on a desert island with?
- If you could emigrate, where would it be?
- Instagram or Facebook? Tiktok or Youtube?
- As head of the Anglican Church, you are on an equal footing with the Pope or the Russian Patriarch. What would you like to learn from them?
- Which place do you have to see in your life?
- The most common color in your closet?
- Do you know all your palace employees by name?
- You can drive a car, but you don’t have a driver’s license. Would you be in favor of senior citizens returning their driving license voluntarily after a certain age?
- What do you think of the father of your granddaughter Meghan Markle?
- Do you know the birthdays of your granddaughters and grandchildren by heart?
- What did you think of Elton John’s song at Lady Diana’s funeral?
- What will you never forgive Nazi Germany for?
- Is there one of your titles that you absolutely cannot remember?
- You will receive your company car, currently a Bentley, as a gift. Which car would you dig deep into your pocket for?
- Do you have a bank account? And if so, do you know how much money is on it?
- Jimmy Carr or Mr Bean?
- “Oh god, I should just live in your pants…as a tampon.” These are the words her son Charles said to Camilla. Is that why you pulled his ears or sat the subject out in silence?
- Do you feed your corgies from the table?
- As queen, you saw the decolonization of your world empire, the Cold War, the Northern Ireland conflict and Brexit. How much would you take it with you if Scotland or Northern Ireland left the United Kingdom in the near future?
- Would you like to perform with the band Queen?
- Both your uncle King Edward VIII and your grandson Harry swapped royal life for a relationship with American women – can you understand their decisions?
- Daughter-in-law Camilla’s best quality?
- Which genre of music in your country do you appreciate the most?
- What did you talk about with Michael Fagan, who broke into her bedroom in 1982?
- How long did it take you to memorize your ancestral gallery?
- Could you imagine releasing a panini scrapbook about your family?
- How do you like your eggs best?
- Which is more fun: locks or money?
- How much would you like to take a look at Kelvin MacKenzie, who, as editor of The Sun, unabashedly spread lies and half-truths about your family?
- Is it true that you and your family never wear new clothes?
- Small talk – just a matter of practice or talent?
- What is the best part about riding a golden carriage?
- Would you resign if you felt you couldn’t do it anymore?
Source: Stern
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