Queen Elizabeth II is a woman of many talents (public speaking and horseback riding to name a few). However, a newly resurfaced interview also revealed that the 95-year-old monarch has a hidden skill that royal fans weren’t expecting. Turns out, she’s quite good at impressions.
The surprising info was revealed by Angela Kelly, Queen Elizabeth's designer and confidant for 25 years. “We have a lot of fun together,” she said in a 2007 interview, per The Sun. “The queen has a wicked sense of humor and is a great mimic. She can do all accents—including mine.”
This isn’t the only time Kelly spilled the royal tea. Back in 2019, she released her all-encompassing book, The Other Side of the Coin: The Queen, the Dresser and the Wardrobe, which covers everything from royal fashion to Kelly’s experience working with the queen. In the memoir, she revealed that Elizabeth has quite a sense of humor. In fact, one April Fool’s Day, Kelly planted a toy stuffed bird on the queen’s balcony and pretended it was dead. When Queen Elizabeth learned that Kelly was joking with her, she dished it right back and said she’d fire her.
Stories of the queen’s humor have been circulating for years. Princess Diana’s former butler, Paul Burrell once revealed that she has a “guttural laugh.” “When she travels through the country she loves to hear regional accents,” he continued per Marie Claire. “She will come back and she'll do the accent. She does a great Scouse accent.”