Adorable Queen Elizabeth Moments That Show Her Wonderful Sense Of Humor

Queen Elizabeth II took her job very seriously. At her coronation she famously said, “I have in sincerity pledged myself to your service, as so many of you are pledged to mine.” But even the monarch can crack a few jokes and get a little silly every now and then. These lovely photographs show the late Queen at her funniest, sweetest, and most down-to-earth.

1. Stress buster

“Given the strict official life she leads, I firmly believe the Queen finds humor a great stress buster, particularly given all the thousands of people she meets,” royal correspondent Richard Mineards told Vanity Fair in 2021. Here she is in the middle of a good giggle while meeting people on board the Royal Yacht Britannia in 1992.

2. Try not to smile!

When Prince Harry graduated from Sandhurst military academy in 2006, the head of the Armed Forces was there to inspect the new cadets. And it just so happens that the head of the Armed Forces was none other than his granny! While his fellow graduates remained stoic and serious, Harry grinned as the Queen walked by, and whatever she said to him made his cheeks turn bright red.

3. Partying the night away

May 8, 1945, the end of World War II in Europe, was a very special occasion for the Queen. That was the only time she ever got to go out incognito and, well, party the night away. We’ll never know exactly what the 19-year-old Princess Elizabeth, accompanied by her sister and 16 bodyguards, got up to — but it was probably lots of fun.

4. “I Am the QUEEN!”

This humorous anecdote might be hard to believe if it didn’t come from the world-famous star that is Elton John. In his 2019 memoir Me he remembered the Queen telling off her nephew Viscount Linley by lightly slapping him on the face and telling him, “‘Don’t’ — slap — ‘argue’ — slap — ‘with’ — slap — ‘me’ — slap — ‘I’ — slap — ‘am’ — slap — ‘THE QUEEN!’” Oh, to have been present for that.