Emmanuel Eboue is often cited by players as their funniest ever team-mate and his meeting with the late Queen offers an insight as to why that is so often the case.
The defender spent almost a decade with Arsenal, making more than 200 appearances over his seven-year spell in north London. During that time, he was part of the Gunners squad who visited Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace in 2007.
Following the passing of the United Kingdom’s longest reigning monarch last week, tributes have been flooding in, with private stories offering a glimpse at her personality. And Eboue may not have been at the top of the list to provide a tale of his own, but recalled a hilarious moment when he met Her Majesty.
