Somewhere in America, a hiker has an old holiday snap that captured Queen Elizabeth II’s mischievous sense of humour perfectly.
Her Majesty may have been known as a model of dignity and duty but she had a very human side – and loved nothing better than a good prank.
So when she bumped into a couple from the US near Balmoral who failed to recognise her and asked if she’d met the Queen, she naturally said she hadn’t.