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Daily Mirror
Kyle O'Sullivan

Queen insulted press secretary's 'dreadful' tie - and 'twinkle in her eye' gave it away

The Queen was always a strict professional - but behind-the-scenes was known for her cheeky side. Heartwarming stories have been flooding in about Her Majesty, who died surrounded by her family at Balmoral last week, with one of the funniest coming from one of the people who knew her best.

Her former press secretary, Dickie Arbiter, has revealed a hilarious anecdote from the last reception she had before the country went into lockdown back in 2020. Arbiter revealed the Queen's scathing insult about his tie - and how he knew it was coming because of the "twinkle in her eye".

The Queen had a very cheeky side behind-the-scenes (Getty Images)
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