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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Paige Holland

Queen played cheeky trick on Queen Mother every day so she wasn't late for dinner

There is nothing better than sitting down for a lovely meal with your loved ones, but sometimes it can be a bit of a logistical nightmare to get everyone together.

And it turns out it's no different if you're a royal, and busy schedules mean it's often tough to get everyone to sit down at the table on time.

One person who was apparently notoriously bad for being late was the Queen Mother. Insiders say she was always late down for dinner when the family were celebrating their summer holidays in Balmoral, and it got so bad that Her Majesty resorted to a cheeky trick to make sure that the rest of the family wasn't waiting for her.

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