The Queen once replied "absolutely not" when asked by Formula 1 champion Sir Jackie Stewart if she would like him to drive them to a barbecue.
The pair knew each other well and met often – the monarch even turned up to his 80th birthday party. Whilst many of us would defer to an F1 driver's expertise behind the wheel if we were ever to share a car ride with them, the Queen's reaction to such an offer was rather different.
Stewart revealed as much in an interview with Sky Sports, in which he recalled one occasion they met after he won the 1973 world championship. Asked if he had ever taken her for a spin, the three-time champion replied: "No, I didn't.
