Gyles Brandreth, a close family friend of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, says her Majesty "wouldn't have minded" being an actress. The broadcaster even admitted that the Queen would be the principal boy in Christmas pantomimes at Buckingham Palace.
This touching tribute comes after the tragic news that Queen Elizabeth II died at the age of 96 at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. Speaking on BBC Breakfast, Gyles explained he’d even asked the Queen if she would have liked to act full time.
He told hosts Charlie Stayt and Naga Munchetty: “She was extraordinary and it wasn't simply because she was the Queen, I think it was the nature of her personality. That smile was electric. As the Queen grew older, she was conscious that her face sometimes looked a little bit grumpy unless she was smiling so she did flash that smile, but it was unbelievable.
