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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Kieran Isgin

The time the Queen met some Americans in Scotland - and they didn't know who she was

Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, stories are flooding in honouring her life and the mark she left on not just the UK, but the world.

One story that shows some of the more light-hearted moments in her life is one recalled by former Royal Protection officer Richard Griffin when the Queen met some Americans during a trip to Scotland. In the story, he describes how the Americans had failed to recognise the Queen while walking on her Scottish estate.

Mr Griffin told Sky News: "There were two hikers coming towards us and the Queen would always stop and say hello. It was two Americans on a walking holiday and it was clear they hadn't recognised her, which was fine."

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