Light-hearted Queen Elizabeth jokes in her garden in new TV show
By Reuters
10 April 2018 |
2:57 pm
Wearing a floral dress and no hat, Queen Elizabeth strolls in dappled sunlight through the garden at Buckingham Palace with an old acquaintance, making quips and even mentioning the prospect of her own demise in a light-hearted way.
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