this officer named richard griffin. he was telling some funny stories about her and said we were out walking in balmoral and we came across two americans on the walking trail with us. he reached out for what happened. let's hear that and mr. prime minister we'll get your reaction on the other side. listen to this. i believe we have this. do we have it, producers? do we have this video of the richard griffin when they were on the walk, the funny video? you tell the story. >> we're talking about it earlier. hilarious, mr. prime minister. the queen is with one of her long running aides. they're in the grounds and meet these two americans. they have no idea who the queen is. they engage in conversation and say do you come from around here? yes, i have a holiday home just over the hill. they said right. wow, you must know the queen and she said well, you must have met the queen and she said i haven't but he has pointing to her aide. the aide says i certainly have. what is she like? she can be a little can tank orous playing

there is an interesting sorry about queen elizabeth told by former royal protection officer, richard griffinttended with the queen at balmoral and an encounter with two american tourists who did not realize that they were in the company of the monarch. watch. >> normally on these picnic sites, you meet nobody. but there was 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 from the moment that we first stopped they had not recognized the queen. this is fine. and the american was saying where they came from, where they were going to next and where they had been to in britain. sure enough, he said where do you live? and she said i live in london but i have a holiday home just the other side of the hills. and he said how often do you come up here? and she said over 80 years. and he said if you have been coming up here for 80 years, you must have met the queen. and just as a flash, well, i have, i meet her regularly. and the guy said you've met the queen, what is she like? and because i knew, i said she can be

like this story from her former royal protection officer richard griffin.se picnic sites, you meet nobody. there was two hikers coming towards you the queen would always say hello. it was two americans on a walking holiday. it was clear from the moment we first stopped, they hadn't recognized the queen, which is fine. the american gentleman was telling the queen where he came from, where they were going to next and where they had been to. i could see it coming. sure enough, he said, where do you live? she said, i live in london. i have a holiday home the other side of the hills. he said, how often have you been coming up here? she said, i've been coming up here ever since i was a little girl. over 80 years. >> he said, if you come up here 80 years, you must have met the queen. as quick as a flash, i haven't, but dick here meets her regularly. he said, you met the queen, what's she like? because i was with her a long time and i knew i could pull her leg, i said she can be con tankerous but she's got a lovely sense of humor. the next thing i knew, this guy co

richard griffin, powered lee protected the royal family for 30 years.and i've got to share this amazing story that he shared! >> one of my favorite stories is, when we were at bell moral and the queen would go up to go to our house, and stay there privately for a weekend. and she would go out for left time for picnics. and very often, it would be a police officer in her majesty. and one of the pinnacles i went out with her, we had a lovely picnic, and a lovely chat. and then we went for a walk, just the two of us. and normally, on the picnic sites you meet nobody. but there were two people coming towards us, and the police -- and it was two americans on a walking holiday. and it was clear on the first stop that they hadn't recognize the queen. which was fine. and the american gentleman was telling the queen, where he came, from where they were going to next. and, where they had been to in britain. and, sure enough, he said. to the majesty. where do you live? >> she said oh i live in london. but i have a london home in the hills. and he said how often ha

well, her love of the dogs and her love of some of the -- those places and her sense of humor, richard griffin, former head bodyguard for many years tells of walking -- >> there they are. waiting for her. so loyally. the story from griffin was they were walking in the hills and came across some hikers. and the hikers did not recognize the queen of england. and i think they were from america, actually. >> it's a great story. >> the story was they asked griffin whether he knew the queen. and he said, yes, i've spent a lot of time around here and i do know her majesty. they would, could we take a picture with you. as the queen took the camera and took a picture of them posing with her bodyguard and she never let on. >> because she didn't look like the queen when she was up there. >> probably a silk handkerchief on her head. >> and she apparently so loved to take people on drives, especially when she was at balmoral, when she was at some of the country places. people were startled, people who worked on the estates or who had come for a visit. michael beschloss, as we're talking about what we're se

former royal protection officer, richard griffin, told a story that revealed a humorous side to the lateformer bodyguard for the queen recalled the story last june on sky news. >> normally, picnic sites, you meet nobody. there were hikers, and the queen would stop and say hello. two americans on a walking holiday. it was clear from the moment we first stopped, they hadn't recognized the queen, which is fine. the american was telling the queen where he came from, where they were going to next. where he'd been to in britain. i could see it coming. sure enough, he said, where do you live? she said, well, i live in london. i have a holiday home the other side of the hills. he said, well, how often have you been coming up here? oh, she said, i've been coming up here ever since i was a little girl, so over 80 years. you could see the clock ticking. if you've been coming up 80 years, you must have met the queen. quick as a flash, well, i haven't, but dick here meets her regularly. the guy said, you've met the queen, what is she like? because i was with her a long time, and i could pull her leg,

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