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Queen Elizabeth's hilarious run-in with a builder who asked her for 'a proper cup of tea'


The late Queen Elizabeth II is warmly remembered for her wicked sense of humour - something which she used after a less than expected run-in with a builder at the palace

But someone who can is a builder who was left distinctly unimpressed and not at all in awe of the historic surroundings he found himself in while working for the late Queen at Buckingham Palace. The hilariously embarrassing story surfaced during a Channel 5 documentary when the monarch went entirely unnoticed by a tradesman at the palace who was offered a cup of tea by none other than the Queen herself. The builder had no idea he was speaking to the late Queen Read MoreRelated Articles William and Kate's sad letter to family of pizza seller who died from cancer

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