The late Queen Elizabeth II is warmly remembered for for her wicked sense of humour - something she is used to after a builder asked her to make her a proper cup of tea. Get the latest entertainment news sent straight to your inbox with our weekly Showbiz newsletter We have more newsletters Get the latest entertainment news sent straight to your inbox with our weekly Showbiz newsletter We have more newsletters Not many of us can claim to have a personal and unexpected run-in with members of the Royal Family - least of all with the late Queen Elizabeth II. 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 whilst working for the late queen at Buckingham Palace.
The funny but embarrassing story came around after a Channel 5 documentary was released. It was revealed that a tradesman at the palace completely failed to recognize the monarch even after she offered him a cup of tea., according to OK! Royal Upholsterer Kevin Andrews, who worked for the Queen Mother, remembered the story vividly in a documentary titled Secrets of the Royal Palaces.
He said: “[A] builder was dismantling a desk [...
] so he could not see who was making the offer when the lady's voice asked him if he would like a cup of tea." As the builder had no idea it was none other than Queen Elizabeth asking the question, he reportedly replied: "Yeah. In a mug.
Two sugars. Builders' tea. I don't want any of that nonsense I had.