{"id":230439,"date":"2026-05-13T20:43:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T20:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/230439\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T20:43:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T20:43:13","slug":"royal-biographer-reveals-queen-elizabeths-rule-breaking-moment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/230439\/","title":{"rendered":"Royal Biographer Reveals Queen Elizabeth’s Rule-Breaking Moment"},"content":{"rendered":"

As monarch, Queen Elizabeth<\/a> knew what was expected of her, and very rarely stepped out of line. In his book Elizabeth: An Intimate Portrait<\/a>, author Gyles Brandreth, a longtime friend of the Royal Family, explored the many facets of the late Queen\u2019s personality. Even though the monarch was actually very reserved, the biographer revealed she did have a more cheeky side.<\/p>\n

After showing a draft of his book to TV personality and historical advisor Alastair Bruce, who shared a warm relationship with the late Queen, Brandreth wrote that Bruce thought he\u2019d missed out on one key trait of Queen Elizabeth\u2019s. \u201cHer shyness,\u201d he said. \u201cShe really was very shy\u2014and used talking about her dogs and her horses to deflect from her shyness.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fellow royal biographer Robert Hardman also noted that the late Queen also \u201cfound it easier to discuss emotions through animals<\/a>\u201d in his upcoming book, Elizabeth II: In Private. In Public. Her Story<\/a>. But dogs aside, Bruce shared one hilarious story that showed Queen Elizabeth\u2019s ability to toe the rules just a bit.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI asked him if she was every naughty\u2014if she ever broke the rules,\u201d Brandreth said of his conversation with Bruce.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018Well,\u2019 he said, \u2018when she was ill, on doctors\u2019 orders she was told to cut back on milk, so when tea was served, looking mischievous, she would take her teaspoon and dip it into the milk jug and then use the teaspoon to give her tea a quick swirl.\u201d<\/p>\n

It’s certainly not the most defiant move a royal has made\u2014not even close\u2014but Brandreth noted that the late Queen “accepted her lot in life” and “did not kick against the pricks.” However, every once in a while, even The Queen needed to push back against the expected…even if it was just a splash of milk.<\/p>\n

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