Woman’s Weekly New Zealand – September 02, 2019

ONEREALLYIS JOLLYBUSY!

A

t 93,t

workloadis simply

astonishing.“She

actslikea 25-year-old.It’s

amazing,”saysa royalaide.

Thesecretis simple:She

stickstoa routineandnever

hastomakeanyofthose

intrusivedailydecisionsabout

whattowear,eatordonext.

Thatmeansshecan

concentrateonherjob

asmonarchoftheUnited

Kingdom,Headofthe

Commonwealth,Headof

TheArmedForces,Defender

oftheFaithandSupreme

GovernorofTheChurchof

England− nomatterhow

manyhoursshemustwork.

7.30AM

RISEAND SHINE

A discreetknockonHer

Majesty’sbedroomdoor

marksthestartofa newday.

Thepersontappingis a police

officerwhohasstayedupall

night,sittingona chaira few

yardsdownthecorridor.An

officerhasbeenstationed

thereever since

oddball Michael

Faganbroke into

Buckingham

Palacein 1982

andwoke

theQueen.

ROYAL UPDATE

Next comes a maid carrying

a tray with a pot of Earl Grey

tea, a small jug of milk, a

bone-chinacupandsaucer,

anda plateofplainbiscuits

h f

premier morning news show,

Today, and pours the tea.

Sometimes Her Majesty

addsmilk,sometimesnot.

h l h h

h

ing

From cornies to Coro!

heQueen’s

Her Majesty starts
the day with tea
in fine china and
cornflakes, and
likes to end it with
Coronation Street.

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• RichTeaareafavourite.

Openingthe curtains,

themaidswitcheson

apoortableradio,which

is tuuned tothe UK’s

While the Queensips, the

maiddrawshera bat

• warm,nothoot,us
  awooden-baca ked
  thermometeerto
  check.Itmust

Left:

Michael

Fagan.