I'm from the US and just wondering what the Queen does on an average day? I'm not meaning this in a bad way just courious!!
2006-10-19 09:42:20 · 13 answers · asked by Tammy B 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Royalty
She rises at 7:30, has tea in bed, listens to the radio, has breakfast with Philip and reads the papers, goes to her office for two hours of paperwork with her private secretary, goes through correspondence, receives any guests coming to the palace at noon (diplomats, military officers, etc), any investitures for new knights, etc would be held at 12 (there are 22 a year), lunch, a walk in the garden with her dogs, an afternoom engagement like an opening, tea at 5, meeting with the PM at 6:30 once a week, dinner followed by a puzzle or government business.
This is an average day; she often travels outside of London for events and such events are all listed on her website www.royal.gov.uk. Her main hobby is raising horses so sometimes she'll check on them. She spends summers in Scotland and Christmas at Sandringham, Norfolk.
2006-10-19 11:36:16 · answer #1 · answered by Dunrobin 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Several good answers already.
Especially would be the "red boxes" which she does even when she is travelling. It keeps her informed about the Government actions ... and with her excellent memory she has over 54 years of "inside" information. When the current Prime Minister pays the weekly call upon HM, the PM knows he had better be knowledgeable. Though none of us likely know just what goes on in those visits, it is quite possible the PM finds it could be much more "challenging" than "Question Period" in the House of Commons ... and he can't just "shrug off" the questions like often happens in the House.
And likely there are few "average" days except when she is in Residence at Windsor Castle, Sandringham House, or Balmoral. Even then there are the "Red Boxes", the weekly visits from Tony Blair, etc.
And then there is visits abroad, such as: The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh will visit the Baltic States, 17 to 20 October 2006 -- http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page5407.asp
And there is the Court Circular -- http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/page3952.asp
2006-10-19 16:02:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
She receives a "red box" of papers and documents from the government every day. This is her work load. Otherwise, she attends to official visits, dinners, guests, etc.
2006-10-19 10:34:26 · answer #3 · answered by Isis 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Other than her royal duties my guess would be sitting around watching tv, having pretty normal meals, and snacks (including tea and crumpetts), napping maybe (old people do that a lot:), and maybe walk her dogs in her large garden and around the palace. Or maybe she has her own dog walker but I always thought it fun to walk your own dog. Anyway, just my guess.
2006-10-19 10:31:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
What does that inbred old battleaxe do on an average day? Nothing that matters, that's for sure.
2006-10-19 12:55:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
signs papers, goes to church, meets with diplomats, visits schools and hospitals, attends boring banquets,travels to some other country and starts all over again
2006-10-19 09:46:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Cleans up Blair's mess
2006-10-19 09:49:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
She looks at Camilla and wishes she had invested some of her money in getting Charles eyeglasses when he was a child.
2006-10-19 11:44:16 · answer #8 · answered by Debra D 7 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Sits in the parlour eating bread and jelly.
2006-10-19 09:45:20 · answer #9 · answered by Pop D 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
the royal wave
2006-10-19 10:24:17 · answer #10 · answered by hawaiicatlynblue 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋