2007-03-04 06:25:36 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Royalty
Queen Elizabeth II is always referred to as "Brenda", and the Prince of Wales as "Brian". This is a result of the 1969 BBC documentary Royal Family, after which the magazine gave each member of the Royal Family working class nicknames, as though they were characters in a soap opera. The Duke of Edinburgh is "Keith", the late Princess Margaret was "Yvonne", and the late Diana, Princess of Wales was dubbed "Cheryl".
2007-03-04 06:50:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 0⤋
Possibly a pun on common names - "Maj" or "Madge" being the other. Not the cleverest of puns and no points in my book by Private Eye being so disloyal to the Crown. But then again, what would one expect?
2007-03-04 14:47:15 · answer #2 · answered by Raymo 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because the private eye staff are mostly upper middle class Eaton/Oxbridge snobs and they use this lower class name as a way of sneering at her. it's very juvenile
2007-03-05 11:19:00 · answer #3 · answered by mick t 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think Philip must have called her that in bed one day by mistake and he's had to cover his tracks!!
2007-03-05 09:43:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
didnt know she was! im hoping you are talking about private eye, edited by ian hislop...
2007-03-04 14:33:01 · answer #5 · answered by hana woo 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋