Does the Queen ride the tube?

HM Queen Elizabeth riding on the Victoria Line 7 Mar 1969 Her Majesty The Queen is the only British monarch ever to have travelled on the Tube. In March 1969, The Queen officially opened the Victoria Line of the London Underground, and following the ceremony she took the new line from Oxford Circus to Victoria.



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The royals arrive at almost all their engagements by car (when they do take helicopters or planes, a local diplomatic vehicle is waiting to pick them up). Specifically, the Queen travels in her Bentley State Limousine which was created for her Golden Jubilee in 2002.

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Her Majesty is known to travel by train, bus, and even the London Underground, when her schedule permits.

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The royal family have also travelled on ordinary service trains more frequently in recent years to minimise costs. Queen Elizabeth was presented with the current Royal Train in 1977, with the carriages painted a rich burgundy colour known as Royal Claret.

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Like his brother, we know Prince Harry used the tube a handful of times when he was younger, but there is no public evidence of him ever doing so as an adult. His wife, Meghan Markle, has never been spotted on the Underground either.

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“In countries where a reliable blood supply is questionable, the Queen and the Prince of Wales both travel with their own personal packs of blood following in their convoy wherever they go,” he added.

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The royals even skip that pesky 8:30am traffic queue with the help of police escorts, and even have their own royal train, so why would they ever choose to go on public transport? Well, it seems that they are more like us than we thought; see all the pictures of the royals on public transport below…

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As the UK crowns a new monarch, we're exploring all things royal, from castles to grand tours. Royals? They're just like us! Well, they're not, obviously – but sometimes they do put down their tiaras, leave their palaces and join the hoi polloi at restaurants, bars and even theme parks.

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