Does the Queen take the tube?

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

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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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Regular exercise The queen walked with her dogs, rode horses, hiked around the grounds of her estates and otherwise stayed active throughout her life and into her old age. “Probably the single best thing most of us can do for our health is regular exercise.

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Brent Suttles, who captured photos of the royals moving around the cabin during the 7-hour flight, said they were seated in Row 2 of the first-class cabin. Atkins said she thinks the Prince and Princess of Wales boarded the Boeing 777 aircraft first.

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The Buckingham Palace pool was first commissioned by George VI in 1938 for Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret to learn to swim in privacy, as part of a renovation of the Palace's north-west pavilion.

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The royal mourning period tends to last seven days following the funeral and is observed by members of the royal family and their households, together with troops committed to ceremonial duties. In this case, the royal mourning period is due to end on Monday 26 September.

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