Picture the scene – Her Royal Highness does the right thing and offers a builder a cup of tea.

Builder is in builder position, under a table of sorts and isn’t aware it is her Majesty, the Queen Of England who is being so hospitable.

This is the second time in the past couple of weeks, that ordinary people have encountered the Queen without realising it.

I’ll let the Daily Beast take over from here:

When placing their tea order, many builders rejoice in being more fussy than Meg Ryan in When Harry Met Sally as they reel off the exact amount of milk and sugar they require, and specify whether the spoon and teabag should be left in or out of the mug.

One builder working at Buckingham Palace, according to a new documentary, pushed these customs to the limit when he got into the detail of the vessel he wanted his tea served in.

While working underneath a table in one of the palace’s grander private rooms, the builder responded to a disembodied female voice asking him if he would like a cup of tea by replying: “Yeah. In a mug. Two sugars. Builder’s tea. I don’t want any of that nonsense I had the last time I was here, all that fine china and all that saucer stuff.”

A few minutes later, the well-spoken woman returned and said: “I’ve put your tea on the table here.”

He peered up and saw the familiar outline of the Queen leaving the room.

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He’s bloody lucky she didn’t have his head chopped off!

We do like inside jokes from Buckingham Palace and also enjoy the one about Harry and the Queen’s first cellphone, tremendously. If you missed that one, Cheatsheet will tell you all about it. In a nutshell:

What exactly did he record? According to Fox News, those dialling the queen’s number could expect to hear: “Hey Wazzup! This is Liz. Sorry, I’m away from the throne.”

What a hoot. Almost as funny as when he made her say “boom” – I’ll leave you to enjoy that video:

[source:dailybeast& cheatsheet]