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Riding The Underground, McDonald’s Visit: Queen’s Public Interactions

Queen Elizabeth entered the London Underground on six occasions. (File)London: During her long life of public duty and protocol, Queen Elizabeth II occasionally shared in her subjects' ordinary lives - often during sneaked or staged encounters.Here are some of the best-known examples:Princess goes incognitoAs a 19-year-old princess, Elizabeth and her sister Margaret sneaked out of Buckingham Palace to celebrate the end of World War II in Europe on May 8, 1945, mingling anonymously amongst the jubilant crowd.In a BBC programme in 1985 she said they had walked for miles through the streets of London, wary that they would be recognised."I remember lines of unknown people linking arms and walking down Whitehall, all of us just swept along on a tide of happiness and relief," she said.The sis...