Queen Elizabeth II is the UK’s longest reigning monarch, but, do we really know about her day-to-day life? Her schedule is incredibly regimented, with multiple formal proceedings, events and processes she adheres to every day. Meetings with ministers and officials take up a large portion of her
day and, like most of us, she spends a big chunk of her time at work.
Morning
The Queen's working day starts at her desk scanning the daily
newspapers. She then proceeds to go through some of the 300 letters she
receives from the general public every day. Some of these letters the Queen reads and replies to herself, while
with others she tells members of her staff how she would like them to be
answered.
Her Royal Highness will then see two of her private secretaries with the daily quota of official papers and documents. She receives a huge number of correspondences from Government
ministers and her representatives in the Commonwealth and foreign
countries. All of these have to be read and, where necessary, approved
and signed. A series of official meetings or 'audiences' will often follow. Each meeting usually lasting 10 to 20 minutes. If there is an Investiture, a ceremony for the presentation of
honours and decorations, it begins at 11.00am and lasts just over an
hour.
The Queen will then lunch privately although every couple of months,
she and The Duke of Edinburgh will invite a dozen guests from a wide
variety of backgrounds to an informal lunch.
If Her Majesty is spending the morning on engagements away from her
desk and other commitments, she will visit up to three venues before
lunch, either alone or jointly with The Duke of Edinburgh.
source://www.independent.co.uk
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