The Queen reportedly has a few secret signals she uses to indicate to palace aides that she’s ready for a conversation at royal engagements to come to a close.
- A royal historian has claimed the Queen uses a "worrying" hint when she would like to move on from a conversation.
- It's been suggested that she's not the only royal who uses secret signs.
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It’s been claimed that the Queen uses several secret signals to hint to aides - making it clear when she would like a particular conversation to end. Whilst many people may look to subtly say something to those around them to naturally move a conversation on, for the Queen, it’s likely this could potentially come across as a little too impolite.
Instead, it seems that the 94-year-old monarch can give this impression to aides purely with her body language.
Speaking to PEOPLE, royal historian Hugo Vickers reportedly revealed that: “It would be very worrying if you were talking to the Queen and saw the handbag move from one hand to the other”.
It’s been suggested that when the Queen feels ready to wrap up a conversation or social event, she chooses to switch her handbag from one arm to another, which signals to her aides to step in and move her away.
“It would be done very nicely,” Mr. Vickers went on to add. “Someone would come along and say, ‘Sir, the Archbishop of Canterbury would very much like to meet you.”
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And when it comes to politely signaling, that’s apparently not the only sign the monarch uses. PEOPLE also reported that when the Queen is “truly keen on making her escape”, she will spin her ring - a more dramatic gesture that indicates to her staff that they should move her along quickly. It’s thought that placing her bag on the floor sends the same message.
When taking official meetings at Buckingham Palace, the Queen allegedly also has a discreet buzzer that signals to the staff outside to come and escort the guest out.
Which other Royal Family members use signals?
It’s believed that the Queen might not be the only family member who uses secret signals.
“What they all do is try to find a quick joke to leave it on,” Mr. Vickers noted to PEOPLE. “Prince Charles has a quick ‘ha ha’ and that enables him to break the conversation.”
Whilst Prince Philip supposedly swings his hand from left to right when meeting a line of people, to avoid finding himself in particularly lengthy conversations.
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