Queen left Take That’s Gary Barlow stumped with some pretty ‘awkward’ questions

The Queen reportedly once left Take That star Gary Barlow stumped after asking some ‘awkward’ questions when they met to discuss the plans for her Diamond Jubilee concert. 

• Her Majesty will mark her 70th year on the throne in 2022 with many exciting Platinum Jubilee celebration events already announced.  
• Back in 2012 it was Gary Barlow who organized the Diamond Jubilee Concert, though the Queen had a few questions for him.  
• This royal news comes as Prince William is to face a 'bittersweet moment' when Kate receives a new royal title. 

The Queen will become the first British monarch ever to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee in 2022 as she marks 70 years since ascending to the throne. Many of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee events have already been announced for the four-day bank holiday weekend in the UK in June. Though the Queen will celebrate her Platinum Jubilee five months ahead of this as the actual date of her becoming monarch is February 1952. 

As might have been expected by royal fans in light of Her Majesty’s previous Jubilees, a concert is set to take place on Saturday June 4th outside Buckingham Palace. World-class performers are expected to take to the stage and though the final line-up for the Platinum Jubilee concert hasn’t been confirmed yet, this won’t be the first time a concert has been held at the palace for such a special occasion. 

Back in 2012 when the Queen celebrated her Diamond Jubilee, it was Take That singer-songwriter Gary Barlow who organized the concert. And it seems Gary was left “guessing” after being asked some pretty awkward questions by none other than the Queen herself.

The final event featured the likes of Sir Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder and gave fans a spectacular performance to remember. But the final plans are said to have required the Queen’s approval and it was Gary who presented them to her. 

According to The Mirror, Gary opened up about one very memorable interaction with Her Majesty during an appearance on the Graham Norton Show in the lead-up to the Queen's Diamond Jubilee a decade ago.

He reportedly explained at the time, “Only a couple of weeks ago I got the job of presenting the whole plan of the concert to her and I’d learnt everything about the gig. There’s not a question she can throw at me that I’m going to falter on.”

However, it seems that the Queen went on to prove him wrong in unforgettable style as the musician claimed she began to ask some pretty understandable questions about the upcoming concert. 

“And she said, ‘So all the equipment, how long is that going to take to dismantle? At this point, I’m guessing so I say, ‘About six or seven hours’,” Gary continued. “And she said, “So, the concert finished at half ten at night, which means you will be doing that all night at the front of the palace where my family lives.”

After this, the Take That star went on to discuss other aspects of the plans, closing, “I say, ‘Moving on Your Majesty, this is the royal box, this is where you will be sitting. And she said, ‘How am I going to get there?’ It was something else I didn’t know the answer to!”

Despite these somewhat awkward questions, though, the Queen appeared delighted when she joined the performers on stage at the final Diamond Jubilee concert. Now, with the Platinum Jubilee concert just months away, fans will no doubt be eagerly anticipating who might take over Gary’s reins as organizer—and who will be taking to the stage this summer!