这是一则关于英女王伊丽莎白二世的一个有趣而真实的故事:

大约在2005年，一天下午，女王和她的私人保护官迪克·格里芬独自在苏格兰皇家城堡巴尔莫勒尔附近的山上散步。

两个游客走近他们，谈了起来。格里芬回忆道:

“有两个徒步旅行者向我们走来，女王停下来和他们打招呼。“他们是两个徒步度假的美国人。

“很明显，从我们停下来的那一刻起，他们就没有认出女王，这没什么。这位美国绅士正在告诉女王他们从哪里来，接下来要去英国的什么地方。他们对女王陛下说:‘您住在哪里?’”她回答说:‘嗯，我住在伦敦，但我在山的另一边有一个度假屋。

“他说:‘你来这里多久了?

“她回答说:‘我还是个小女孩的时候就来这里了，已经有80多年了。’

“你可以看到齿轮转动，所以他说:‘好吧，如果你已经来这里80多年了，你一定见过女王。’”

“转眼间，她说:‘我没见过，但迪克经常和她见面。’

徒步旅行者接着问格里芬这位君主本人是什么样的。

“因为我和她在一起很长时间了，我知道我可以和她开玩笑，所以我说:‘哦，她有时会很暴躁，但她很有幽默感。’”

接下来我知道的是，这个人走过来，把他的胳膊搭在我的肩膀上，在我还没看清发生了什么事之前，他拿起相机，把它给了女王，说:“你能给我们俩拍张照吗?”

“然后我们交换了位置，我给他们和女王照了一张相。

我们从不透露，我们挥手告别。

“后来，女王陛下对我说:‘当他把这些照片拿给他在美国的朋友看的时候，我真希望自己是墙上的一只苍蝇，希望有人能告诉他我是谁。’”

A funny and true story about the Queen:

Around 2005, the Queen and her Personal Protection Officer, Dick Griffin, were walking alone one afternoon in the hills near the Scottish royal castle, Balmoral.

Two tourists approached them, and engaged in conversation. Griffin recalls:

"There were two hikers coming towards us, and the Queen would always stop and say hello.

"They were two Americans on a walking holiday.

"It was clear from the moment we stopped that they hadn't recognised the Queen, which was fine.

"The American gentleman was telling the Queen where they came from, where they were going next, and where they'd been in Britain.

"I could see it coming, and sure enough, he said to Her Majesty: 'And where do you live?'

"She replied: 'Well I live in London, but I've got a holiday home just the other side of the hills.'

"He said: 'How long have you been coming up here?'

"She replied: 'I've been coming up here ever since I was a little girl, so over 80 years.'

"You could see the cogs whirring, so he said: 'Well, if you've been coming up here for over 80 years, you must have met the Queen.'

"Quick as a flash, she said: 'I haven't, but Dick here meets her regularly.'

The hiker then asked Griffin what the monarch was like in person.

"Because I was with her a long time, and I knew I could pull her leg, I said: 'Oh, she can be very cantankerous at times, but she's got a lovely sense of humour.'

The next thing I knew, this guy comes round, puts his arm around my shoulder, and before I could see what was happening, he gets his camera, GIVES IT TO THE QUEEN, and says: 'Can you take a picture of the two of us?'

"Then we swapped places, and I TOOK A PICTURE OF THEM WITH THE QUEEN.

"And we never let on, and we waved goodbye.

"Afterwards, Her Majesty said to me: 'I'd love to be a fly on the wall when he shows those photographs to his friends in America, and hopefully someone tells him who I am'."