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Australian cricket legend and wicket-keeping great Adam Gilchrist fondly recalls his meeting with Her Majesty and praises her cheeky sense of humour.
The former Australian captain met Queen Elizabeth II on a number of occasions, but it was a meet-and-greet opportunity at Buckingham Palace during the 1999 World Cup in England where he got to see her funny side.
Adam Gilchrist meets Queen Elizabeth II during a garden party at Government House in Perth, Western Australia, on October 27, 2011
Gilchrist remembers the Queen fondly as having a subtle sense of humour which lightened the mood. The former Aussie cricket captain cherished the moments he got to spend with her
'We were formally introduced to the Queen and the Duke (Prince Phillip) inside Buckingham Palace and then she sort of mingled a bit with a group of us led by Steve Waugh and Shane Warne,' Gilchrist recalled to The West Australian.
'We had our green-and-yellow with fine red pin-striped blazers on and I remember her making the remark that we looked like ice-cream sellers from Pall Mall. There was a subtle sense of humour there which lightened up the mood.'
On another occasion after introducing several Western Australian sport stars to the Queen in Perth, the former wicketkeeper had to fly to Sydney the following morning and got a a big shock on the plane as he waited for take-off.
'The West Australian was folded up in the seat pocket in front of me and I just whipped it out, settled into my seat and thought, "What's news",' he recalled.
