Queen Elizabeth II, 92, is Britain’s longest-serving monarch and has ventured to more than 120 countries during her reign. The secrets to the success of her often-lengthy excursions has now been revealed. Whether Prince Philip’s wife travels on peace-making, ceremonial or leisure vacations, she is always accompanied by her team of staff. The entourage, according to biographer Robert Hardman, is often around 35 people.
Before The Duke of Edinburgh retired from royal duties three years ago, he too also had a tram of staff travel with them.
Robert let slip the scale of the travel entourage in his new book, Queen of the World.
He confessed: “Throughout the reign the entourage has been around 35 for a typical state visit, including the foreign sec, two ladies in waiting, two private secretaries, an equerry, a doctor, a press office team, four police officers, the Queen’s dresser, the Duke of Edinburgh’s valet, a hairdresser, several secretaries, plus a page or two and a handful of luggage orderlies.
“That might rise if the Queen was going to be entertaining on a major scale, as she might at a Commonwealth summit, and did not have the Royal Yacht at her disposal.
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