#Queen Elizabeth II amazed with this unlikely feat on Canada #royal tour

queen elizabeth canada royal tour prince philip sweatQueen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip travelled to Canada in July 2010 - it was a “roaring success” (Image: Getty Images)

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip travelled to Canada in July 2010. The visit was described as a “roaring success” and the Queen impressed everyone in a very unlikely way. Sarah Bradford described the trip in her book Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Our Times. The trip came at a time when the weather in Canada was incredibly hot.

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“The author and columnist for the Canadian Globe and Mail Leah Mclaren reported in the Daily Telegraph on 20 July 2010 in a piece headed ‘Why the cool Queen still melts our hearts,’” wrote Bradford.

“The royal couple toured nine cities in five days, in soaring temperatures that reached a humid mid-30s.

“Everyone was drenched in swear except the Queen, who, despite spending days laying cornerstones and attending State dinners and walkabouts wearing long-sleeved dresses, big hats, ornate jewellery, heavy handbags and long white gloves, never produced so much as a hanky to dab herself.

“‘How is it possible that someone wearing all that can fail to break a dew? Well that’s the Queen for you,’ commented McLaren.”

Bradford continued: “[McLaren] described the

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