BEING A PRANKSTER TO COOLEST GREAT-GRANDMOTHER, THE QUEEN DOES IT ALL IN STYLE

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4.Quite a prankster

In his memoirs, writer Sherard Cowper-Coles chronicled how, in 1998, the Queen offered the then-crown prince of Saudi Arabia a tour of Balmoral Estate — then shocked him when she served as his temporary chauffeur by climbing into the driving seat, turned the ignition and drove off. Since women are not yet — allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia, Abdullah was not used to being driven by a woman, let alone a queen. Elizabeth Windsor apparently enjoyed pushing several limits, including, perhaps, speed of the car.

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