The Queen giggles at serviceman's lockdown exercise regime in video chat
The Queen was left most amused after being told about a rather unusual lockdown exercise regime during a video chat with a group of service personnel.
She spoke to representatives from the British Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force, as well as the Chief of the Defence Staff General Sir Nick Carter.
Her Majesty had a little chuckle when Lance Corporal Shanwayne Stephens told her he had been pushing a car along the road to train for a very interesting role.
He told Her Majesty: "I'm the pilot for the Jamaican bobsleigh team." "Gosh!" she said, with a little giggle. "Sounds a very dangerous job. How do you train?"
He then explained he'd turned to an "unorthodox training regime" and told her he'd taken to pushing a car up and down the street when the gyms closed. She laughed: "Oh! Well I suppose that's one way to train."
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Highlights of the video were uploaded to The Royal Family's Instagram page. The caption read: "The Queen speaks with service personnel from @BritishArmy, @RoyalNavy and @RoyalAirForceuk via video call, to hear about the work of the British Armed Forces at home and overseas, during the current pandemic.
"As Head of the Armed Forces, Her Majesty is regularly updated on operations around the world.
"Chief of Defence Staff General Sir Nicholas Carter joined the video call, along with:
"Able Rate Sophie Levy who serves as an Aircraft Handler, on her first operational deployment on board RFA Argus which is in the Caribbean.
"Lieutenant Colonel Barrie Terry who is currently deployed on a UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, and has been apart from his family since last year due to travel restrictions.
"Lance Corporal Shanwayne Stephens who serves in The Queen’s Colour Squadron and has represented the RAF at many state events including State Openings of Parliament and the annual Festival of Remembrance."
There was also a lovely moment when the Queen recalled meeting Sophie Levy previously when she was just 16.
The Queen told them they were doing great work and wished them luck in their roles. Here's hoping Shanwayne makes it to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics!
Watch the full video below:
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