It's been revealed that the Queen was fond of iconic kids' TV show, Art Attack, as its former presenter Neil Buchanan recalls the time she dubbed one of his crafts 'ingenious'.
- The Queen was patron to a number of creative organizations and charities, so it’s only natural that she would have an eye for art.
- Now, former Art Attack host, Neil Buchanan has recalled his ‘wonderful’ meeting with the Queen, revealing that she was actually a fan of the show.
- This royal news comes after King Charles III revealed a hilarious prank his grandmother pulled in the dining room.
Among Queen Elizabeth’s many hobbies, from walking her corgis to horse riding, which is now Princess Charlotte’s newest obsession, she was also a fan of arts and crafts! In fact, she once paid a visit to HIT Entertainment, the filming studio of Art Attack and met the show's host, Neil Buchanan.
The show’s presenter from 1990 to 2007 has recalled the ‘big moment’ he met the monarch and discovered she was a fan of his.
He told Metro, "There was an Art Attack room where we set everything up and there were a couple of us there to meet her. She was fantastic, she was just so brilliant."
He then detailed the moment that the Queen spotted one of the show’s iconic crafts in the room, a Disney-esque castle, made from toilet rolls.
He said, “"She said to me, 'Well, this is very lovely. This is fantastic. What is it actually made of?'"
Neil hilariously admitted that he paused and worried if he was allowed to say ‘loo roll’ to the Queen, but decided to just go for it. He said, "I took a deep breath and I said ‘loo roll’, and she looked at me and I thought here it comes! And she just went, ‘That’s ingenious!’ I’ll never forget that. That was my big moment.”
Like many others who had the good fortune of meeting her Majesty, Neil also complimented her sense of humour.
"She was very funny, she laughed in the right places, and she said nice things like that, which was really cool," he said.
Broadcasting legend David Attenborough has even shared similar sentiments, saying that the thing he will remember most about her is her ‘most precious laugh’.
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