The Queen of England - she's just like us! Queen Elizabeth II recently ventured into the public sphere by hopping aboard an ordinary commuter train to make the trip from Norfolk - where she spent Christmas and New Years at her residence in Sandringham - back to London.
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The Queen has more leeway than most when it comes to travel. She is the only member of the royal family who requires no passport, and she and Prince Phillip usually take unscheduled flights for longer distances, and often travel via private car for shorter distances. On occasion, they travel via private helicopter. That said, the Christmas holiday to Sandringham seems to be something of an exception to normal protocol.
The royal has been spotted on the train, which travels between King's Cross in London and King's Lynn in Norfolk, on several occasions in the past few years. Late last year, before the Christmas holiday, she made the journey in reverse, traveling first-class out of London on her way to host the whole family in Sandringham, including the latest addition, Prince Harry's bride-to-be Meghan Markle.
While she was accompanied on her journey by ample security, she seems to have kept a relatively low profile in the run-up to her trip. Several travelers, like the couple caught on camera below, were visibly surprised to find themselves sharing the platform with her Majesty. Meanwhile, those of us not in the habit of first-class train travel will simply have to hope that the Queen's next journey finds her strap-hanging on the London Tube.
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h/t: Travel + Leisure
