The Queen was chatting with cancer patient Pat White, whose husband’s phone rang when they were introduced. The monarch saw the funny side of the incident and was seen bursting into laughter. Graham White moved quickly to reach into his pocket and turn off his phone, later saying it was “a little embarrassing”.
According to the Express & Star, the Queen joked, “Typically, a phone rings right away.”
While Mr. White turned off his phone, the Queen continued to talk to Pat, who has stage 4 cancer and is receiving respite care at the center in Maidenhead.
The 63-year-old cancer patient described the encounter as “very emotional”.
She added: “This is a memory I will cherish.”
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She also joked about her husband’s phone ringing, saying, “I could have killed him!
“People think the Queen is a stiff upper lip, but she has a sense of humor.”
Mr White later confirmed it was his son who was on the phone.
He explained, “I turned my wife’s phone off and I could have sworn mine was off — that was a little embarrassing.”
Jonathan Jones, Chairman of the Hospice Trustees, paid tribute to the Queen and told guests at the event: “We are extremely excited, Madam, in this exceptional Platinum Anniversary year, you are here today, and I am sure everyone is will do. congratulate you on this great milestone and on your 70 years of service to the country.”
Hospice chief executive Debbie Raven said: “To know that the Royal Family and especially the Queen are interested and looking after us means so much, not just to us, but to our patients.”
The 96-year-old monarch was accompanied by her daughter, the Princess Royal.
While the Queen left after signing the visitor’s book, Anne stayed to visit more hospice patients in the 28-bed inpatient ward.
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