# How does the Queen answer the phone?

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**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [December 5, 2012, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-queen-answer-the-phone/643073 "2012-12-05T15:22:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-queen-answer-the-phone/643073/61 "2017-05-23T01:01:16Z")

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That seems a little stiff. I’d bet that when she’s relaxed, just hanging out, she answers with …“mmyallo?”

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**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-queen-answer-the-phone/643073/62 "2017-05-23T01:08:57Z")

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> [@TreacherousCretin](#):
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> That seems a little stiff. I’d bet that when she’s relaxed, just hanging out, she answers with …“mmyallo?”

Somehow, one of the things I simply cannot imagine is Queen Elizabeth “just hanging out.” Maybe back in the days when she was simply Lilybet! 😛

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**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-queen-answer-the-phone/643073/63 "2017-05-23T10:57:19Z")

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Here’s [one example.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfH0Xr1rIcY)

(much giggling at the idea of her making an “STD call”)

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-queen-answer-the-phone/643073/64 "2017-05-23T13:26:08Z")

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> [@PatrickLondon](#):
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> Here’s [one example.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfH0Xr1rIcY)…

I quote that very call in the Staff Report.

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**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-queen-answer-the-phone/643073/65 "2017-05-23T16:09:16Z")

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“I now declare this conversation … open.”

(Scissors snip sound optional.)

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**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-queen-answer-the-phone/643073/66 "2017-05-23T18:41:16Z")

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> [@PatrickLondon](#):
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> Here’s [one example.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfH0Xr1rIcY)

_checks forum_

OK, I feel comfortable posting this here as not _too_ many people will see it. 😉

Judging by that clip, Her Maj was pretty good-looking back in the day, particularly when she did that shy smile thing.

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