The ROYAL REPORT

One of the many privileges of working alongside the royal family is to see them up close and unvarnished.

- Emily Andrews

It was always a pleasure to be with the late Queen Elizabeth II on a public engagement – albeit slightly nerve-racking in case you did anything wrong!

I remember once, on a job in October 2020 at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory at Porton Down, I attracted the raised eyebrows (and a silent ‘tut’) of the Queen’s lady-in-waiting as I scuttled just in front of the royal party, desperately trying to get out of the way.

Queen Elizabeth, however, caught my eye and smiled mischievously.