Prince Philip and some other younger members of the Royal Family are widely known for their jokes, but Queen Elizabeth II is also often lauded for her quick wit. Not only does she love a good prank – which the Royal Family ceremoniously engages in every Christmas – but she knows how to deliver one-liners than can light up the whole room. Prince Harry once said about his grandparents: “They are very funny together. 

“My family is the same as any other family when it comes to humour behind closed doors.”

According to a report by the Daily Mirror, one of Her Majesty’s best quips came when she visited the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in 2016.

As the Queen toured the famous show, herb gardener Jekka McVicar reportedly told her how the flowering plant, lily of the valley, was once used as a poison.

Ms McVicar, designer of the St John’s Hospice garden at the show, said she told the Queen: “It has the same properties as digitalis.”

She added: “She [The Queen] said, ‘I’ve been given two bunches this week. 

“’Perhaps they want me dead’.”

The designer gave the Queen a bunch of herbs to smell, including lemon verbena.

Ms Vicar added: ”She said it was lovely.”

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The monarch does not only love jokes but she also reportedly enjoys pulling pranks. 

Prince Philip was known for growing his beard long when he travelled and when he returned from a long trip in 1957, the Queen had prepared a very funny surprise for him.

Royal expert and author Kitty Kelley made the revelations in her book ‘The Royals’.

She explained how the Queen decided to have a bit of fun with Philip’s hairy look.

Prince Philip had been away for four months on board the Queen’s yacht, Royal Britannia and was set to unite with his wife in Lisbon, before they travelled to Portugal together for an official state engagement.

On board the Viscount airliner, Her Majesty and her 25 passengers, giggled as they pasted fake beards on their chins in preparation for Philip’s arrival.

The author wrote: “He had sent the Queen a picture of himself after weeks without a shave.

“It was the Queen’s idea,’ said one of the women.

“‘She has a wonderful sense of humour.”’

It is unknown whether Prince Philip took the banter in the manner in which it was intended.

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