The 93-year-old recalled the time she first went to the opera in London with her mother. She was appearing as a guest of honour for a party of 20 special guests, invited by the US ambassador Robert Johnson. According to the People, opera star Dennis McNeil was in attendance on the night and spoke of the beautiful moment when Her Majesty told the tale.

He said: “She spoke of the first opera she heard, Wagner’s Tristan and Isolde, when she was eight years old.

“Her mother took her along with her sister Margaret.

“I don’t think it was an opera that captured her or her sister’s sense of humour.

“I joked with her that Wagner’s music isn’t as bad as it sounds.”

Mr McNeil added: “Then I realized this wasn’t just any family outing.

“She later said as an aside: ‘Of course, it was the re-opening of Covent Garden, so I suppose we had to be there.’“

Mr McNeil was educated at the Institute for the American Musical and has won numerous awards for his singing.

He performed a number of tracks including ‘Oh What a Beautiful Morning’ and ‘It Had to be You’.

Some of his performances reportedly had the Queen singing along.

The singer remembered how “human and warm” the Queen was before admitting she struck up a conversation that had everyone laughing.

He said: “She was lovely and radiant.

“She was dressed in a silver gown that shimmered.”

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