09 February 2023 , 20:00
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The amount of times that the late Queen expressed a personal opinion can be counted on one hand, but she was famous for her wisecracks and wicked sense of humour.
This was perfectly exemplified when the monarch was filmed walking through the gardens of Buckingham Palace with close friend and famed environmentalist, Sir David Attenborough as they filmed the documentary 'The Queen’s Green Planet'.
Speaking about how climate change will have an impact on the trees presented to the monarch over the next 50 years, the Queen - who planted over 1,500 trees all over the world - jokily quipped: "I won't be here though."
The documentary included several delightful anecdotes between the pair and in one resurfaced clip, the late Queen's joke about President Trump and President Obama's helicopters came as an unexpected light-hearted moment between the pair.
The pair appeared in the documentary together (ITV)As they walked through the gardens in London, the Queen stopped what she was saying and looked up to the sky as the sound of a helicopter interrupted what she was saying.
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Turning to Sir David, the monarch said: "Why do they always go round and round when you want to talk? Sounds like President Trump or President Obama."
Another funny moment was seen just minutes later when Attenborough noticed one of the many features in the extensive Buckingham Palace gardens.
He points to a huge sundial and chuckles: "I was going to say… sundial neatly planted in the shade…," the monarch seemingly agrees before realising Sir David’s irony: "Isn’t it good, yes."
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Looking amused and slightly bewildered, the Queen turns to an aide behind the camera and with a huge smile asks: "Had we thought of that… that it was planted in the shade?
She continues chuckling: "It wasn’t in the shade originally, I'm sure… But maybe we could move it," the Queen helpfully suggests.
The Queen cracked the joke about President Trump (PA)This encounter was by no means Sir David’s first run-in with the royals. His first time was in 1958 when he met King Charles and Princess Anne, then nine and six, at the BBC Studios while the royal pair watched a children’s TV show be filmed.
In late 2020, he spoke to the Wales children and answered their burning questions about animals. He told Prince George that he hopes no more animals will become extinct, he expressed his shared love for spiders with Princess Charlotte, before telling young Prince Louis that his favourite animals are monkeys because "they're such fun".
Most recently, the Prince of Wales asked the celebrated naturalist to be involved with his award scheme, The Earthshot Prize. The prize will give away £50 million over the next ten years to projects which help solve some of the world’s biggest environmental problems.