Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II waves to friends, sufferers and workers on the Mildmay HIV Centre in Kampala, on the primary day of her state go to to Uganda, on Thursday, Nov. 22, 2007. In his memoir, the late Alex Trebek recalled assembly Queen Elizabeth II, who died on Sept. 8 on the age of 96. Jon Hrusa, Related Press
In Alex Trebek’s memoir, printed only a few months earlier than his loss of life, there’s a brief chapter titled “A Lesson in Humility.”
Over two-and-a-half pages, Trebek remembers the time he met Queen Elizabeth II after internet hosting a particular selection program celebrating Canada’s centennial in 1967. He described it as his “most memorable movie star encounter.”
Sadly for Trebek, the second wasn’t as memorable for the queen.
When Alex Trebek met Queen Elizabeth II
Whereas working for the Canadian Broadcast Company, Trebek was assigned to host an enormous program honoring Canada’s centennial. It was a two-hour manufacturing with a variety of performers, and Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip had been simply two of the dignitaries in attendance.
On the finish of the present, Trebek lined up on stage with the performers to satisfy the royal couple. He stood on the finish of the road, and as Queen Elizabeth II approached him, he recalled her saying: “Good present. Please inform me your identify, and the place you might be from.”
Prince Philip had fallen behind in line speaking to a few of the different performers, so the queen ended up spending extra time chatting with Trebek whereas she waited.
“You’re not supposed to steer the dialog with the Queen,” Trebek wrote in his memoir. “She cherished horses, and as soon as she came upon I used to be internet hosting the Canadian Triple Crown of racing, we spent a lot of our dialogue on that. Lastly, after a number of minutes of dialog, Prince Philip confirmed up and mentioned, ‘Good present,’ shook my hand and off they went.”
Trebek recalled how his mates had been impressed that he had engaged in such an extended dialog with the queen. As an alternative of telling them that the queen was merely ready for her husband to catch up within the line, he mentioned: “Nicely, you recognize, we simply obtained alongside.”
The next day, Trebek discovered himself internet hosting one other centennial present — main to a different alternative to talk with the queen.
“As she approached me, I used to be pondering, ‘Right here comes my new greatest buddy. I ponder what we’ll discuss as we speak?’” he wrote. “I stood a little bit taller. My chest swelled up. I smiled.”
The queen reached Trebek and began the dialog.
“Good present. Please inform me your identify, and the place you might be from.’”
When is Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral?
The funeral for Queen Elizabeth II, who died Sept. 8 on the age of 96, is scheduled for Sept. 19 at Westminster Abbey, per CNN.