'A Dab of Jewels and a Cup of Courage' — Queen Elizabeth Enjoys Boy's 'Recipe' for a Perfect Monarch

Queen Elizabeth.Photo: STEVE PARSONS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

Want to know the ingredients for a perfect monarch?Queen Elizabethenjoyed one answer as she looked through old memorabilia in a social media post shared on Friday.

According to 9-year-old Chris, who wrote to the palace in 2002, the ingredients include a “dab” of jewels and a cup of courage.

The “recipe” was shown to the Queen, 95, when she toured a collection of Jubilee-themed material at the Royal Archives ahead of February 6, the date she will mark 70 years on the throne.

Queen Elizabeth.STEVE PARSONS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

Among the quirky mementoes was the recipe from Chris. He wrote:

“Ingredients: 500ml of Royal blood, a dab of jewels and posh gowns, a dash of loyalty, 1⁄2 liter of hard work, 2 table spoons of healthiness, a cup of courage, a handful of royal waves, a few drops of a good smile.”

“Method:

She also viewed a note from the future Queen Alexandra that explains the story behind a fan that was given to Queen Victoria in 1887, her Golden Jubilee. The fan was intended to be written on and over the period leading up to Victoria’s death in 1901, she invited close family and friends to add their signatures. Most signatures are members of her family but politicians of the time were also asked to sign it.

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Queen Elizabethis spending Sunday, February 6, privately and quietly in reflection at Wood Farm, on the Sandringham estate, on what is also the anniversary of the death of her father King George VI. More poignantly, this is the first Accession Day since she lost her belovedPrince Philip, who died at age 99 last April.

source: people.com