Queen knew 'humiliating' idea to win fans would be 'big mistake', expert says
ok.co.ukImage is everything for our Royal Family but when the Queen’s children put their respect at risk, she just couldn’t say no. In June 1987, Prince Edward recruited his siblings to take part in the silliest game show on TV - ending in hideous humiliation.
More than 18 million people watched the special episode of It’s a Royal Knockout at Alton Towers. Edward, Anne, Andrew and Fergie donned medieval costumes and went head-to-head in ridiculous games to raise £1million for charity.The nation howled at their expense and the Queen was less than impressed.
According to royal expert Ben Pimlott, Her Majesty was against the idea of her children making a mockery of themselves - and her staff thought it was a mistake, too.
An insider told him: “[The Queen] was against it, but one of her faults is that she can’t say no.” It’s a Knockout was one of the UK’s most popular game shows, inviting the public to test their strength and skill on obstacle courses and in outrageous challenges including water and grease - everyone made a fool of themselves, but that was the fun of it.
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