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Queen Elizabeth II kept her spirits up after COVID with this activity

Queen Elizabeth II enjoyed watching popular TV show after Covid conundrum

Published May 31, 2026

Queen Elizabeth II kept herself in touch with subjects due to by watching a very popular TV show.

Her Majesty deeply enjoyed line of duty as she found the plot and language very amusing.

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Royal author Gyles Brandreth quotes Vice-Admiral Sir Tony Johnstone-Burt in his book

Elizabeth: An Intimate Portrait that the show kept the Queen’s spirits up.

“My principal duty with HM has been to keep her spirits up—so I’ve been watching Line of Duty with her,” he told Brandreth.

Brandreth wrote that Queen Elizabeth “laughed as she struggled to understand the convoluted plotting and sometimes incomprehensible dialogue” in the show

“It keeps me in touch—when I can understand what’s being said,” she admitted to the author. “There’s an awful lot of mumbling on television now.”

The late Queen added: “It’s not my hearing. They just don’t seem to speak as clearly as they used to.”

Eleen Bukhari
Eleen Bukhari is a London-based journalist and MSc graduate from Brunel University with over five years of experience. Specialising in the British Royal Family and global entertainment, she provides expert analysis of monarchy traditions, celebrity culture, and the evolving media narratives surrounding the world’s most high-profile figures.
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