The Queen revealed she wore wire braces ‘a very long time ago’ and told kids it is ‘worth it in the end’
MANY people go through the angst of wearing braces in their teens – and even the Queen has revealed she had to suffer them too.
On Wednesday, Her Majesty, 93, revealed she perfected her royal pegs using wire braces “a very long time ago”.
The Queen visited the new premises of the Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental hospitals, and met with one of the teaching nurses on the dental specialist floor.
Her Maj was shown a dental model with wire braces fitted, and the monarch admitted: “I had wires, luckily it was a very long time ago.”
She then met with 10-year-old patient Ilia Aristovich, who showed the Queen his teeth and explained he was having braces.
The Queen added: “I think it’s worth it, in the end.”
The visit was the first one the Queen has undertaken since taking her annual Christmas break at Sandringham.
During the trip, she was hailed a “consummate professional” by Flo Panel-Coates, the chief nurse at UCLH.
Flo added: “She comes out and does what we all do in the health service – she does the right thing and does her duty for the people she serves.”
The Queen also headed to the specialist audio and hearing unit, where she met Lily Conlan, eight, who has two cochlear implants.
Speaking to the young girl, the Queen said: “So, you have two, do you?
“Well, that’s very good. And is it a very noisy world, now?”
Lily replied: “Every year, as well as a birthday party, I have a party for my cochlear implants, so we celebrate my hearing.”
The Queen, beaming, said: “Splendid. What a very good idea.”
The visit came amid a tumultuous week for the monarch.
It was this week revealed her nephew, the Earl of Snowdon, was set to split to his wife.
A spokesman for the earl, son of the late Princess Margaret, said: “The Earl and Countess of Snowdon have amicably agreed that their marriage has come to an end and that they shall be divorced.”
And the news came just days after the Queen’s grandson Peter Phillips announced his divorce from wife Autumn.
Meanwhile, it was also revealed the Queen had ordered Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to drop their “Sussex Royal” label.
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The couple – who spent tens of thousands of pounds on a new Sussex Royal website and trademarks – were told they will have to find a new brand after lengthy talks with the monarch.
The Sussexes are expected to be in Britain regularly over the next few months with Harry at an Invictus Games event with rock star Jon Bon Jovi on February 28.