Queen Elizabeth II Pulls Off Epic Photobomb
A photobomb fit for a queen!
The Australian women’s hockey team received a royal photobomb on Thursday when Queen Elizabeth II made an unscheduled visit during the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Known as the “Hockeyroos,” the team was warming down after their 4-0 win over Malaysia when the queen of England arrived early for a Wales-England match scheduled immediately after the Australia game, News.com.au reports.
The Australian players were ecstatic over the surprise appearance and immediately began firing off selfies, hoping to get a shot of the queen as she walked by.
“Ahhh the Queen photo-bombed our selfie!!” hockey player Jayde Taylor tweeted on Thursday, revealing a picture with teammate Brooke Peris as a cheerful Queen Elizabeth smiled behind them.
The queen had arrived in Glasgow the night before to kick off the events during the opening ceremony, according to News.com.au.
When she spotted the “Hockeyroos” after their win at Glasgow Hockey Stadium, the 88-year-old monarch made her way over to the girls and struck up conversations with several of them.
“We were warming down on the second pitch after our game and the queen came out to meet Donny (team captain Madonna Blyth),” Taylor said after the surprise encounter.
“She asked us a bit about the pitch, how we were going and told us to enjoy our time here. She was lovely, really, really lovely.”
To be fair, the 29-year-old Aussie from Perth admitted that the royal selfie photobomb took some careful planning.
“Brooke [Peris] and I planned it so that when she came out the door she would be behind us,” Taylor said.
“And then she came out and smiled at the camera. We were in the right spot at the right time.”
Their strategic photo skills resulted in one of the most entertaining pictures of Queen Elizabeth in the history of the games.
Back in 1982, the queen was photographed at the Commonwealth Games in Brisbane holding a sports program that had a beer on the back cover, creating the humorous illusion that she had been enjoying a cold one.
Source: The New York Post
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