Tom Hanks remembers with delight the day he had the opportunity to ask Queen Elizabeth II what her favorite aperitif was. In 2011, the actor was invited to a banquet organized at Buckingham Palace on the occasion of the visit of Barack and Michelle Obamathen President of the United States and First Lady. And the star of Forest Gump was entitled to a place of choice since he was seated next to the sovereign!
“I knew I would be sitting next to her, so I wanted to be able to talk about newsworthy things, but not presumptuous,” he recalled during an appearance on the BBC show. The One Show. But suddenly, Tom Hanks was intrigued by a glass being served to the Queen which, on closer examination, did not appear to contain water.
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“In the corner of one of my eyes, I just saw that white-gloved hand lay that glass of water between me and her majesty. But it wasn’t a glass of water,” continued Tom Hanks. “It was a clear liquid and so I dared to ask the Queen this question: ‘What is Her Majesty’s favorite cocktail?’ And she said, “Ooh, Martini!” She drank this drink and sipped it throughout the evening and, I think to myself, since she had a wonderful reign, maybe if I wanted to polish my game, I should start drinking Martini. »
Unfortunately, it would seem that Queen Elisabeth II gave up her daily glass of Martini last year on the advice of her doctors, as revealed by the Daily Mail. Let’s hope for her that they allowed her a little drink on the occasion of the platinum jubilee of his reign which took place all weekend.