Gordon Ramsay may or may not be giving an honest recollection of events, with his frank description of what HM The Queen had to say to him, when he collected his OBE from her more than a decade ago.
The chef was speaking on America’s ‘The Late Show’ when he told host Stephen Colbert that, when he went up for his gong, the monarch appeared quite keen to get rid of him.
Open Image Modal
All smiles, on another occasion Gordon Ramsay was introduced to the Queen
PA Archive/PA Images
He described the meeting as “a little handshake and a polite f*** off”.
He added: “She sort of mutters it under her breath.”
While the Queen almost certainly does not join Gordon in his full, frank and fruity language while on public duty, she has previously been credited with knowing instinctively how to bring a conversation to a natural close, as she presents thousands of medals every year and can’t be standing about discussing the best way to whip up an omelette.
The British chef was on the chat show to promote his show ‘The F Word’.
He received his OBE from the Queen in 2006 for his contribution to the hospitality industry, but almost missed the ceremony because his plane was delayed.
The Queen's Best Quotes: Elizabeth II's Most Famous Words Remembered
(01 of07)
Open Image Modal
"Grief is the price we pay for love."
Queen Elizabeth II in a letter to the relatives of Britons killed on 9/11. (credit:HuffPost)
(02 of07)
Open Image Modal
"It's all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you're properly trained."
Queen Elizabeth II. (credit:HuffPost)
(03 of07)
Open Image Modal
"I myself prefer my New Zealand eggs for breakfast."
"Like all the best families we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters and of family disagreements."
Queen Elizabeth II, October 1989. (credit:HuffPost)
(05 of07)
Open Image Modal
"In remembering the appalling suffering of war on both sides we recognise how precious is the peace we have built in Europe since 1945."
Queen Elizabeth II. (credit:HuffPost)
(06 of07)
Open Image Modal
"1992 is not a year on which I shall look back with undiluted pleasure In the words of one of my more sympathetic correspondents it has turned out to be an annus horribilis."
Queen Elizabeth II commenting on her children's marital problems and a devastating fire at Windsor Castle in 1992. (credit:HuffPost)
(07 of07)
Open Image Modal
"When life seems hard the courageous do not lie down and accept defeat instead they are all the more determined to struggle for a better future."
Queen Elizabeth II in her Christmas message, 2008. (credit:HuffPost)