Strange Reality Behind The Woman That Keeps Pretending To Be Queen Elizabeth

If you were to pass by Ella Slack in the grocery store, chances are you wouldn’t look twice. With her proper white hair and down-to-earth personality, she seems like your everyday, average older lady. But with her hair curled, her glasses polished, and her casual clothing swapped for a smart pastel suit? Well, you’d probably find yourself curtseying in her presence...

Why Curtsey?

Why curtsey for Ella Slack? Because she’s about as close to royalty as someone can get without actually having royal blood. You see, Ella has a seemingly small responsibility that actually has a huge impact on the royals: from afar, she looks a lot like Queen Elizabeth.

Ella's "Services"

To an outsider, it may seem strange — maybe even downright bizarre — that Ella has made her vague resemblance to Queen Elizabeth into a decades-long career. “Career” isn’t even the right word, since Ella hasn’t once received payment for her strange services. And what exactly is this “service?”

A Message From The Queen

Well, according to Ella herself, it all started more than 30 years ago, back when she worked for the BBC. “The producer who was doing The Cenotaph came to see me and said that the Queen had sent a message,” Ella remembered. She had no clue that this message would change her life.

A Pesky Problem

Back then, the Queen was getting ready to shoot a BBC special at the famous war memorial when she ran into a pesky problem. Ella said that the Queen’s message to the BBC was “when she stood at the Cenotaph, the sun was in her eyes, and so could we do anything about it?”