Queen Elizabeth Jones: Fancy living like Her Maj for the day? I tried it, says our fashion queen - and all that waving and smiling was hell!

My face hurts from smiling. My left arm feels as though I have been lifting weights.
My neck aches from supporting so much furniture on my head: a wig, then a crown, then a hat.

Quite a big hat, actually, and dingly-dangly earrings. I don’t think I’ve ever been more exhausted.

I have just spent the day as Her Majesty the Queen to find out just what goes into looking and behaving immaculately at all times and how it feels to be the most famous woman in the world.

I had a crack team to help me with my transformation — a stylist, make-up artist and wig expert — before I stepped out onto the streets to meet my subjects, and the real work began.

Who knew so much effort was required to keep a hat on one’s head? And those white gloves?                     More