Queen Elizabeth Takes The Train; World Freaks Out

by Gabe Zaldivar
Last updated: 3:15 PM ET, Wed February 10, 2016

Photo courtesy of ThinkstockHer Royal Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, or the Queen if you are pressed for time, took the train.Now this isn't the start of the latest children's book to tout local public infrastructure. Rather, it's about famous royalty doing something very cool and very normal and becoming all the more renowned for it.READ MORE: <a href="http://www.travelpulse.com/news/entertainment/queen-elizabeth-ii-turns-89-gets-whopper-of-a-birthday-gun-salute.html" target="_self">The Queen's 89th Birthday Was Marked By Whooper of a Salute</a><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/queen-elizabeth-II/12147512/Queen-rides-with-commuters-on-train-back-to-London.html" target="_blank">The Telegraph</a> reports locals taking the commuter train from Norfolk to London's Kings Cross station in London were joined by a beloved monarch recently.The report states that the journey took an hour and 40 minutes and would normally run about ?54.90 for the first-class ticket, which is nearly $80.READ MORE: <a href="http://www.travelpulse.com/news/entertainment/star-wars-spoilers-abound-in-the-london-underground.html" target="_self">Star Wars Spoilers Abound in The London Underground</a>This same person that holds the Crown Jewels in the Tower of London is taking an everyday commuter train, instantly raising the cool points of your own respective train rides.And the world, well, it was impressed:<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">Queen Elizabeth II seen at Kings Lynn Train Station Norfolk before traveling back to London <a href="https://t.co/qu8e39WWWX">https://t.co/qu8e39WWWX</a> <a href="https://t.co/x2I1lafgrF">pic.twitter.com/x2I1lafgrF</a>- PA Images (@PAImages) <a href="https://twitter.com/PAImages/status/696784226063151104">February 8, 2016</a></blockquote><InvalidTag async src=" " charset="utf-8">##</script><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">Queen rides with commuters on train back to London <a href="https://t.co/iRK6n5WGZn">https://t.co/iRK6n5WGZn</a> <a href="https://t.co/LBdZSivRQj">pic.twitter.com/LBdZSivRQj</a>- The Telegraph (@Telegraph) <a href="https://twitter.com/Telegraph/status/696937097836498948">February 9, 2016</a></blockquote><InvalidTag async src=" " charset="utf-8">##</script><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">Thrifty Queen takes ?54 train... as Kate jumps aboard ?3k helicopter for SAME journey <a href="https://t.co/qm6L8uPQmB">https://t.co/qm6L8uPQmB</a> <a href="https://t.co/ACpSbQRso8">pic.twitter.com/ACpSbQRso8</a>- Daily Express (@Daily_Express) <a href="https://twitter.com/Daily_Express/status/697360722444079105">February 10, 2016</a></blockquote><InvalidTag async src=" " charset="utf-8">##</script><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">The Queen roughs it on commuter train back to London <a href="https://t.co/IV7JYaggUQ">https://t.co/IV7JYaggUQ</a> <a href="https://t.co/uwxp0RKiAg">pic.twitter.com/uwxp0RKiAg</a>- Mashable (@mashable) <a href="https://twitter.com/mashable/status/697019301467971585">February 9, 2016</a></blockquote><InvalidTag async src=" " charset="utf-8">##</script><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">Kate's ?3,000 helicopter trip on taxpayer... as Queen goes on ?54 train <a href="https://t.co/7l3ckhyAV0">https://t.co/7l3ckhyAV0</a>- Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) <a href="https://twitter.com/DailyMailUK/status/696829862284234753">February 8, 2016</a></blockquote><InvalidTag async src=" " charset="utf-8">##</script>Little did we know that the queen was in serious sartorial risk:<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">Why Queen Elizabeth II's Sandringham train outfit was a surprising fashion risk <a href="https://t.co/PWH0R3ef0h">https://t.co/PWH0R3ef0h</a> <a href="https://t.co/fzLSjWy3am">pic.twitter.com/fzLSjWy3am</a>- People Magazine (@people) <a href="https://twitter.com/people/status/696911427152519168">February 9, 2016</a></blockquote><InvalidTag async src=" " charset="utf-8">##</script>Never change, People Magazine.And, as you see above, some were quick to make a big deal that while the Queen took the train the Duchess of Cambridge arrived back to London by that more modern contraption known as the helicopter at a reported rate of ?3,000.The crazy thing about this story is this is hardly the first time Queen Elizabeth has opted for far less royal transportation.The Eastern Daily Press reports on similar journeys in <a href="http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/in_pictures_queen_catches_train_to_king_s_lynn_to_prepare_sandringham_house_for_royal_family_s_christmas_celebrations_1_3890939" target="_blank">2014</a> and in <a href="http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/the_queen_catches_train_from_king_s_lynn_to_london_after_christmas_break_in_norfolk_1_1202636" target="_blank">2012</a>.There is even this grainy video that shows what a queen boarding a train looks like:<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gUzfPUZ0KU8" width="640">##</iframe>You didn't think you would have your mind blown when you woke up this morning, did you?Essentially, the good Queen is the kind that enjoys a folksier trip back home. Heck, we imagine the 89-year-old holds bridge tournaments on the train as well.If you are in the London area and find yourself on the train, tell the Queen we said hi.