Prime Minister Boris Johnson has revealed what the Queen said to him during their private meeting today, resulting in him getting a telling off from his staff.
The new leader shared the normally secret information during a tour of Number 10 this afternoon.
Earlier in the day he went to Buckingham Palace for a meeting with the Monarch, who asked him to form a Government after Theresa May handed in her notice.
EuroNews journalist Vincent McAviney has claimed that the new PM admitted the Queen had made a brutally honest comment during their short chat.
He claims she said: "I don’t know why anyone would want the job".
According to McAviney, staff quickly then told him "not to repeat those things so loudly".
When he arrived back at Number 10 after his meeting with the Queen Boris made his first speech as the Prime Minister.
The 55-year-old gave a fast-paced fizzing speech watched by staff, acolytes and his 31-year-old girlfriend Carrie Symonds - who stood beside to watch after weeks of avoiding the cameras.
He made a number of pledges including 20,000 extra police officers on the streets, 20 hospital upgrades and an increase in per-pupil funding in schools.
He then started ripping apart Theresa May's Cabinet.
So far Karen Bradley, Chris Grayling, Liam Fox, James Brokenshire, Damian Hinds and Greg Clark are out.
Those who saw the writing on the wall, such as David Gauke and Philip Hammond, were spared the ignominy of being sacked.
Keep up to date with all the sackings, resignations and new appointments on our .
As Head of State, the Queen has the job of officially appointing the Prime Minister
After her last PMQs and a farewell lunch at Downing Street, Theresa May headed over to Buckingham Palace to formally resign.
She then adviseed the Queen on who she believes should take on the role - Boris Johnson .
The Monarch is tied by constitutional conventions to follow this advice, and according to the Royal Family's website "the main requirement is to find someone who can command the confidence of the House of Commons."
The Queen and Boris, who have met several times before, then had a short private audience.
She reportedly sometimes offers the new leader a few pieces of advice on running the country, but these aren't normally made public.
An official photo of their meeting was released to mark the historical moment.
