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Queen's favourite TV show that she liked so much she could even 'recite one-liners'

When the news of the Queen's death broke, many people were saddened by the tragic passing.

The monarch passed away at the age of 96 whilst at Balmoral in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

And on the lead up to the state funeral, which is set to take place on Monday (September 19), people have been sharing their memories of the royal.

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And if you're curious about finding out a little more about the monarch and what she did whilst off duty, then you may be keen to hear all about her favourite TV show.

In a piece for The New Statesman, journalist Phil Jones claims that back in 2001 the Queen told him all about her favourite programme during a visit to Buckingham Palace. Jones has kept the contents of this conversation secret for over 20 years but recently brought it to light after no longer being with BBC Radio 2.

According to the Mirror, he claims the Queen's favourite show was The Kumars at No. 42. It was one of her top shows, so much so that Her Majesty was could even "recite some of the one-liners" from it.

Jones wrote: "In 2001 I was invited to a media function at Buckingham Palace.

The Kumars at No. 42 was said to be her favourite. (BBC.)

"We chatted for ages, which I can tell you is rather surreal. My brain kept saying, 'Bloody hell I’m talking to the Queen and I can’t think of a single thing to say!'

"In the end, I alighted on, 'What’s your favourite programme?' Straightaway, she said, 'The Kumars at No. 42' and, even more astonishingly, proceeded to recite some of the one-liners from the grandma character, played by the brilliant Meera Syal."

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It was also told by Jones that the Queen was a big fan of Terry Wogan, though this was not such a big secret.

For those unaware, The Kumars at No. 42 was a British television show that ran from 2001 to 2006 starring Sanjeev Bhaskar as Sanjeev Kumar, an aspiring chat show host who had celebrity guests over to his house to talk to them.

However, everything started to go wrong when Sanjeev's family started to interrupt the conversations, with the celebs ending up chatting more with his mother, father and grandmother.

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