She was not 'raw dogging' her flights, that's for sure.
We no longer live in a world with either Queen Elizabeth II or the superfast jet known as the Concorde. But years ago, Queen Lizzie used to jet around the world at supersonic speeds drinking a martini and freshening her breath with a handful of sugar-free mints. That’s perthat detailed all the special accommodations given to the Queen when she flew.
The revelation is actually the story of two Elizabeths. Back in 1989, Elizabeth Evans was a British Airways in-flight hostess who was part of the crew of a chartered flight aboard the Concorde that transported QEII to Singapore and Malaysia. After her death in 2017, her family discovered a trove of mementos she had collected over her years serving aboard the legendary Concorde, including autographs from famous passengers like Rod Stewart, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Patrick Swayze.
“Velva mints. Her majesty would like a bowl of these beside her for takeoff. Also in her dressing room.” We’re not quite sure what “Velva” mints are, but perhaps this is a typo, and they meant “Velamints,” which were marketed as the first sugar-free breath mint. Interestingly, Ronald Reagan also requested those particular mints every time he flew on Air Force 1 during his presidency.Finally, if the plane landed while she was asleep, the crew was instructed not to wake her.
For the young among us, the Concorde was a supersonic jet that flew at about twice the speed of a commercial plane. The model’s main commercial use was for transatlantic flights between New York City and either London or Paris, but on a handful occasions Concordes owned by British Airways were chartered out to the Queen for state visits. In these cases, no commercial passengers would be aboard and the plane’s interiors were retrofitted to give the royals room to work and sleep.
Although the Queen seemed to favor the Concorde, even she was limited in terms of their use. The planes were only used for long-haul flights over oceans, due to noise concerns. For other flights, the Queen chartered traditional airplanes. In some rare cases, she even flew commercial—though, not without some royal accommodations. Back in 1995, she flew Air New Zealand for a trip to the former British colony, and the itinerary even included a layover in Los Angeles.
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