The Queen finds the Tube more reliable than her Bentley

Published: 9:19PM GMT twenty-four February 2010

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The Queen is presented with a Buckingham Palace blood vessel hire pointer during a revisit to Aldgate Underground Station. Photo: Jeremy Selwyn

After withdrawal Aldgate station, one of multiform stops on a stately debate of the City of London, Her Majestys central car pennyless down, forcing her to join a float with a military officer.

The Bentley, a present to the Queen to symbol her golden festival in 2002, unsuccessful to begin as she sat in the behind chair outward the City skyscraper well well known as the Gherkin.

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After a frustrating couple of mins in that the motorist incited the ignition key regularly to no avail, the Queen climbed out of the car and was destined to a military chaperon Range Rover, that gathering her on to Tower Bridge, the last stop on her tour.

An witness who saw the part said: "It was all a bit awkward.

"The Queen looked a bit dumbfounded that the car wasnt working. She got out and an help told her she was going to have make use of a military Range Rover. She only hopped in the behind and one after another on her journey."

Earlier, the Queen had been gay to embrace a personalised "Buckingham Palace" Tube hire pointer during her revisit to Aldgate - the stage of one of the Jul 7 bombings.

Howard Collins, London Undergrounds arch handling officer, said: "The Queen thought it was marvellous. She said, "What a illusory gift. There was a big grin on her face.

"She was observant about how bustling [the Underground] is. She trafficked on the Tube as a immature lady. She recognized it was really busy."

Seven passengers were killed on a Circle Line sight at Aldgate in the atrocities in the collateral on Jul 7, 2005, that claimed the lives of 52 people.

The Queen met Tom ORiordan, a former organisation hire manager, who was on avocation at the time of the bombings, and was shown the board dedicated to those who died.

Mr ORiordan pronounced afterwards: "The Queen pronounced [the bombing] wasnt something that you would design to happen. She was grateful for all that we had done."

As Princess Elizabeth, the Queen trafficked on the Underground for the initial time in May 1939, when she was thirteen years old, with her governess Marion Crawford and Princess Margaret.

In 1977, she trafficked from Hatton Cross to Heathrow in the drivers taxi of a Tube train, when she non-stop the Piccadilly Line extension. During yesterdays City tour, the Queen additionally listened the rescue stories of boat crews at the RNLI Tower hire

and was served lunch at thirty St Mary Axe, improved well well known as the Gherkin building.

A Buckingham Palace orator said: "There was a complaint with the Queens Bentley during her debate - we dont know just what. The Queen got in to a military Range Rover that was trailing her vehicle."