After all these years, would you have guessed what's in Queen Elizabeth's handbag?

Can you tell us what was in it?

I would guess a lipstick, blush, tissues, and a small brush,

Oh, that would spoil it! You have to see the video. It’s maybe two or three minutes long, and it features Queen Elizabeth hosting Paddington Bear for tea. I get lots of hits now for a one-minute clip, typically with a long-winded introduction, but the one I happened onto seems to have disappeared. I followed a link to it on Twitter, but I don’t have a Twitter account and don’t know how to navigate it.

EDIT: Ok, this one.

An ancient, stolen African tribal statuette, recarved into a dildo shaped after Prince Phillips’ wilted willy, well used.

@Jeruba That was adorable! I’m ambivalent about the monarchy but I love Paddington!

Thanks for sharing @Jeruba ! Loved it!

A throwing star, strap-on, and some royally fine Peruvian flake? ;-o

I haven’t read the previous responses nor looked at the link yet. I had read long ago that she had candy for the horses in her bag, and that was all she carried. Now I’m going to look at the link.

@Brian1946

”...royally fine Peruvian flake?”

It also contains a sterling silver snorting straw.

I’m going to guess the mummified remains of her corgis.

I do know that the queen likes to touch-up her lipstick after a meal, while still seated at the dining table. I’ve always thought that if Her Majesty can do so, I can certainly do the same!

A security device in case she get kidnapped.

Here’s a sweet image that follows up on your video, @Jeruba.

Awwww^. Did you draw that?

Lovely, @janbb . Thank you.

@chyna I wish I had.

And by the way, I learned fairly recently that Michael Bond was inspired to write Paddington when during WW2, he saw refugee children in the station with labels on their clothes. Made me cry to learn that. (And if you go to Paddington Station, there are cardboard placards of Paddington welcoming you.)