The former aide of Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth II has described her late employer as “shy” but “playful” in a surprise new interview. Speaking with The Sunday Times, Samantha Cohen spoke candidly about the 18 years she worked alongside the late Queen as her private secretary.

Two years after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, her former aide is opening up about her time working for the famed royal — and revealing a few surprise anecdotes. Samantha Cohen, who was employed by the Queen for 18 years,

Maybe Queen Elizabeth wasn’t as uptight as she seemed! In a new interview with trusted royal aid Samantha Cohen, published on Saturday, October 12, the employee recalled working for the longtime monarch for 18 years.

Samantha Cohen shared some of her favorite memories of the late Queen in her first interview since the monarch's death