Riding out would only take an hour or so - I would like to scrutinise the accounts to find out what charities she does support.
I could peek through the red box and see what I could authorise or cancel.
Then a light lunch with Philip (to see what he is really like 
) followed by a delightful but informal afternoon tea with Heads of Commonwealth whilst Philip has an afternoon snooze.
Well now, assuming I didn't abdicate , I'd make sure it was a Saturday and on my own I'd call unannounced on William and Kate. I would tell them to ring Harry and Meghan and tell them to come over.
Then I would tell them to forget for the day that I was Queen and they were part of the Royal family. They had to call me Granny or Gran and the great grandchildren had to call me Lizzie GG.
We would spend the whole day together and I would go home just before midnight.
I would play on the floor with the children and they could show me their favourite things. Then we'd all play hide and seek and I would hide under Kate and William's bed with George and Charlotte. We'd have elevenses and penguin biscuits to catch our breath.
At lunchtime we'd have beans on toast at lunch time and I would spread the toast with lots of butter. Mini magnum lollies for afters. Afternoon naps for the adults are optional, but it would be fine if the lads wanted to watch some sport on TV and then the women could natter about the wedding. I'd tell them some funny family secrets about weddings.
Then we'd all go out for a bike ride around the grounds. I would ride the trike with seats on the back in case the children get tired. Kate and William would both have bikes with a trailer bike for George and a carriage for Charlotte. Harry and Meghan would be on a tandem. We could swap about if we fancied a go on the other bikes.
At tea time we'd have a takeaway pizza. Then I would help Kate with the children's bath time, even if I was still really just playing with them. I'd help them clean their teeth and take mine out to show them what happens if you don't clean your teeth twice a day. Finally I would read them bedtime stories until they fell asleep.
Once the children were asleep, we'd sit with our feet up drinking whatever we fancied and chat about the small stuff that fills our day to day lives. We might watch Strictly or forbid, a bit of Britain's Got Talent or X Factor so I could see what Simon Cowell was like.
At the end of the day I would go home with enough photos of the day on my phone to make me smile every day of the year.
Why I wonder do I prefer Wilma’s scenario to yours paddyann? 
I'd help them clean their teeth and take mine out to show them what happens if you don't clean your teeth twice a day.
I love it, thank you for that giggle just before I go to bed (and clean my teeth extra carefully!).
Of course, that might scare the wits out of them and give them nightmares!
I think the Queen might still have her own teeth!
Perhaps they're all crowned
Boom boom!
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