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,

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.

Queen Elizabeth's former aid is giving new insight into what she says the royal was really like behind-the-scenes. In a new interview with The Sunday Times published Saturday, Oct. 12, Samantha Cohen—the late Queen's former aide who worked with the matriarch for 18 years,

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

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.