One morning in 1982, when the Queen opens her eyes in her bedroom, she is immediately wide awake, as a strange man is crouching at the edge of her bed. However, the Queen remains cool. Unable to assess the intruder, she does not call for help but instead engages the man in conversation, waiting a full ten minutes until one of her servants arrives to escort the obviously mentally ill man out. By the way, he had entered Buckingham Palace via the downspout of a rain gutter—the same way he had come just a few weeks earlier when he first broke into the royal palace and stole a bottle of white wine from Prince Charles' supplies. Queen Elizabeth II. is one of the most disciplined monarchs in the world: for over 60 years, she has ruled the Commonwealth, advocating for her subjects and leading with grace.