--- title: Queen Elizabeth Driving in a Photo Goes Viral description: Photos have surfaced of the 91-year-old monarch behind the wheel of her green Jaguar over the weekend. canonical: https://time.com/4770626/queen-elizabeth-driving-photo/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-05-08T16:29:13.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:43:26.362Z og:title: Queen Elizabeth at the Wheel Is Giving the Internet Life og:description: The 91-year-old monarch took her Jaguar for a spin this weekend og:url: https://time.com/4770626/queen-elizabeth-driving-photo/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte4b4626e6a3cff21/6988cc59656a3fb400bcfe30/queen-elizabeth-driving.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Queen's Cup Polo og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Queen Elizabeth at the Wheel Is Giving the Internet Life twitter:description: The 91-year-old monarch took her Jaguar for a spin this weekend twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte4b4626e6a3cff21/6988cc59656a3fb400bcfe30/queen-elizabeth-driving.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # This Photo of Queen Elizabeth at the Wheel Is Giving the Internet Life ## Video: Queen Elizabeth's 65 Years on the Throne [Watch (HLS stream): Queen Elizabeth's 65 Years on the Throne](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/HjBvZEmy.m3u8) (0:41)  _Published 2017-02-06. Feb. 6 marks Queen Elizabeth II's sapphire jubilee, marking the first time a British monarch has celebrated a 65-year reign_  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner May 8, 2017 4:29 PM UTC  EGHAM, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 13: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) HM Queen Elizabeth II drives her Jaguar car as she leaves after watching the the final of the Harcourt Developments Queen's Cup polo tournament at Guards Polo Club on June 13, 2010 in Egham, England. (Photo by Indigo/Getty Images) EGHAM, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 13: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) HM Queen Elizabeth II drives her Jaguar car as she leaves after watching the the final of the Harcourt Developments Queen's Cup polo tournament at Guards Polo Club on June 13, 2010 in Egham, England. (Photo by Indigo/Getty Images)Max Mumby/Indigo—Getty Images  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner May 8, 2017 4:29 PM UTC It’s lucky that Queen Elizabeth II, [monarch of England](http://time.com/4750087/queen-elizabeth-91-birthday-photo-christening/) and 91-year-old iconic [independent woman](http://time.com/4660870/queen-elizabeth-sapphire-jubilee/), doesn’t need a driving license. (She’s the only person in England who can dispense with that particular bit of bureaucratic nonsense.) She gets to drive herself when she desires, which apparently happened on Sunday after her morning visit to church. Photographers snapped the royal leader behind the wheel of her classic green Jaguar as she cruised through Windsor Park — and people are loving the sight of the classy monarch going about her commute in signature style, complete with hat, of course. > [](https://twitter.com/KateBennett%5FDC/status/861365529436729344) > [](https://twitter.com/TelegraphNews/status/861512531134734336) > [](https://twitter.com/amarilloglobe/status/861589885739823105) The Queen is also regularly spotted taking her Land Rover for a spin as well. Nice rides, Your Majesty. It should be noted that she [first learned to drive](http://metro.co.uk/2017/05/08/people-love-these-pictures-of-the-queen-driving-her-jaguar-home-from-church-6622627/?utm%5Fcontent=buffer513ae&utm%5Fmedium=social&utm%5Fsource=twitter.com&utm%5Fcampaign=buffer) during WWII, when she served as a mechanic for the Women’s Auxiliary Territorial Service. 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