--- title: Prince Charles Calls Queen Mummy and Her Reaction Is Epic description: Prince Charles called the Queen mummy at her birthday party and her response could be called an eye-roll. canonical: https://time.com/5249561/prince-charles-call-queen-mummy/ author: Ashley Hoffman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-04-22T15:22:11.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:52:21.492Z og:title: Queen Had the Best Reaction to Prince Charles Calling Her 'Mummy' og:description: Was it an eye roll? 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically. by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Apr 22, 2018 3:22 PM UTC  Britain's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (R) leads a tribute to his mother Britain's Queen Elizabeth II as they join the performers on stage during The Queen's Birthday Party concert on the occassion of Her Majesty's 92nd birthday at the Royal Albert Hall in London on April 21, 2018\. (Photo by Andrew Parsons / POOL / AFP) (Photo credit should read ANDREW PARSONS/AFP/Getty Images) Britain's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (R) leads a tribute to his mother Britain's Queen Elizabeth II as they join the performers on stage during The Queen's Birthday Party concert on the occassion of Her Majesty's 92nd birthday at the Royal Albert Hall in London on April 21, 2018\. (Photo by Andrew Parsons / POOL / AFP) (Photo credit should read ANDREW PARSONS/AFP/Getty Images) ANDREW PARSONS—AFP/Getty Images by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Apr 22, 2018 3:22 PM UTC The Queen of England had a high-profile [92nd birthday party](http://time.com/5248082/queen-elizabeth-two-birthdays/) at Royal Albert Hall Saturday night to mark her 66th birthday since she ascended the throne in 1952\. She also ascended to [meme status – again](http://time.com/4770626/queen-elizabeth-driving-photo/). To cap off the evening, Prince Charles, 69, and the evening’s performers, Sir Tom Jones, Kylie Minogue, Sting and Shaggy and Craig David appeared onstage to celebrate her. That’s when the Prince of Wales raised three cheers for his world famous mom in his heartfelt birthday speech. At first, Prince Charles called her “Your Majesty,” but then he got personal. “Mummy,” he called her. And at that precise moment, Queen Elizabeth’s eyes got extremely wide, drawing huge laughs from the crowd. The look spoke volumes, as she wordlessly communicated her feelings on his word choice. Was it an eye roll? No one can be quite sure. Online, people are obsessed with the moment. > [](https://twitter.com/SkyRhiannon/status/987794678564220934) It’s one busy season for “mummy” and the [world’s longest reigning monarch](http://time.com/5208865/queen-92nd-birthday-lineup/). Kate Middleton – who joined Prince William for the festivities – is expecting a third royal child, and [Prince Harry](http://time.com/5244616/prince-harry-meghan-markle-commonwealth-forum/) and [Meghan Markle](http://time.com/collection/most-influential-people-2018/5217561/meghan-markle/) get hitched on May 19th. You can watch the Queen react to Prince Charles’ sweet speech below. Rousing stuff. Hip hip hip hooray. Save this video for appropriate times when you need some eye-rolling inspiration. > [](https://twitter.com/Karolina0806/status/987947513356353536) > [](https://twitter.com/Daily%5FExpress/status/987808407880118272) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5249561/prince-charles-call-queen-mummy/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5249561/prince-charles-call-queen-mummy/"},"headline":"The Queen's Reaction to Prince Charles Calling Her 'Mummy' Is a Crowning Achievement","datePublished":"2018-04-22T15:22:11.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:52:21.492Z","description":"Was it an eye roll? 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