WOW! I wouldn’t have expected that from the Queen, but good for her.
Being a Canadian monarchist and remembering that Queen Elizabeth II grew up in an age when, “The sun never sets on the British Empire”, I am not at all surprised by her response. Remember, the Royal Family remained in London during the Blitz and that Princess Elizabeth worked as a mechanic and truck driver in the Womens Auxiliary Territorial Service (ie: British Army), after begging her father, the King, for months, to do something to help the War effort.
She is a patriot, loving her country, unlike your current _resident and my country’s current Prime Minister (much more ‘overdone’ than ‘prime’, in my opinion).
She’s a tough lady. And very smart.