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 Women’s 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).
The Queen is a tough lady.