Queen’s tricky leg of journey

THE Queen has joked how as a young monarch she struggled to sit cross-legged when having dinner with the Queen of Tonga.

Her Majesty, 92, was welcomed in 1953 by Queen Salote, who held an open-air feast in her honour.

The Queen said: “The only thing I found difficult was sitting cross-legged.

“It’s quite painful for people who are not built in the same direction.” TOUR The Queen On ITV’s Queen of the World last night she also told of hearing a Polynesian nose flute performance. She said: “It was wonderful. We had people playing outside the window. Just the most extraordinary thing. Sounds awfully uncomfortable but they play it rather well.” Grandson Prince Harry and wife Meghan visit the Pacific island this month as well as Australia, Fiji and New Zealand.