The royal line

1. At the opening of the Victoria line in 1969, the Queen proves she is a true Londoner by reacting like any other inhabitant of the city would if someone tried to talk to them on the Tube.

2. Not so fast… Late for a do at the palace and without a gift, the Duchess of Cambridge grabs some flowers from a street seller and jumps the barriers.

Power trips

3. Judging by the look on his face, Ed Miliband has found himself seated opposite his nemesis. Who could it be? David Cameron?

A bacon sandwich?

4. Trying to keep a low profile during the Tory leadership race, Boris Johnson hides in the one place Michael Gove won’t find him: the Tube – because there’s no unsold school playing fields down there…

5. ‘Noun. Six letters. Excessive pride or self-confidence.’ Cameron in 2009.

Taking a stand

6. Michael Caine’s confused: one minute the bloody doors are blown off, the next minute they reappear out of thin air…

7. She might look carefree riding a subway train in New York in the 1980s, but Meryl Streep’s gripping that handbag with the force of 5,000 Oscaracceptance speeches.

8. On her way to appear at the 02 arena, Lulu, 70, looks overjoyed that none of her fellow passengers think her old enough to be offered a seat. Not us though, no; disrespecting our elders – weeeeeell… it makes us want to shout!