Former Prime Minister Theresa May has MPs in hysterics as she shares story of time she dropped cheese in front of Queen

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Former Prime Minister Theresa May had MPs in hysterics when she shared a story of the time she dropped some cheese in front of the Queen. May paid tribute to the late monarch in the House of Commons on Friday (September 9).

In a personal and emotional speech, the Conservative former prime minister shared moments she had with the Queen, often leaving the lower chamber almost crying from laughter. She began her tribute telling MPs how the Queen was “quite simply the most remarkable person I have ever met”.

May then recalled a picnic at Balmoral, detailing how she employed the three-second rule with some cheese in the presence of the Queen. The Maidenhead MP said: “Her Majesty loved the countryside, and she was down to earth and a woman of common sense.

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“I remember one picnic at Balmoral, which was taking place in one of the bothies on the estate. The hampers came from the castle, and we all mucked in to put the food and drink out on the table. I picked up some cheese, put it on a plate and was transferring it to the table. The cheese fell on the floor. I had a split-second decision to make.”

May paused as MPs burst into laughter, before adding: “I picked up the cheese, put it on the plate and put it on the table. I turned round to see that my every move had been watched very carefully by Her Majesty the Queen. I looked at her. She looked at me and she just smiled. And the cheese remained on the table.”

May also recounted her weekly audiences with the monarch during her time as prime minister, joking it was the only meeting she knew “would not be briefed out to the media”. She said: “Across the