The Queen entertains friends and family by mimicking the Scottish accent, it has been revealed.

The monarch is showing no signs of losing her sense of humour as she nears her 90th birthday, her first cousin Margaret Rhodes said.

Asked if The Queen still has fun, Mrs Rhodes said: “Oh she does. And she’s a very, very good mimic.

“She can do the Norfolk and Scottish – Aberdeenshire – accents beautifully and often pretends to be a keeper or somebody or other of them.

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“Like all her family they rejoice in anything that goes wrong because that is bliss.

“She’s full of laughter, got that wonderful smile. She can tell very funny stories of things that have happened to her where things might have gone just a fraction wrong.”

Mrs Rhodes said her cousin had made it “perfectly clear through age” that there is no danger of her abdicating.

“I think she feels the vows she made on her coronation were ones she wants to fulfil to the nth degree – so far she has shown no sign of wilting in the job.

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“I fully expect her to go on until such time as it’s no longer possible.”

Mrs Rhodes added: “I think her total dedication is something we should all be very grateful for.”