A bizarre clip from an old royal visit showing Queen Elizabeth II watching an elementary school pupil ride a scooter on her belly in apparent bemusement has resurfaced and gone viral.
Video newly posted to Instagram appeared to come from Elizabeth's June 2017 visit to Mayflower Primary School, in Tower Hamlets, East London, alongside Prince Philip.
The occasion had a poignant backdrop as it was timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the bombing of the school during World War I, when it was known as Upper North Street School.
However, it contained a number of awkward moments, including when the queen found herself watching a school girl pull herself along with her hands while lying flat on a scooter.
An Instagram reel of the footage garnered 224k likes with users commenting on the perplexed look on the then 91-year-old's face.
A caption on one version of the videos, by account thehouseofwindsorr, read: "The Queen has no idea what's going on."
One post replied: "But, actually, neither do I. What's happening there?"
Another posted: "It's a scooter. You use them in phys ed in elementary school."
At the time, however, the PE class was not the section of the day that caught the eye of headline writers, who appeared to focus more on some characteristically blunt comments by the Duke of Edinburgh.
Prince Philip was inspecting a classroom when he came to a table where the pupils' work was on display.
Quoted by the Daily Mail at the time, he asked: "Do you ever teach them joined-up writing?"
A teacher assured him they were and presented an example, but Philip replied: "That's not joined up."
The teacher then made a third attempt, offering Philip another piece of paper and stating: "This one is."
The Duke of Edinburgh, seemingly unimpressed, pulled a face as he said "no it isn't," according to the Mail.
The queen also visited a nearby memorial to the child victims of the First World War bombing, in Poplar Recreation Ground.
The bomb killed 18 children, most around five years old, and injured 37 more.
Debbie Mays, head of listing for Historic England, said: "This memorial to the 18 children who died serves as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on this community.
"It was completed only five days before the Treaty of Versailles was signed, formally ending the war between the Allied Powers and Germany.
"It is also poignant that the memorial was unveiled by Major General Ashmore who commanded the London Air Defence Area which was established largely in response to this devastating daylight air raid of 1917."
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