What are the most well - known royal family funny stories?

The fate of Marie Antoinette. She was a queen who faced the wrath of the French revolutionaries. Her lavish lifestyle was resented by the common people, and she was ultimately guillotined. Her story is a horror of a royal figure being torn down by the masses.

One more is about Queen Elizabeth II. She was visiting a school once, and a little boy asked her if she lived in a castle like in fairy tales. She replied with a twinkle in her eye that her castle was a bit more like a very large old house with a lot of staff to keep it clean. Her down - to - earth response was really endearing and funny.

Well, the story of King Ludwig II of Bavaria is quite crazy. He was obsessed with building grand castles like Neuschwanstein Castle. He spent a fortune on these elaborate constructions while neglecting his kingdom's other important matters. Eventually, he was declared insane and removed from power.

In a field exercise, a Royal Marine was tasked with setting up a tent. He got all the poles mixed up and ended up with a tent that looked more like a strange, lopsided sculpture. His comrades teased him for days about his 'unique' tent - building skills. It was funny because it was such a basic task but he made it into a big, comical mess.

The ghost story of the Queen's Summer Palace is quite well - known. It's said that the spirit of the queen herself still lingers there. Some visitors have claimed to hear faint voices or see a shadowy figure that resembles the queen.

Another well - known tale involves an old janitor. He worked at the hospital for decades and when he passed away, his ghost was seen in the hallways he used to clean. People say he still has his mop and bucket, and he's just going about his cleaning duties as if he never left. This story gives the impression that he was so attached to his job that his spirit still lingers to carry it out.

In Celtic mythology, there's the story of the Pooka. It's a shape - shifting creature that loves to play pranks on humans. It might change into a horse and lead a rider astray into a bog or a thicket. Then it would disappear, leaving the rider confused and frustrated. These kinds of stories add a touch of humor to the rich tapestry of Celtic mythology.

A well - known one is when he threw darts at youth team players. It was a really odd and not - so - nice behavior but in a way it became part of his 'eccentric' reputation. Another is when he got lost on his way to training. It's hard to believe a professional athlete could get lost on the way to training, but with Balotelli, it seems possible. He's just full of these strange and often humorous incidents.

A famous story is that of Galileo Galilei. He climbed the Leaning Tower of Pisa to conduct an experiment about falling objects. It was a rather audacious thing to do at the time. His experiment challenged the long - held beliefs of Aristotle. And the story has been passed down as a humorous and revolutionary moment in the history of science. There is also the story of Ben Franklin flying a kite in a thunderstorm to prove the connection between lightning and electricity. It was a dangerous yet somewhat comical experiment from today's perspective.

A well - known one is about Zeno of Elea. He proposed many paradoxes. One of his paradoxes, like the Achilles and the Tortoise, was so mind - boggling that it made people both scratch their heads and laugh in a way. It was funny because it seemed so counter - intuitive. Achilles, the swift hero, could never overtake the slow - moving tortoise according to Zeno's reasoning, which was absurd yet thought - provoking.