Truth be told, if a member of the royal family is spotted on public transportation, it's usually a photo-op.
But that doesn't make these photos of royals in the "real world" any less amusing.
Here are 13 photos of royals pretending to know how to use public transportation — and in rare cases, actually using it.
Queen Elizabeth visited the London Underground in 1977.
Queen Elizabeth passed though the tube gates at Heathrow Central in London.
She visited again for the London Underground's 150th anniversary.
Queen Elizabeth made an official visit to Baker Street Underground Station to mark the 150th anniversary of the London Underground in 2013.
She boarded a high-speed Eurostar train at Waterloo International Station.
Queen Elizabeth boarded a high-speed Eurostar train at Waterloo International Station in 1994.
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