Did the Queen meet Agatha Christie?

Agatha Christie had the pleasure of dining with Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace, which she described as having a fairy-tale quality to it.

Agatha Christie remembered the Queen as “so small, and slender, in her simple dark red velvet gown with one beautiful jewel”, and noted her kindness and easiness in talking.

In 1955, Agatha Christie was the first recipient of the Mystery Writers of America’s Grand Master Award. Later that year, Witness for the Prosecution received an Edgar Award for best play.

Some of Agatha Christie’s notable film adaptations include And Then There Were None (1939; film 1945), Murder on the Orient Express (1933; film 1974 and 2017), Death on the Nile (1937; film 1978), and The Mirror Crack’d From Side to Side (1952; film [The Mirror Crack’d] 1980).

Agatha Christie’s first major recognition came with “The Murder of Roger Ackroyd” (1926), which was followed by some 75 novels that usually made best-seller lists and were serialized in popular magazines in England and the United States.