Queen leads by example!

The royal family has always believed in setting an example when it comes to a national crisis - just look at the way they led from the front during the blitz!

So Buckingham Palace announced today that in the true spirit of "we're all in it together", the queen is to take up employment.

"One is only too aware aware of the problems facing the country and in particuar the ordinary working man," she said in a statement. "One wishes to show you all that no work should ever be considered beneath one."

Her majesty, pictured here in her new uniform, will be donating her wages to the government to help pay for her grandson's upcoming wedding.

In a reciprocal gesture, her employers have agreed to provide the wedding breakfast.