Queen Elizabeth Offers Warm Welcome to Guests With Help From Small Heater

Something at Buckingham Palace is getting a lot of attention.

ByABC News
November 26, 2014, 3:49 PM
Queen Elizabeth II is presented with a lifetime achievement award for her devotion to equestrian sport by Princess Haya of Jordan as the Duke of Edinburgh looks on, at Buckingham Palace, London on Nov. 26, 2014.
Queen Elizabeth II is presented with a lifetime achievement award for her devotion to equestrian sport by Princess Haya of Jordan as the Duke of Edinburgh looks on, at Buckingham Palace, London on Nov. 26, 2014.
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— -- She may possess a vast fortune and masterpieces on her wall, but that doesn't mean she's not frugal when it comes to heating costs.

Queen Elizabeth was presented today with a lifetime achievement award for her devotion to equestrian sports by Princess Haya of Jordan at Buckingham Palace -- but it was her electric heater insider her ornate fireplace that got some attention.

The small heater has garnered notice in the past.

PHOTO: A detail from a photo of Queen Elizabeth II with Princess Haya of Jordan and the Duke of Edinburgh on Nov. 26, 2014 shows the fireplace in the Buckinham Palace room.
A detail from a photo of Queen Elizabeth II with Princess Haya of Jordan and the Duke of Edinburgh on Nov. 26, 2014 shows the fireplace in the Buckinham Palace room.

Last year, The Express newspaper reported on the heater, saying, "It is just the heater you might find in any student bedsitter. But despite her ... personal fortune, the 86-year-old monarch is as cost-conscious as any other pensioner."

No word on whether Princess Haya noticed the small heater.

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