LONDON -- The Queen roughed it commuter-style on Monday morning when she rode the train back to London after her Christmas break at the royal family's Sandringham Estate in Norfolk.
The Queen cut it fine, arriving at King's Lynn station just five minutes before her train was scheduled to depart at 10:54 a.m.
The 89-year-old -- dressed in a signature headscarf and gray polka dot coat -- was escorted along the platform by the station manager before boarding the first-class carriage of the train.
"It's an honour to have her use the train service," station manager Graeme Pratt told the Eastern Daily Press.
"I asked her if she enjoyed her stay in Norfolk, to which she said she did," he continued.
There was no sign of Prince Philip, who usually stays behind at Sandringham for a few extra days.
This wasn't the first time Her Majesty has taken the train back from her Norfolk estate. In December 2014, when the Queen got off the train at King's Lynn, a woman -- unaware of the VIP passenger -- bashed into the royal entourage with her luggage.