In his new book Out: How Brexit Got Done and the Tories Were Undone, Tim Shipman revealed that the Queen made a very dark joke about Johnson. According to Shipman, following Johnson's resignation, the monarch allegedly quipped, (via the Express ), "At least I won't have that idiot organizing my funeral now."

The former prime minister has dismissed claims the late Queen called him an 'idiot' just two days before her death.

Boris Johnson has dismissed rumours that the late Queen Elizabeth II privately called him an "idiot" days before her death in September 2022.

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson has dismissed claims that Queen Elizabeth II called him an "idiot" days before her death, describing the allegation as "highly unlikely" and "malicious tittle tattle.

Two days before she died, the late monarch enjoyed a gathering of her family and close staff, during which Boris Johnson's name was pronounced.

She reportedly joked "At least I won’t have that idiot organising my funeral now" after accepting his resignation.

The Telegraph reports that the book also claims that the Queen said Mr Johnson was “perhaps better suited to the stage.”