A young girl received a reply from The Queen when she wrote about speed limits in her neighbourhood.
After a little boy was hit by a car in her Swindon neighbourhood, Ruby Steadman sent a letter to The Queen asking her to act and make the street safer. Steadman wrote: “I am so sorry to bother you, but there is something bothering some people down Ermin Street.”
She added that the speed limit on the street is too fast and wrote that she hoped The Queen could intervene. She finished the letter with: “I really hope what I’m asking for it’s a pain I just want people to feel more safe crossing roads and being more safe around here.”
According to Steadman’s mother, the ten-year-old sent the letter in September 2021 and the family thought no more of it, but a reply came from Buckingham Palace dated 17 August.
“It was most thoughtful of you to share your concerns with Her Majesty,” the letter began. “While the feelings that prompted you to write as you did are understood, I should explain that this is not a matter on which The Queen would personally intervene.”
The Correspondence Unit for Buckingham Palace replied to Ruby’s letter and indicated that her concerns would be passed along to the Secretary of State for Transport for further evaluation of the points she’d made.
The youngster was happy to have heard back from The Queen, telling a reporter with the Swindon Advertiser, “I’m a big fan of the Queen and I like how she responded to my letter.”
She also received a photo card of The Queen that has been sent out during her Platinum Jubilee year.
Steadman said about the safety on the street: “It can be scary sometimes, once, me and my sister were walking down the street. We looked to make sure made sure it was clear but a car came swerving in really fast.”
