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Queen meets sniper on tour (or was it a swamp creature)?

Is that the queen chatting with Chewbacca? While the stringy fellow above looks like he belongs on the set of "Star Wars" (or "Creature from the Black Lagoon"), Queen Elizabeth II’s new friend is actually a sniper in disguise.The pair met today during the queen's tour of Combermere Barracks in Windsor, southern England. Looking dapper in a long purple coat and matching hat, the Queen chatted w
Members of the Household Cavalry show Queen Elizabeth II a horse. She also met the drum horse who was renamed Adamas, which means 'diamond' in Greek, in honor of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
Members of the Household Cavalry show Queen Elizabeth II a horse. She also met the drum horse who was renamed Adamas, which means 'diamond' in Greek, in honor of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.Wpa Pool / Getty Images
By Danika Fears and Danika Fears, TODAY
Looking a bit befuddled, Queen Elizabeth II meets a camouflaged sniper from the Household Cavalry at Combermere Barracks on Nov. 26 in Windsor, England.
Looking a bit befuddled, Queen Elizabeth II meets a camouflaged sniper from the Household Cavalry at Combermere Barracks on Nov. 26 in Windsor, England.Wpa Pool / Getty Images

Is that the queen chatting with Chewbacca? While the stringy fellow above looks like he belongs on the set of "Star Wars" (or "Creature from the Black Lagoon"), Queen Elizabeth II’s new friend is actually a sniper in disguise.

The pair met today during the queen's tour of Combermere Barracks in Windsor, southern England. Looking dapper in a long purple coat and matching hat, the Queen chatted with the soldiers (and many horses) that make up the British Household Cavalry. She seemed especially amused by a military machine gun.

The Queen laughs while looking at a machine gun with members of the Household Cavalry.
The Queen laughs while looking at a machine gun with members of the Household Cavalry.Wpa Pool / Getty Images
Members of the Household Cavalry show Queen Elizabeth II a horse. She also met the drum horse who was renamed Adamas, which means 'diamond' in Greek, in honor of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
Members of the Household Cavalry show Queen Elizabeth II a horse. She also met the drum horse who was renamed Adamas, which means 'diamond' in Greek, in honor of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.Wpa Pool / Getty Images

Built in 1804, Combermere Barracks is less than a mile from Windsor Castle. The queen’s visit comes the day before Kuwait’s emir, Sheikh Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, is to arrive at Windsor Castle for his three-day stay in Britain.

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