Inside Queen Elizabeth's ‘glacial stare’ that unnerved leaders Royal author Robert Hardman details the late monarch’s infamous "look" that left leaders uneasy, revealing how she expressed disapproval without saying a word. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! To the public, Queen Elizabeth II was the doting grandmother who never put a foot wrong during her record-breaking reign. But behind palace doors, she was not one to be messed with. The claim was made by royal author Robert Hardman,