Did the Royals Play Ibble Dibble?

The Crown's "Ibble Dibble"
While there is no evidence the real-life royal family played the game themselves, it is real and could still liven up a family Christmas stuck indoors. In the Season Four of the Netflix series, Margaret Thatcher is required to play but appears to stick out like a sore thumb.

Did Margaret Thatcher play Ibble Dibble with the Queen?

In The Crown, Thatcher appears visibly uncomfortable as she is playing this game and is called upon by Princess Margaret. At this point, Thatcher is the only person in the room with no 'dibble ibbles'. Hence she calls on the Queen, who has several dibble ibbles, but speaks very slowly so as not to make a mistake.

Who plays Ibble Dibble?

The rules of The Crown drinking game Ibble Dibble:

Netflix's The Crown scene with Margaret Thatcher playing drinking game Ibble Dibble. The game starts with bare faces, and one person must reciting the specific tongue-twister to kick things off.

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