UK Queen Elizabeth II shared with scientists her memories of meeting with the first human in space Yuri Gagarin, The Daily Mail reported.

The Queen took part in a distance science event with British scientists, educators, and schoolchildren as part of British Science Week.

Presenter of The Sky At Night, Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock, explained that one of the reasons she became a space scientist was because she shared a birthday - March 9 - with cosmonaut Gagarin.

Gagarin embarked on a four-day tour of Britain in 1961, during which he met the Queen at Buckingham Palace, the Daily Mail notes.

Dr Aderin-Pocock said to the monarch: 'I believe ma'am that you met him. Can you tell us about that?'

'I did. I did indeed yes. It was very interesting to meet him,' the Queen noted.

'What was he like?' Dr Aderin-Pocock continued.

'Russian,' she said, prompting a roar of laughter. 'He didn't speak English. But no no, he was fascinating. And I suppose being the first one, it was particularly fascinating.'

Dr Aderin-Pocock replied: 'Yes, yes. He's been quite an inspiration for me getting into space science. I also think it must have been very terrifying to be the first one and not knowing what's really going to happen.'

' Yes – could you come back again? Very important! ' the Queen laughed.