Royal protection officers were warned to stop eating snacks meant for the Queen according to News of the World memos It was suggested that the Queen became so incensed she began marking the bowls to check if the levels were… Read More ›
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Queen of England issues Royal Charter to Control the free press / The Monarchy comes to life
Press regulation royal charter given go-ahead by the Queen Government’s plan receives royal seal of approval after court of appeal rejects attempt by newspapers to block charter Patrick Wintour The Guardian, Wednesday 30 October 2013 14.34 EDT The… Read More ›
Queen’s World War 3 speech: Found in the archives, the dress rehearsal for disaster
Speech was prepared for Queen to deliver at outbreak of World War Three In speech she denounces ‘deadly power of abused technology’ Words written by imaginative speech writer in disaster planning exercise By Claire Ellicott PUBLISHED: 18:04 EST, 31 July… Read More ›
Queen Elizabeth may have more power than we thought
Posted By Joshua Keating Tuesday, January 15, 2013 – 11:39 AM Back in December, after Queen Elizabeth attended a Cabinet meeting — the first British monarch to do so since the American revolution — I wrote a half-serious post wondering… Read More ›
BBC apologises to the Queen for Abu Hamza disclosure
Security correspondent Frank Gardner prompts crisis by telling how Queen lobbied home secretary for arrest of radical cleri Dan Sabbagh, Peter Walker and Caroline Davies The Guardian, Tuesday 25 September 2012 15.19 EDT Abu Hamza, who faces extradition to the… Read More ›