The Queen will grant an AUDIENCE
May 11, 2022
4 minutes
WORDS: SHARON SWEENEY.
From Winston Churchill to Boris Johnson, the Queen has been a rock to her prime ministers. Every week, she holds a private Audience with the PM, who updates her on the latest affairs of state. These meetings are strictly confidential and Her Majesty is the soul of discretion. She’s trusted with secrets, both political and personal. Yet while she has the right to be consulted, to encourage and to warn her PM, the Queen always remains politically impartial.
In a 1992 documentary, Her Majesty said prime ministers can unburden themselves when speaking to her. ‘They tell me what is going on or if they have any problems, and sometimes I can help in some way as
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