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The quiet radicalism of Elizabeth II

Luckily for us, the Queen has always trusted her instincts

4 June 2022

9:00 AM

4 June 2022

9:00 AM

Long before domestic woes and an inferno at Windsor had prompted the Queen to describe 1992 as her ‘annus horribilis’, she had a very frank discussion with her prime minister, John Major. On this particular matter, she made it clear that she was not interested in ministerial advice. Her mind was made up.

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