Britain's Queen Elizabeth II signs her annual Commonwealth Day message in St George's Hall at Windsor Castle, Britain, in this picture issued on March 5, 2021.The 95-year-old monarch had held a meeting with then-Health Secretary Alan Johnson and Paul Murphy, the Welsh Secretary at the time, in 2008 and invited the politicians to dine with her afterwards.
Robert Hardman wrote in his new book 'Queen of Our Times': "The two Cabinet ministers left in high spirits. We were waiting for our cars and Paul said, 'What a wonderful meal'. I said, 'I loved it. I loved every minute of it.' The Privy Council meeting had taken place the day after an inquest into the 1997 death of Princess Diana had returned a verdict of unlawful killing and Alan thought it was best to "steer well clear" from discussing the 94-day hearing into the tragedy, but was surprised when the queen was keen to have a "frank" discussion on the investigation, which had seen 278 witnesses called and ultimately decided chauffeur Henri Paul's "gross negligence" and the "speed...
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