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downing street Forced to issue a groveling apology to the Prime Minister John Majorbirthday telegram Queen Mother Being solved in an “inappropriate way”, Newly released government documents have been revealed.
this Queen MotherPrivate secretary Captain Sir Alastair Aird called Number 10 to demand an explanation as to why the 1994 birthday greeting had been “mishandled”, Papers released to the National Archives Performed at Kew Gardens, west London.
It is not clear from the archives why the telegram was submitted in a manner that caused such outrage among the royal family.
After investigating what happened, Roderic Lyne of Private Office No. 10 wrote back, apologizing for the error but insisting downing street The staff are not to blame.
He wrote: “The message itself was entirely correct when it left our hands. However, at the time it was transmitted, it was most unfortunate that British Telecom handled the telegram in the inappropriate manner you describe.”
“I’m very sorry this has happened. As you can imagine, our own staff adhere to the correct forms.
“Maybe our solution is to abandon the telegraph, because it seems to be obsolete anyway.”
Despite the faux pas, the Queen Mother called Mr Major and his wife Norma to thank them.
She said: “I am deeply touched by your wonderful wishes on my birthday and would like to express my warm gratitude to you.”
The annual release of government documents to Kew Archives under a 20-year rule has also sparked controversy as references to official documents were revealed. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been detained.
The version, which was initially provided to reporters during the embargo so they could prepare stories in advance, includes minutes of meetings where officials discussed travel plans for various royals, including Duke of York He was still like that then.
However, the minutes were later removed from the file before being released to the public.
The Cabinet Office is responsible for handing documents over to Cabinet national archivesblaming “administrative errors” because they were never intended for release.