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A private audience: The Queen and her prime ministers

A private audience: The Queen and her prime ministers

What happens behind closed doors between the monarch and her PMs?

The Story · The Times

September 14, 202235m 54s

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Show Notes

Over her reign, Queen Elizabeth II saw more prime ministers than any previous monarch. What relationship did she have with them and what happens behind closed doors at the private weekly audience?

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Guest: Sir Anthony Seldon, contemporary historian and author 'The Impossible Office?: The History of the British Prime Minister.'

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