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Julian Haviland
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“[On the Battle of Orgreave] When the horses rode through some of the miners and knocked a few down, the Queen said words [to the effect of], "Oh, that’s awful! Oh, we shouldn’t do that!." And for the Queen to make a political comment like that was news.”
Julian Haviland (1930–2023) said by 2023 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It turned out there were only two other people in the room when she had said it [...] She had said it – I got that absolutely confirmed.”
Julian Haviland (1930–2023) said by 2023 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“[Following an interview or briefing with Margaret Thatcher in Downing Street] After she finished she took an extremely large scotch. Margaret had quite a capacity. [...] It was Tuesday at 5pm and her next engagement was her weekly audience with the Queen… The one person in the world of whom Margaret Thatcher was frightened was the Queen. That's why she downed a lot.”
Julian Haviland (1930–2023) first seen 1984 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Interviewed for Times Radio (summer 2023), broadcast shortly after Haviland died, as quoted in "How Queen Elizabeth reacted to police charge on miners at 1984 Battle of Orgreave", The Independent (22 August 2023)