Overview

• The Times published excerpts from Valentine Low’s Power and the Palace alleging the Queen told a senior minister in early spring 2016, “We shouldn’t leave the EU,” adding, “It’s better to stick with the devil you know.”
• The book also reports she criticized aspects of EU bureaucracy as “ridiculous.”
• David Cameron is quoted saying she never expressed political views yet seemed to value European cooperation while finding EU institutions infuriating.
• Buckingham Palace refused to respond to the claims in line with its long-standing practice of not commenting on biographies and its commitment to political neutrality.
• Coverage notes IPSO’s ruling that The Sun’s 2016 “Queen Backs Brexit” headline was significantly misleading, as a royal source told the Mail that no one truly knew her views on issues such as Brexit.