Britain's "THe Sun" newspaper has embarrased the royal family with their front page article and photo titled "Their Royal Heilnesses". The title refers to rare footage that has cropped up, showingthe late Queen Mother, and daughter Queen Elizabeth II raising their right hand in the Nazi salute. The footage was filmed in the 1930's. Buckingham Palace is conducting an investigation as to how The Sun obtained the rare footage; if the footage was obtained illegaly legal action may be taken against the newspaper.
"It is disappointing that film shot eight decades ago and apparently from HM's (her majesty's) personal family archive has been obtained and exploited in this manner," a Buckingham Palace spokesman said in a statement. Ten years ago, The Sun, a tabloid and Britain's top-selling paper, published …show more content…
The headline on the story read: "Their Royal Heilnesses" -- a reference to the "Heil Hitler" greeting used in Nazi Germany.
An investigation into how The Sun got the footage has been launched and the palace could take legal action against the newspaper depending on its findings, a royal source speaking on condition of anonymity told AFP.
"It is disappointing that film shot eight decades ago and apparently from HM's (her majesty's) personal family archive has been obtained and exploited in this manner," a Buckingham Palace spokesman said in a statement.
While the queen would not have known the significance of the gesture at such a young age, the story will have made uncomfortable reading for the monarch, who is now 89.
Ten years ago, The Sun, a tabloid and Britain's top-selling paper, published a photograph of Prince Harry wearing a swastika armband to a friend's fancy dress party. The fifth in line to the throne later
"It is disappointing that film shot eight decades ago and apparently from HM's (her majesty's) personal family archive has been obtained and exploited in this manner," a Buckingham Palace spokesman said in a statement. Ten years ago, The Sun, a tabloid and Britain's top-selling paper, published …show more content…
The headline on the story read: "Their Royal Heilnesses" -- a reference to the "Heil Hitler" greeting used in Nazi Germany.
An investigation into how The Sun got the footage has been launched and the palace could take legal action against the newspaper depending on its findings, a royal source speaking on condition of anonymity told AFP.
"It is disappointing that film shot eight decades ago and apparently from HM's (her majesty's) personal family archive has been obtained and exploited in this manner," a Buckingham Palace spokesman said in a statement.
While the queen would not have known the significance of the gesture at such a young age, the story will have made uncomfortable reading for the monarch, who is now 89.
Ten years ago, The Sun, a tabloid and Britain's top-selling paper, published a photograph of Prince Harry wearing a swastika armband to a friend's fancy dress party. The fifth in line to the throne later