Buckingham Palace has insisted the monarch did not try to conceal her private wealth. Photo / Getty ImagesBuckingham Palace has come out swinging, denying that the Queen has been dishonest about her personal wealth, and labelling claims as "simply incorrect". The Palace denies suggestions that the Queen blocked a piece of legislation in the 1970s, and made edits to suit her own status. The Guardian claimed that the monarch's private lawyer successfully lobbied the government to change a draft law to conceal her private wealth. The Guardian claimed that documents in the British National Archives, show that in 1973 the head of state was nervous of a bill bringing transparency to company shareholdings.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 08, 2021 19:52 UTC