It is thought the demand was an attempt to stop any last-minute changes to the speech that could potentially embarrass the Queen. Monday's address, which comes with the state opening of parliament, will be Elizabeth II's 65th Queen's Speech. (Image: AFP/Getty Images)The palace's demands for early copy of the speech left government departments in chaos as they rushed to get the wording ready. One Cabinet source told The Sun : “Number 10 is pretty worried they’ve hit rock bottom with the palace so they wanted to get the speech in early. The Queen's Speech is traditionally written on goatskin vellum paper that takes several days to try.

Source: Daily Mirror October 13, 2019 23:15 UTC