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Saturday 18 July 2015

Outrage as 80 year footage of seven-year-old Queen being taught a Nazi salute by Edward VIII in private film at Balmoral

Buckingham Palace has reacted with fury after footage of the Queen performing a Nazi salute as a young girl was released by The Sun last night.
The shocking film from 1933 shows Edward VIII teaching his nieces the seven-year-old future Queen and her three-year-old sister Princess Margaret how to do the salute in the gardens at Balmoral.
 
The publication of the 17-second film has outraged many across the nation who believe that the Queen cannot be held responsible for her actions as a girl playing with her family.

Buckingham Palace last night slammed The Sun for the publication of the footage, obtained from the family's private archive, saying it is 'disappointing' that the film has been 'obtained and exploited in this manner'.
A palace spokesman said: 'It is disappointing that film, shot eight decades ago and apparently from her Majesty's personal family archive, has been obtained and exploited in this manner.'

The footage is already generating heated debate and criticism across the nation, with a palace source slamming the Sun 'Most people will see these pictures in their proper context and time. This is a family playing and momentarily referencing a gesture many would have seen from contemporary news reels.
'No one at that time had any sense how it would evolve. To imply anything else is misleading and dishonest.
'The Queen is around six years of age at the time and entirely innocent of attaching any meaning to these gestures.  
'The Queen and her family's service and dedication to the welfare of this nation during the war, and the 63 years The Queen has spent building relations between nations and peoples speaks for itself.
The clip shows the Queen Mother also saluting proudly alongside Princess Margaret, aged three. They are encouraged by Edward VIII, who is known to have harboured Nazi sympathies.
 Nazi salute: A grainy photograph has emerged of the Queen performing a Nazi salute with her family in the gardens at Balmoral
The grainy black-and-white photograph was taken just as Hitler was rising to power in Germany, seven years before the outbreak of the Second World War and before the atrocities of the Third Reich terrorised Europe. 
At the age of seven, the Queen is unlikely to have understood the full the implications of making a Nazi salute. 
As the controversial footage spread on the internet, many reacted with horror, believing that its release was wholly inappropriate.
Barbara Keeley MP, a Labour politician representing Worsley and Eccles South, retweeted a message which said: 'Hey @TheSun, if you want to stir up some moral outrage about a misjudgement in history, look a bit closer to home.'
Before the war: The English football team performing a Nazi salute in May 1938, in Berlin's Olympic Stadium, before a friendly game with Germany
Before the war: The English football team performing a Nazi salute in May 1938, in Berlin's Olympic Stadium, before a friendly game with Germany

Source: Dailymail

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