Queen scraps holiday plans over summit protests

Queen Elizabeth II has scrapped her annual July holiday plans in Scotland because of the G8 protest marches, Buckingham Palace said.

Sun, 05 Jun, 2005 - 11:59

Queen Elizabeth II has scrapped her annual July holiday plans in Scotland because of the G8 protest marches, Buckingham Palace said.

She has decided to cancel her week’s holiday at Holyroodhouse because of two big MakePovertyHistory marches in Edinburgh, which are expected to attract hundreds of thousands of people.

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