BBC presenter thought Queen Mother was 'ghastly old bigot'

The Queen Mother once labelled some of Britain’s EU colleagues as “Huns, wops and dagos”, a BBC broadcaster has said.

BBC presenter thought Queen Mother was 'ghastly old bigot'

The Queen Mother once labelled some of Britain’s EU colleagues as “Huns, wops and dagos”, a BBC broadcaster has said.

Edward Stourton, who co-presents Radio 4’s 'Today' programme, said the comments were made to him by the royal in the early 1990s after he returned from covering a European summit.

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