Tom Laing: Last News

Young at heart. That’s how Queen Elizabeth II feels at 95 years old — and why she will not be accepting the award for “Oldie of the Year,” thank you very much.

The Queen has graciously turned down the award for the Oldie of the Year.The 95 year old monarch declined the honour as she admitted “you’re only as old as you feel” and for that reason she “didn’t believe she met the relevant criteria” in order to accept the award.The chairman of the awards, Gyles Brandreth, wrote to Her Majesty’s private secretary, Sir Edward Young, to ask if the Queen would like to accept the award.Tom Laing-Baker, Her Majesty’s assistant private secretary, responded in a letter that was later published in the November issue of the Oldie magazine. Get exclusive celebrity stories and reality tv news straight to your inbox with OK! daily newsletter .

Piers Morgan, 55, has applauded the Queen, 95, today after she turned down receiving the Oldie of the Year award.The monarch “politely but firmly” declined the accolade, but sent a message with her “warmest best wishes”.Author and broadcaster Gyles Brandreth, chairman of the awards, wrote to the Queen’s private secretary, Sir Edward Young, to ask if she would accept the main Oldie of the Year award.But in a letter published in the November issue of the magazine, her assistant private secretary, Tom Laing-Baker, wrote: “Her Majesty believes you are as old as you feel, as such The Queen does not believe she meets the relevant criteria to be able to accept, and hopes you will find a more worthy recipient.”The Queen, who is just five years away