'Well said!' Piers Morgan weighs in as the Queen turns down Oldie of the Year award
express.co.ukPiers 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.
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