Queen tells Scots to vote 'very carefully'
September 15, 2014 14:09
Queen Elizabeth II has waded into the debate over Scotland's future as part of the United Kingdom, asking Scots to "think very carefully about the future" before voting in a historic referendum this week.
In a much hoped for intervention by politicians in Westminster, the Queen told well-wishers outside church in Aberdeenshire in Scotland yesterday: "Well, I hope people will think very carefully about the future".
It is the first time she has spoken directly on the historic referendum and follows calls from Unionists for her to speak out in favour of a 'no' vote.
Last week, Buckingham Palace had warned politicians not to drag her into the battle, after both Labour and Conservative backbenchers urged her to intervene.
In a much hoped for intervention by politicians in Westminster, the Queen told well-wishers outside church in Aberdeenshire in Scotland yesterday: "Well, I hope people will think very carefully about the future".
It is the first time she has spoken directly on the historic referendum and follows calls from Unionists for her to speak out in favour of a 'no' vote.
Last week, Buckingham Palace had warned politicians not to drag her into the battle, after both Labour and Conservative backbenchers urged her to intervene.
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