The Queen's 15 Prime Ministers: From Winston Churchill to Boris Johnson and current leader Liz Truss. Read more...
September 07, 2022 - 06:20 BST Sharnaz Shahid The Queen, in her 70 years as head of state, has seen 15 Prime Ministers, from Second World War statesman Sir Winston Churchill to the current PM, Liz Truss.Political leaders have consistently paid tribute to the monarch for her sage advice and impressive knowledge of home and world affairs during her private weekly audiences with her PMs.Take a look at the Queen's moments with the various Prime Ministers she has welcomed throughout her reign...
READ: Revealed - The Queen's births of Princess Anne, Prince Charles, Prince Edward and Prince Andrew Harold Wilson endeared himself to the Queen."They got on like a house on fire," one long-standing member of the Labour Party said. He used to join members of the royal family for riverside picnics at Balmoral.Sir Edward Heath is said to have struggled with small talk and his weekly audiences with the Queen have been described as"frosty".James Callaghan managed to establish a warm rapport.
A few months into his premiership, Mr Johnson apologised to the Queen after the Supreme Court ruled his advice to her – imparted by Commons Leader Jacob Rees-Mogg at Balmoral – to prorogue Parliament for five weeks had been"unlawful".
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