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In politics, the Queen exercises right to remain silent
The Queen is a close adviser to Britain's Prime Minister, but she does not take public stands on issues. BBC royal correspondent Peter Hunt examines how the royal family stays above the political fray. (Follow Mr. Hunt on Twitter.)
It's a right that was achieved at considerable cost. It's a right which the Queen does not exercise.
Nearly 100 years ago, a woman called Emily Davison was killed after she threw herself under the horse of the Queen's grandfather, King George V. She was protesting at the government's continuing failure to give women in Britain the vote.
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