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LONDON, JULY 18, ARMENPRESS. The Buckingham Palace expressed disappointment in regard to publishing a 1933 footage where Queen Elizabeth is pictured performing a Nazi salute as a young girl. Buckingham Palace last night slammed The Sun for the publication of the footage, from the family's private archive, saying it was 'disappointing' that the film had been 'obtained and exploited in this manner'. As Armenpress reports, citing BBC, the footage was published by the British “Sun.” The shocking film from 1933 shows Edward VIII teaching his nieces the seven-year-old future Queen and her three-year-old sister Princess Margaret how to do the salute in the gardens at Balmoral. As Armenpress reports citing “Daily Mail,” the publication of the 17-second film has outraged thousands across the nation who believe that the Queen cannot be held responsible for her actions as a girl playing with her family. Scores of
Queen Elizabeth II oversaw Britain’s struggle to define itself in the postwar era. Yet through the tumult, the queen’s legacy has been to maintain a sense of purpose – for country and monarchy – when pessimism and insecurity could have led Britons to turn their backs.