From USA Today:
"Queen cautions Scots to think 'about the future'"
Britain's Queen Elizabeth urged Scottish voters Sunday to "think very carefully about the future" ahead of Thursday's referendum on independence. The sovereign's remarks, made during her stay at her Balmoral retreat in Scotland, mark the first time the queen has publicly waded into the debate over the ballot that could see Scotland leave the United Kingdom after 307 years of union with England. Although the queen has been careful to remain above the fray in her role as a constitutionally impartial monarch, reports in the London Times and other publications cite palace officials who say the queen is privately "horrified" at the prospect of Scotland breaking away from the United Kingdom. Polls show that the anti-independence campaign has a slight lead three days ahead of the vote that is expected to see a record turnout with about 4.2 million of Scotland's 4.4 eligible voters participating.
^ I have great respect for Queen Elizabeth II (whether she is representing the UK, Canada or any other Commonwealth country), but she did seem to go against her impartiality in this statement. While she didn't out-right tell Scottish voters to vote to stay in the UK her words did show which side she heavily leaned to. ^
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/09/15/queen-scotland-independence/15654131/
"Queen cautions Scots to think 'about the future'"
Britain's Queen Elizabeth urged Scottish voters Sunday to "think very carefully about the future" ahead of Thursday's referendum on independence. The sovereign's remarks, made during her stay at her Balmoral retreat in Scotland, mark the first time the queen has publicly waded into the debate over the ballot that could see Scotland leave the United Kingdom after 307 years of union with England. Although the queen has been careful to remain above the fray in her role as a constitutionally impartial monarch, reports in the London Times and other publications cite palace officials who say the queen is privately "horrified" at the prospect of Scotland breaking away from the United Kingdom. Polls show that the anti-independence campaign has a slight lead three days ahead of the vote that is expected to see a record turnout with about 4.2 million of Scotland's 4.4 eligible voters participating.
^ I have great respect for Queen Elizabeth II (whether she is representing the UK, Canada or any other Commonwealth country), but she did seem to go against her impartiality in this statement. While she didn't out-right tell Scottish voters to vote to stay in the UK her words did show which side she heavily leaned to. ^
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/09/15/queen-scotland-independence/15654131/
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