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| Queen's Nazi salute on Sun front page sparks mixed reaction on Twitter | Queen's Nazi salute on Sun front page sparks mixed reaction on Twitter |
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| The Sun’s decision to publish pictures of the Queen as a child giving the Nazi salute has provoked a wide range of opinion on Twitter. | The Sun’s decision to publish pictures of the Queen as a child giving the Nazi salute has provoked a wide range of opinion on Twitter. |
| Damian Thompson, associate editor of The Spectator, is not amused: | Damian Thompson, associate editor of The Spectator, is not amused: |
| Yup, @StigAbell, we know Edward VIII was a Nazi-sympathising parasite, but what’s so great about humiliating the Queen? | Yup, @StigAbell, we know Edward VIII was a Nazi-sympathising parasite, but what’s so great about humiliating the Queen? |
| Channel 4 News political correspondent Michael Crick, however, praised the newspaper: | Channel 4 News political correspondent Michael Crick, however, praised the newspaper: |
| Congratulations to The Sun for publishing photo of 6-year old Queen giving Nazi salute in 1933. Of course they should have published it | Congratulations to The Sun for publishing photo of 6-year old Queen giving Nazi salute in 1933. Of course they should have published it |
| BBC technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones also thinks it is a good story: | BBC technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones also thinks it is a good story: |
| Whatever you think of the Sun, Queen doing a Nazi salute is an amazing scoop which any paper would have published (except perhaps Mail?) | Whatever you think of the Sun, Queen doing a Nazi salute is an amazing scoop which any paper would have published (except perhaps Mail?) |
| As Cellan-Jones intimated, the Daily Mail has decided that the public is outraged by the Sun’s story: | As Cellan-Jones intimated, the Daily Mail has decided that the public is outraged by the Sun’s story: |
| Public reacts with fury after The Sun publishes pictures of the Queen doing Nazis salute http://t.co/Tst98UfTJY pic.twitter.com/pxA7OpgcFV | Public reacts with fury after The Sun publishes pictures of the Queen doing Nazis salute http://t.co/Tst98UfTJY pic.twitter.com/pxA7OpgcFV |
| “beaubodor” quips: | “beaubodor” quips: |
| Stunned at the Sun front page not blaming the BBC for the Queen's Nazi salute. | Stunned at the Sun front page not blaming the BBC for the Queen's Nazi salute. |
| Meanwhile, Times columnist David Aaronovitch was unimpressed with the coverage of the story on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: | Meanwhile, Times columnist David Aaronovitch was unimpressed with the coverage of the story on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: |
| Some sepulchral tones used on @BBCr4today discussion of the #salute pictures. Really not necessary. No-one thinks the Queen is a Nazi. | Some sepulchral tones used on @BBCr4today discussion of the #salute pictures. Really not necessary. No-one thinks the Queen is a Nazi. |