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Tom Victor

Arsene Wenger urged the Queen not to go to war after presenting her with Arsenal gift

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger presented Queen Elizabeth II with a decorative cannon in 2007 when his squad received a special invitation to meet the monarch at Buckingham Palace

Wenger, who spent more than 20 years at manager of the London side, was part of a group of Arsenal players and staff invited to Buckingham Palace in 2007. The monarch, who died last week at the age of 96, had officially opened the Gunners' new stadium just months earlier.

Members of the squad have spoken about the encounter in the past, not least Emmanuel Eboue. However, Wenger's interaction with the Queen was very revealing of the manager's personality.

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