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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Caroline Davies and Ben Quinn

Cabinet Office accused of covering up for royal family after blocking release of Andrew documents

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. Files relating to the royal family are routinely withheld from release under the Public Records Act. Photograph: Jordan Pettitt/PA

The Cabinet Office has been accused of covering up for the royal family after the release of documents including some relating to travel expenses for the former Duke of York as UK trade envoy were withheld at the last minute.

Files released to the National Archives include documents relating to the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, and a grovelling apology from John Major’s office after an official birthday telegram to the Queen Mother was addressed in an “improper manner”.

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