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Rebecca Russell & Sian Traynor

The Queen allows only two close people to have a direct phone line to her

The Queen is one of the most protected people in the country, with the 95-year-old year-old under round the clock security.

Her Majesty is known to follow a number of protocols to ensure safety, one of which includes having a direct phone line to just two people.

Despite having a very large and well-known family, only two people are allowed to have the number for the Queen's encrypted phone to allow minimal risk of hacking.

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