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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Milica Cosic

Victoria Cross hero put on alert for Queen’s funeral on day she met Liz Truss

A soldier has revealed how he was put on alert for Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral on the day she met the UK's former Prime Minister, Liz Truss.

On the 6 September Victoria Cross hero Johnson Beharry, 43, revealed that he received correspondence from royal officials asking about his availability in the event of the long-reigning monarch's death.

While he presumed this email was only a protocol, just a mere 24-hours later, he received a follow-up call.

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