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Late Queen carried cash for bets at the races, ex-aide reveals
For years it was thought that the late Queen did not handle cash, save for a neatly folded banknote in her handbag for the collection at church on Sunday.
A former aide of Elizabeth II has now revealed that there was one other occasion when the late monarch carried a stash of the folding stuff: at the races.
Ailsa Anderson, the late Queen's press secretary, has revealed that while Her Majesty did not place a bet herself, she was known to hand cash to an equerry who would carry out the task for her.
Until now, it was assumed Queen Elizabeth II never carried cash except for a neatly folded note for church
Speaking on The Times podcast The Royals, Anderson said: 'It would be done through the equerry.'
When asked if she handed over cash she said: 'Yes, absolutely. She didn't place [the bet] herself but the race cards were there.'
