The Queen's WW3 speech that's prepared for event of potential nuclear war
02.03.2022 - 17:33
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
Buckingham Palace aides prepared a speech for the Queen in case of a nuclear war amid a growing threat from Russia during the 1980s.
The speech was prepared as part of the so-called Exercise Able Archer in 1983, which was a war game that pitted Russia and the Warsaw Pact against the UK and Nato, Wales Online reports.
It was prepared in a year that then US President Ronald Reagan antagonised Russia by referring to them as “The Evil Empire”.
In a fictional scenario, the Queen would have delivered the speech after Russia launched chemical weapons, with Nato responding with a nuclear strike.
Details of the Queen’s script emerged in 1983 under the 30 Year Rule.
The speech, which would have been delivered in March of that year, would see the monarch make reference to the previous Christmas.
It also mentions her husband Prince Philip and her son Prince Andrew, which was in the Royal Navy at tat time.
The address would be a signal of preparation for the UK in the scenario of a possible World War III.
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