Diane Abbott to vow to be a ‘true and faithful Servant’ to Queen… after saying she wanted to ‘dismantle’ the monarchy
Shadow Home Secretary will join Privy Council where members kneel on a footstool and kiss the monarch’s hand
DIANE Abbott will be sworn in as one of the Queen’s advisers - after saying she wanted to “dismantle” the monarchy.
The shadow Home Secretary will join the Privy Council where members are expected to kneel on a footstool and kiss the monarch’s hand during a ceremony.
Abbott will also have to vow to be a “true and faithful Servant” to the monarch as part of the oath after being approved to join.
Membership of the elite group means participants swear not to reveal any secret briefings.
Twenty years ago, Abbott’s views on the monarchy were laid down in a pamphlet and published in The Sunday Times.
She said: “We are not interested in reforming the police, armed services, judiciary and monarchy. We are about dismantling them and replacing them with our own machinery of class rule.”