Lizard of Oz Paul Keating



In 1992, the Queen was on a tour to Australia when the then Prime Minister, Paul Keating, was photographed putting his arm around her while introducing her to dignitaries. The PM was famously named the 'Lizard of Oz' by the press for this gaffe. Years later, the Queen's private secretary Lord Robert Fellowes said the Queen took no offence.



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Making Private Conversation Public David Cameron



In 2014, the then Prime Minister of UK made a public apology, and promised to make a personal apology to the Queen, after he made details of a private conversation public. Cameron was heard saying that the Queen had "purred" when he called to tell her that Scotland voted against the independence referendum. Cameron said, "I'm very embarrassed by this. I'm extremely sorry about it. It was a private conversation, but clearly a private conversation that I shouldn't have had and won't have again."