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The Queen's sly dig at Vladimir Putin after he kept her waiting for 14 minutes: David Blunkett reveals how Her Majesty said 'dogs have interesting instincts, don't they?' after his guide dog barked at dictator
Lord Blunkett recounted the late monarch's aside in 2003 during state visit Russian autocrat was 14 minutes late at Buckingham Palace reception Blind ex-minister said his guide dog Sadie barked at Russian entourage Apologised to Queen, who said: 'Dogs have interesting instincts, don't they?' Full coverage: Click here to see all our coverage of the Queen’s passing By David Wilcock, Deputy Political Editor For Mailonline
Published: 09:13 BST, 11 September 2022 | Updated: 09:15 BST, 11 September 2022
The Queen made a subtle dig at Vladimir Putin on his only state visit to Britain after he kept her waiting, a former minister has revealed.
Lord Blunkett recounted the late monarch's aside in 2003 after the Russian autocrat was 14 minutes late at Buckingham Palace.
Putin is notorious for keeping his enemies and rivals waiting ahead of his arrival as an attempted powerplay.
But it seems to have left the Queen nonplussed at the time.
Blunkett, who was Home secretary at the time of the visit, is blind, and he told the BBC how his guide dog Sadie became agitated as the Russian entourage arrived.
'The only time I met Vladimir Putin was back in 2003 on an official visit and my then dog barked very loudly,' he said.
'I did apologise to the Queen who was obviously
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