1.
The
Queen has held talks with David Cameron after poll put separatists ahead
2.
Said
to be 'great concern' at Buckingham Palace over 300-year-old Union
3.
Her
Majesty is thought to be strongly in favour of Scotland remaining in UK
4.
Will
be in Scotland at Balmoral on day of the vote as a sign of 'continuity'
5.
SNP
say Queen will stay as head of state if country votes for independence
6.
But
SNP's James Mason is calling for a referendum to replace the monarch
The Queen held talks with David Cameron
yesterday amid panic at the prospect of the end of the 300-year-old Union.
With a shock poll putting Scottish
separatists ahead for the first time, there was said to be ‘great concern’ at
Buckingham Palace.
The Queen, who is thought to strongly
favour the Union, will be in Scotland on September 18 – the day it could vote
to break away from the rest of the UK.
Pro-Union MPs said her presence at Balmoral would be a sign of continuity.
‘There is a strong anti-monarchy
element in the Scottish National Party,’ said former defence secretary Liam
Fox.
‘You can bet your bottom dollar as soon
as they get independence, their next target is going to be Scotland being a
republic.’
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