I wish the Queen had OpenID because then she could come along and vote "yes" to this claim. She is said to believe in this story.
In 1992 the Queen became seriously concerned when a raven escaped the tower. It was not found for 2 weeks and in that time the Queen's Windsor home was burned down.
That year turned out to be her "annus horribilis" with the divorce announcements of many of her children.
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That's why they have a special cupboard with some concealed fibreglass ravens with animatronic beaks, claws and red LEDs for eyes:n they're very realistic.
Oh. And it was that year that she started to have to pay taxes.
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It is ridiculous for a monarch to pay taxes in the lands in which they are liege.