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Board of Deputies backs Queen after 'Nazi salute' footage

July 19, 2015 15:50
The Queen and Prince Philip at Bergen-Belsen (Photo: Jesco Denzel)

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Josh Jackman,

Josh Jackman

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Board of Deputies president Jonathan Arkush has condemned criticism of the Queen after a film of her giving a Nazi salute was revealed.

During a Board plenary on Sunday, Mr Arkush also spoke of the Royal Family's warm relations with the Jewish community.

To strong applause from the hundreds of deputies, he said: "I don't think any criticism of a seven-year-old child would be remotely appropriate and I don't intend to make any.

"It's really important for us not to judge this event with hindsight. Obviously the Nazi salute now carries horrible memories and bitterness for us, but I do not think for one moment that it would be appropriate for me to suggest that the full horror of Nazi Germany was known at that point."

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