Queen Tried To Get Uk Poverty Fund To Heat Palace

By RAPHAEL G. SATTER, Associated Press
Fri, 09/24/2010 - 7:43am

By RAPHAEL G. SATTER 2010-09-24T14:43:42Z LONDON (AP) -- A government fund intended to provide subsidized heating to low-income Britons got some interest from an unexpected source: Queen Elizabeth II, who wanted help paying the bills at Buckingham Palace....

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