An eight-year-old from Skelmanthorpe strikes up correspondence with Buckingham Palace

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    An eight-year-old from Skelmanthorpe has become pen pals with the monarchy.

    Briony Tinker-Ives wanted to know whether the Queen owned the biggest diamond in the world.

    After penning a letter to Buckingham Palace to see if her Majesty kept the stone in her crown, Brinoy’s family were surprised to receive a response about a month later.

    The Queen’s Lady-in-Waiting replied on behalf the monarch, thanking Briony for her letter and enclosing information on the crown jewels.

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