🇬🇧 👑 Video shows images of Queen Elizabeth II at her personal underground gold vault? ❌ Photos show the late queen's visiting bankofengland's gold vault. Bank of England is wholly owned by the UK government, not the royal family.
, a portfolio of land, property and assets owned by the monarchy since the Middle Ages.
However, the claim is false. The pictures were actually taken when she visited a gold vault at the Bank of England -- which is wholly owned by the UK government -- in 2012."Queen Elizabeth II views stacks of gold as she visits the Bank of England with Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh on December 13, 2012 in London, England," the photo caption partly reads.
Below is a screenshot comparison of the first photo and the genuine photo on the Getty Images website :The second photo -- which shows the queen from a different angle -- was"Queen Elizabeth II inspects gold reserves in a vault at the Bank of England in London on December 13, 2012," the photo's caption read.Screenshot comparison of the second photo and the genuine photo on AFP's website by the Bank of England in an article about gold stored at the UK central bank's vaults.
Below is a screenshot comparison of the third photo and the genuine image on the Bank of England's website :"We can confirm the photo is of a visit to Bank of England," the UK central bank told AFP.a report of the late queen's visit, which shows her and several staff members wearing the same clothes as in the misleading video.page, the UK central bank writes it"is untrue" that"the Bank of England is owned by ... the Royal Family".
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