Former Prime Minister David Cameron has recalled the time he had to apologise to the Queen after he broke protocol when he was heard claiming she "purred down the line" after he told her the result of the independence referendum.
The 55-year-old was caught on camera in 2014 telling the former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg about his conversation with the monarch.
After the clip was shared the then Tory PM said he would personally apologise to the Queen for leaking their conversation about Scotland voting 55 to 45% in favour of remaining in the UK.
Recalling his conversation with Her Majesty when the result was confirmed, he said: "The definition of relief is being the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and ringing the Queen and saying 'It's alright, it's okay'. That was something. She purred down the line."
Cameron was asked about the apology on the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg show. The presenter asked: " You had to apologise to the Queen for telling I think it was Michael Bloomberg who said she had pared down the phone when you told her the result of the Scottish independence referendum.
"What was it like having to apologise to the Queen?"
Cameron replied: "Well, it was a very upfront and very fulsome apology, done very quickly at the beginning of an audience. And I think that's all I should say.
"From ever onwards, I've been more careful when cameras and microphones are around and I learned my lesson."
Kuenssberg asked: "Did she tell you off?"
He said: "Obviously everything said in those meetings is entirely private."
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