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Radio 4,3 mins

Lennon's lost letter to the Queen

World at One

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A draft of the letter John Lennon wrote to the Queen explaining why he was sending his MBE back has been discovered hidden in a pile of singles bought at a car boot sale. They cost 拢10. The letter is expected to sell for about 拢60,000. For 91福利社 Radio 4's The World at One, Loughborough University's Marcus Collins, explains what Lennon was writing about. (Photo: Beatles at Buckingham Palace collecting their MBEs and John Lennon's letter to the Queen Credit: Getty Images)

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