Boris's first gaffe? Prime Minister reveals the QUEEN told him 'I don't know why anyone would want the job' during their Buckingham Palace meeting in breach of royal protocol after just MINUTES in office
- Incoming PM said to have made the comment to No 10 staff after arriving
- He had been at the Palace to see the Queen just minutes earlier
- Revealing private discussions is a major breach of royal protocol
- David Cameron apologised to monarch in 2014 after saying she had 'purred down the line' after Scottish independence referendum result
Boris Johnson reportedly blurted out details of his first private meeting with the Queen within minutes of becoming Prime Minister today.
The incoming premier is said to have loudly told Downing Street staff the monarch said 'I don't know why anyone would want the job' during official audience, as he entered No 10 for the first time.
Revealing private discussions with the head of state is a major breach of royal protocol.
In 2014 then prime minister David Cameron apologised to the Queen after he was caught boasting she had 'purred down the line' when he called to tell her Scotland had rejected independence.
Mr Cameron was said to be 'deeply embarrassed' after he was inadvertently caught on camera discussing the Queen's reaction to the referendum.
Mr Johnson was warned not to speak so loudly by staff in Downing Street after noisily making the revelation, Euronews reported.
Boris Johnson with the Queen at Downing Street this afternoon, where she invited him to form a Government
Mr Cameron made his unguarded remarks while in New York.
The astonishing slip came as he chatted with billionaire US media mogul Michael Bloomberg at a trade event.
Mr Cameron appeared to be unaware that his conversation with the former New York mayor was being picked up by the microphone of a camera, which was filming the two men walking into the meeting.
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Mr Johnson was greeted as he arrived at Buckingham Palace today minutes after Theresa May's departure
Mr Cameron, smiling broadly, could be heard saying: ‘The definition of relief, if you are Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, is ringing up Her Majesty the Queen and saying, “Your Majesty, it is all right, it’s OK.” That was something. That’s relief. She purred down the line.’
The Prime Minister then seems to say: ‘I’ve never, I’ve never heard someone tear up like that ... grateful.’
