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The Queen and Russian President Vladimir Putin have allegedly had a frosty relationship, which the monarch has reportedly made known.

Her Majesty has met Putin on a number of occasions, with their most eventful meeting coming during his state visit to the UK in 2003.

Putin is known for his bad, or perhaps intentionally tardy, timekeeping and he made the Palace nervous by keeping The Queen waiting for 14 minutes.

Later on, a dog's reaction to Putin allegedly prompted the Queen to break royal protocol and take a brutal swipe at the Russian President.

According to David Blunkett, who was Home Secretary at the time, his guide dog reacted defensively towards Putin.

Mr Blunkett told the BBC: "The only time I met Vladimir Putin was back in 2003 on an official visit and my then dog barked very loudly.

"I did apologise to the Queen who was obviously hosting. I don’t think I am giving anything away when I said: 'Sorry your Majesty about the dog barking.'

"She said: 'Dogs have interesting instincts, don’t they?'"

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The alleged remark would be a break from the royal protocol as the Queen must usually remain "strictly neutral with respect to political matters".

However, the Queen isn't the only member of the Royal Family to have reportedly expressed their opinion on the Russian leader.

Prince Charles broke royal protocol by letting his alleged true feelings about Vladimir Putin slip during a conversation with a Jewish museum volunteer.

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It's claimed the Prince of Wales, who traditionally remains neutral on political matters as a member of the Royal Family, compared the Putin foreign policy to the Nazi aggression which led to World War 2, during a royal tour of Canada in 2014.

On his trip, Charles and his wife Camilla paid tribute to World War 2 veterans and their families at the Museum of Immigration in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

During the tour, the heir to the throne spoke to a woman named Marienne Ferguson explained to Charles that she fled to Canada with her family shortly before the Nazis annexed the Free City of Gdansk in Poland in 1939.

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After meeting the Prince of Wales, Ms Ferguson claimed: “The Prince said, ‘And now Putin is doing just about the same as Hitler.’ I must say that I agree with him and am sure a lot of people do.

“But I was very surprised that he made the comment as I know [Royal Family members] aren’t meant to say these things.

“I told the Prince that while my family and I were lucky to get a permit to travel, many members of my relatives had permits but were unable to get out before the war broke out on September 1.”

Buckingham Palace has been contacted for comment regarding the Queen's remarks.

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