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THE only good thing to come out of the Queen’s anniversary are the thousands of trees she has encouraged other people to plant and pay for.

Even the thousands of trees planted in her name weren’t enough for her and some of her sycophantic supporters.

The National Trust has decided to dedicate 70 of the most famous trees growing on National Trust properties to the Queen even though many of those trees were already dedicated to other notable people who have contributed far more to our national life than Queen Liz.

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