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Kink's singer says the queen swore

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Published: Jan. 20, 2006 at 4:06 PM

LONDON, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Kinks frontman Ray Davies says he was shocked when Britain's Queen Elizabeth told him, "I hope they catch the (expletive) who shot you."

"I could hardly believe what I'd heard. I had to wash my ears out afterwards," Davies, 61, told the Mirror.

Davies told GQ magazine the monarch made the comment after making him a Commander of the British Empire last year.

Davies, 61, spent three weeks in a New Orleans hospital after he was shot in the leg by a mugger. He said he underwent two major operations and was still using a cane when he went to the palace for his CBE.

A Buckingham Palace source told the Mirror it was doubtful "she would speak in this manner."

However, the official royal word was no word.

"We cannot discuss private conversations," a spokeswoman for the queen said.

Topics: Buckingham Palace, Elizabeth II, Ray Davies
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