Re: Queen's English
They do and they did.
its not just the queen its the entire royal family
the research report here is one thing but i have been hearing this about them chaning how they speak so common ppl can identify more with them, ever since the 80s.
Do this, find prince charles interview tapes from when he was going to get married to diana, come on every damn desi family recorded it for some reason, and contrast how we spoke then with how he speaks now.
the difference may be even more than what you notice in the queen's accents.