David Cameron is preparing to issue a personal apologise to the Queen after he was caught boasting she had ‘purred down the line’ when he called to tell her Scotland had rejected independence. The Prime Minister was said to be ‘deeply embarrassed’ last night after he was inadvertently caught on camera discussing the Queen’s reaction to last week’s referendum. His comments were blasted by Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond, who led the campaign for independence, as 'absolutely pathetic'. Scroll down for video In an extraordinary sequence, David Cameron was today heard talking about the moment he rang the Queen at Balmoral to give her the news about the vote
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Prime Minister heard making indiscreet comments about the head of state
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Was talking to former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg on walkabout
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Revealed the moment he called the Queen at Balmoral to give her result
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Salmond called PM's comments 'absolutely pathetic'
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55% of people in Scotland voted against independence last week
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But just 10 days earlier, a poll put the yes campaign ahead on 51%
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Cameron says he wants to 'sue' pollsters who gave him 'stomach ulcers'
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Buckingham Palace says it never comments on a 'private conversations'
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