1992: Queen Elizabeth II delivers speech on 'European Unity' at EU Parliament

Queen Elizabeth to addresses the European Parliament in Strasbourg in 1992, after the signing of the Maastricht Treaty - the foundation of today's European Union.Queen Elizabeth II was a Remainer opposed to Britain's decision to leave the European Union , a new book has sensationally claimed.In one of the few major insights into the late monarch's political leanings, it is alleged the Queen told a senior minister three months before the 2016 Brexit referendum: 'We shouldn't leave the EU.'She is later said to have added: 'It's better to stick with the devil you know.'