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| Queen's shop removes golliwog toy | Queen's shop removes golliwog toy |
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| Managers of a gift shop on the Queen's Sandringham Estate in Norfolk have apologised after they were found to be selling golliwog toys. | Managers of a gift shop on the Queen's Sandringham Estate in Norfolk have apologised after they were found to be selling golliwog toys. |
| The dolls have now been withdrawn from sale and a spokesman said the managers "did not intend to offend anyone". | The dolls have now been withdrawn from sale and a spokesman said the managers "did not intend to offend anyone". |
| The news came after Carol Thatcher was axed from The One Show after referring to a tennis player as a "golliwog". | The news came after Carol Thatcher was axed from The One Show after referring to a tennis player as a "golliwog". |
| The BBC said on Wednesday evening that "a few hundred" viewers had complained about its decision. | The BBC said on Wednesday evening that "a few hundred" viewers had complained about its decision. |
| The £9.99 golliwog toys had been on sale in the Sandringham shop for more than a year. | The £9.99 golliwog toys had been on sale in the Sandringham shop for more than a year. |
| A spokesman for the 20,000-acre estate said: "The management of the shop have said they did not intend to offend anyone by selling this product and have apologised if any offence has been caused. | A spokesman for the 20,000-acre estate said: "The management of the shop have said they did not intend to offend anyone by selling this product and have apologised if any offence has been caused. |
| "The shop will immediately review its purchasing policy." | "The shop will immediately review its purchasing policy." |
| Buckingham Palace has stressed that the Queen is not personally involved in deciding what is sold in the shop. | Buckingham Palace has stressed that the Queen is not personally involved in deciding what is sold in the shop. |
| Sandringham has been a retreat for British monarchs since 1862 and welcomes more than 250,000 visitors every year. | Sandringham has been a retreat for British monarchs since 1862 and welcomes more than 250,000 visitors every year. |
| 'Outrageous' | 'Outrageous' |
| The news comes after a spokeswoman for Carol Thatcher accused the BBC of being motivated by animosity towards her mother, former prime minister Lady Thatcher. | |
| Mrs Thatcher was removed from her job as roving reporter on The One Show after she refused to issue an unconditional apology for her remark, made during an off-air conversation about the Australian Open tennis tournament. | Mrs Thatcher was removed from her job as roving reporter on The One Show after she refused to issue an unconditional apology for her remark, made during an off-air conversation about the Australian Open tennis tournament. |
| A BBC spokesman said: "The notion that this matter is in any way linked to her family is just silly." | A BBC spokesman said: "The notion that this matter is in any way linked to her family is just silly." |
| Mrs Thatcher is now demanding an apology from the corporation over her treatment. Carol Thatcher has not been banned from the BBC as a whole | Mrs Thatcher is now demanding an apology from the corporation over her treatment. Carol Thatcher has not been banned from the BBC as a whole |
| On Wednesday, her agent Ali Gunn said it was "absolutely outrageous" that her client's private conversation had been leaked to the public. | On Wednesday, her agent Ali Gunn said it was "absolutely outrageous" that her client's private conversation had been leaked to the public. |
| But the BBC spokesman rejected the idea that it was made in private. | But the BBC spokesman rejected the idea that it was made in private. |
| "Carol made the remark in a busy green room with national celebrities and journalists present," he said. | "Carol made the remark in a busy green room with national celebrities and journalists present," he said. |