<b>By Jane Seymour, Royal Editor

Half of the money raised in tonight's Children in Need marathon will be given to The Queen to fund the Buckingham Palace renovation costs, the BBC has confirmed.</b>

Her Majesty is in desperate need of the cash to stop her home falling down, and to buy some new curtains and a swish new kitchen.

But she was embarrassed that the taxpayer was expected to cough up for the whole £369 million quoted for the work.


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Instead, the BBC has agreed that half of the money raised by the public during tonight's television special for children's charities could be diverted to Royals in Need instead.

A BBC insider said: "What better way for the British people to support their monarchy than to pay for the redecoration at The Queen's London home?

"The Queen is a bit hard-up and so we can't be letting desperately-needy children get everything. It can't always be about them."

<center><a href="http://www.suffolkgazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Buckingham_Palace_queen.jpg"><img src="http://www.suffolkgazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Buckingham_Palace_queen.jpg" alt="Buckingham Palace and the Queen" width="800" height="450" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5260" /></a><i>The Queen is delighted that BBBC Children In Need funds will go on Buckingham Palace renovation work</center></i><br><br>

A Royal courtier will collect the cash from the BBC when the Children In Need programme finishes tonight.

The appeal is expected to raise over £30 million, meaning £15 million can be used for the first phase of the Buckingham Palace work - fitting new gold-gilded lavatories, and extra security measures to keep the public away.

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