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Radio Berkshire,2 mins

Is vellum to blame for the delay to the Queen's Speech, and is it still made of goat skin?

Andrew Peach

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The Queen's speech might be delayed because it has to be written on a goat-skin parchment, which takes days to dry. Andrew asks Paul Wright from William Cowley, parchments and vellum maker if its still made of goat's skin?

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