THE Queen has made a “generous donation” to a charity appeal providing vital emergency aid to residents fleeing Putin’s invasion.
Her Majesty made an undisclosed contribution to the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal as residents were forced to leave their war-torn homeland.
The charity thanked the 95-year-old monarch for “continuing to support” their mission in a tweet on Thursday.
Buckingham Palace said it was a private matter and declined to provide further details.
According to the DEC, over four million people are expected to be displaced due to the devastating conflict.
The organisation – made up of 15 charities – launched its appeal on Thursday as the invasion rolled into its eighth day.
The Queen’s honourable donation to support Ukrainians has been hailed by Putin’s critics, as it was revealed she previously had a fiery run-in with the Russian President.
Her Majesty once spectacularly broke royal protocol to take a brutal swipe at the war-hungry Russian President.
The graceless tyrant left her waiting for 14 minutes during an official visit in 2003, seeing her reportedly use a dog’s reaction to taunt him.
According to David Blunkett, who was Home Secretary at the time, his guide dog reacted defensively towards Putin.
He told the BBC: “The only time I met Vladimir Putin was back in 2003 on an official visit and my then dog barked very loudly.
“I did apologise to the Queen who was obviously hosting. I don’t think I am giving anything away when I said, ‘Sorry your Majesty about the dog barking.’
“She said, ‘Dogs have interesting instincts, don’t they?'”
The revelation comes as the Royals seem to have taken a rare vocal stance on their opposition to the Russian regime.
Prince Charles – who previously compared the Russian despot to Hitler – blasted Putin’s “brutal aggression” and spoke of his “solidarity” with the Ukrainian people.
The future king warned of the threat posed in Eastern Europe to democracy while praising the “extraordinary bravery” of Ukrainians.
The Duchess of Cornwall has also made a “substantial: donation to the Mail’s refugee appeal last night.
She had an emotional meeting with British-based Ukrainians about the humanitarian crisis – a 70,000-strong community.
She told the wife of the country’s ambassador: “We are praying for you.”
Her spokesman said last night: “No one could fail to be moved by the appalling scenes of Ukrainians fleeing their homes and the duchess wanted to help in whatever way she could.”
Brit politicians have also bucked their ideas up, with Dominic Raab warning Putin could be locked up in a UK prison if he is found guilty of war crimes.
The deputy PM said: “The UK has a role to play and we are sending a message out now that we will not just turn the other way.
“However long it takes, if you commit a war crime on Ukrainian soil expect to be held to account.”
Boris Johnson has accused Putin of war crimes for dropping cluster munitions on tower blocks slaughtering defenceless kids.
