
The Queen did not approve of the legalisation of same-sex marriage.
While in favour of civil partnerships, as a woman of deep Christian 
faith she took a different view on the legislation allowing same-sex 
couples to ‘marry’.
She expressed her frustration to a friend at the height of the 
controversy, but admitted she was powerless to intervene, saying: ‘I can
 only advise and warn.’
The friend said: ‘It was the “marriage” thing that she thought was 
wrong, because marriage ought to be sacrosanct between a man and a 
woman.’
It is the first time her anxiety over the controversial issue has become
 known. The revelation is among the insights in a ground-breaking series
 starting in the Mail today to mark her 90th birthday next month…..