The mayor of Genoa, Italy, has reportedly written to Queen Elizabeth, claiming England owes his city arrears for its use of St George’s Cross.
“Your Majesty, I regret to inform you that from my books [it] looks like you didn’t pay for the last 247 years,” Genoa mayor Marco Bucci said jokingly, admitting that the request could be the “biggest stroke of marketing” for the city.
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