Cameron 'sought Queen's help' over Scottish independence bbc.com

Former PM David Cameron has revealed he asked whether the Queen could "raise an eyebrow" about the prospect of Scotland voting for independence.

He told the BBC he sought help from royal officials days before the 2014 vote amid "mounting panic" he may lose.

What was discussed was not "anything that would be in any way improper… but just a raising of the eyebrow even… a quarter of an inch", he said.

The Queen later urged people to "think very carefully about the future".

The comments – made to a well-wisher outside a church on the Balmoral estate – were one of the main talking points of the referendum campaign.

Reflecting on his rise to power and six years in Downing Street in a two-part BBC documentary, Mr Cameron said the Queen's words on the issue were "very limited but helped to put a slightly different perception on things".