Draft of John Lennon's protest letter to Queen Elizabeth found in record sleeve

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The letter, which experts have concluded is a draft of the actual note he sent, was written to return the MBE in protest against Britain’s foreign affairs

A letter from John Lennon to Queen Elizabeth II, in which he explains his reasons for returning his member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE), has been discovered after it was found in a flea market haul.

The letter, which experts have concluded is a draft of the actual letter Lennon sent and is now kept in the royal archives, was found in a record sleeve after being purchased as part of a £10 ($12) lot 20 years ago.

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