NEW : Nick Griffin calls the ban an attack on democracy and uses it for fundraising . The British National Party leader `` blatantly politicized '' his invitation , Buckingham Palace says . He asked readers of his website what he should say to the queen if , by some `` blunder , '' he met her . " Comment: It's a bit like asking why you can't have your cake and eat it too.
NEW : Nick Griffin calls the ban an attack on democracy and uses it for fundraising . The British National Party leader `` blatantly politicized '' his invitation , Buckingham Palace says . He asked readers of his website what he should say to the queen if , by some `` blunder , '' he met her . He was convicted of inciting racial hatred but his sentence was suspended .