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Queen Elizabeth’s ‘anti-press secretary’: How former Navy commander treated journalists with ‘scorn and contempt’ – and went into attack mode when media saw monarch shout at Prince Philip

Richard Colville was first employed by Buckingham Palace in 1947 as press secretary to King George VI and dedicated more than 20 years to royal service. However, the former Royal Navy commander had no experience with journalists – and it showed.  He treated the media ‘with a mixture of intolerance, scorn and …

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When Queen Camilla smoked, she had silver cigarette boxes in every room – and you won’t believe how pampered King Charles’ shoe laces are: Royal expert BRIAN HOEY reveals the extent of the royals’ life of luxury

Nobody outside the Royal Household really knows the luxurious extent of the lifestyle of the family at its heart.  Outwardly, they give the impression of being frugal and parsimonious – which they often are, even though Princess Anne prefers to call it, ‘good old-fashioned Hanoverian Housekeeping’. But this frugality does not apply …

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How disgraced Harrods boss Mohamed Al Fayed ordered removal of royal warrants from store and then had them burned after accusing Prince Philip of being involved in the death of Princess Diana and his son

Despite rubbing shoulders with the Royal Family for years, Mohamed Al Fayed’s relationship with the British monarchy went up in flames after the death of his son.  The now-disgraced late billionaire used to ensure that Harrods – the luxury department store he owned until 2010 – displayed the four royal warrants …

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Prince Philip’s last task: How Prince Andrew was ordered to step away from royal duties by 98-year-old Duke of Edinburgh after disastrous Newsnight interview… as grilling is dramatised in A Very Royal Scandal

When Prince Andrew found himself caught up in the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, the Royal Family had to quickly respond.  Prince Philip, who was 98 years old at the time, had retired from royal duties but was still the head of the family.  Advising his son on how to handle the …

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When the world said goodbye to the Queen: Royal expert BRIAN HOEY reveals every intricate detail of the monarch’s state funeral, two years on from that historic day

At 11am two years ago today, the nation and hundreds of millions of people across the world turned on their televisions to watch the final goodbye to the woman who gave them everything. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral, which took place in the majestic Westminster Abbey, fittingly paid …

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Inside Prince Andrew’s lonely life as a Royal exile after controversial Newsnight interview as A Very Royal Scandal streams on Prime Video

For years, Prince Andrew has been fighting to rebuild his image, first because of his relationship with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein and then after his car-crash Newsnight interview. A new Amazon Prime Video three-part series, A Very Royal Scandal, dramatising the bombshell interview, will be released tomorrow. The programme follows the …

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