Courtiers: The Sunday Times bestselling inside story of the power behind the crown

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This was inevitable: HR is there to deal with employee issues, not members of the Royal Family,' the book says. Low reveals that when ‘William and Kate’s children were young… William told his staff that he did not want them wearing suits when they were in the office’, with a household source stating: ‘He wants it to be casual… The kids run around the office, and he does not want it to be stuffy. Ahead of its publication next month, Low – the man who first reported on allegations of bullying against the Duchess of Sussex from her time as a working royal – has offered a preview of his ‘gripping account’ in a series of extracts, published in the Times. Meghan was not the cause of Harry's absolute disgruntlement with never going to be King, but she was the catalyst, the one in the know about the media and what they would pay in the US, she was the one who gave him flying lessons. A former staff member told Low: 'Everyone knew that the institution would be judged by her happiness.

That said, it was an interesting insight into the workings of the monarchy and made me dislike Harry and Meghan even more. And probably a whole host of other ones as the Royals, with the possible exception of Prince William (and I'm sure Princess Anne who mucks out her own chickens), cannot actually manage rather simple tasks like turning on the bath water.He said they were institutionalised and suffered from "palace syndrome' and was constantly testing them. Prince Harry refused to meet with William to discuss the Sussexes’ poor relationship with the other royals because he was “concerned” that the attempt at bridge building would be leaked to the press, it is claimed by Mr Low. Low’s account chronicles, and explains, the role of those courtiers whose role comes closest to public accountability. Other explosive details involve Meghan's unhappiness at having to do walkabouts during a royal trip to Australia and the occasion when Harry was told off by the Queen for being "rude". The book reads: "Faced with hordes of journalists intent on trawling through every aspect of Meghan’s life, Harry became determined to protect his girlfriend.

I did enjoy reading about the trials and tribulations of Will and Harry and their wives - to me that was the best part of the book. The Duke of Sussex believed he had only a limited time to make a difference until his nephew, who is now second-in-line to the throne, became older. He alleges that the late Queen herself was clear on this point, reportedly feeling that ‘unless the couple were prepared to abide by the restrictions that applied to working members of the Royal Family, they could not be allowed to carry out official duties.I thought this was well done, a tad dry in some parts but overall a an educational read that I definitely enjoyed. Prince Harry's fear of becoming "irrelevant" and an attempt at bridge building by William that was turned down are two of a number of bombshell claims to come from a new book about the royals. The author, Norman Baker was a highly-placed politician who prided himself on "uncovering scandals and conflicts of interest" in government, and in this book, in the Royal family. Valentine Low, royal correspondent for The Times, asks the important questions: who really runs the show and, with Charles now crowned as King, what will happen next? This author has a lot of contacts from the royal household, both anonymous and documented on the record.

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With a cloud hanging over Prince Andrew as well as Harry and Meghan’s departure from royal life, the complex relationship between modern courtiers and royal principals has been exposed to global scrutiny. Organising the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex was "particularly stressful" with rows about scheduling, announcements, the gospel choir and the tiara, Mr Low wrote. If you are interested in learning how the palace works and who makes decisions regarding the Royal Family, this book details it all! But Harry is believed to have finally turned down the approach after considering it, and then a few months later the Sussexes moved abroad, citing a lack of support from the Royal Family.

The story was published a few days before the broadcast of Oprah with Meghan and Harry, an interview by Oprah Winfrey with Meghan and her husband, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex. In an interview with Amol Rajan for his documentary The Princes and the Press, Low denied that the story of bullying allegations had been leaked to him with the "tacit approval" of William, Prince of Wales, Harry's brother. If a POC/BAME experiences racism it can only get better by pointing this out and educating the offender. The Queen Mother on receiving advice that one of her gay pages was having a really, really good time outside of work and that he should be fired, from a higher-up, said that the jobs of the pages were not negotiable, but theirs were!

The first story to break in regards to bullying was Wills bullying Harry at the Sandringham Summitt which Harry confirmed was true. It is written by a member of the media so it portrays the courtiers more favorably than I think is realistic. He was so concerned that William’s team would leak the visit to the press that he would rather they did not come than risk it getting into the papers,” says the book. As Henry Ponsonby remembered of Queen Victoria, “When she insists that 2 and 2 make 5, I say that I cannot help thinking they make 4. As Patrick Jephson, former private secretary to Diana, Princess of Wales, explained, he understood his role as reminding his royal boss that “you are under obligations to do certain things, and so am I”.