The documents also shed light on how Buckingham Palace negotiated controversial clauses – that remain in place to this day – exempting the Queen and her household from laws that prevent race and sex discrimination.

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An argument broke out about arrangements to try on the Queen’s tiara, which led to Harry being summoned to see the monarch. And these may not look like highly political appointments but they really are, these men and few women, who are minders to the royals and arrange their lives, releasing statements to the press and writing their speeches. Yet, as the tensions within the family are exposed to global scrutiny like never before, the task these courtiers face has never been more challenging. Queen of Halloween dresses up as a PEACOCK with 10-person entourage while her husband rolls up as an EGG. In February 2018, the 'Fab Four' took part in a forum for the Royal Foundation, during which they talked about their charitable projects.

The book also offers a highly detailed description of what the various jobs of staff entails, and who held those jobs. Low reveals that the new king has always expected a lot from his staff, primarily ‘because he is very demanding of himself’, with a source stating: ‘he is always working. The move was particularly significant because it signalled the end of Harry and William's 'double act', Nicholl notes, and was 'deeply disappointing' for the Queen.

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He was dismayed after being told that Meghan, 41, was not invited to join him in flying up to Balmoral to be by his dying grandmother's bedside. The book defines the positions, particularly that of personal secretary, and looks at them from historical and modern perspectives. Rather than grow, adjust and learn from the past, the family has now openly associated itself with racism and is considered globally a racist family. Ultimately, however, claims Low: ‘The view from the palace establishment was that, however much time Harry and Meghan spent away from royal duties, anything they did would reflect on the institution. Crowned at twenty-five, she was already a wife and mother as she began her journey towards becoming a queen.

The prologue begins with Harry being rude to the press, and then it goes back in time to work its way through the courtiers dating from Queen Elizabeth II’s parents, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, to the present.

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The book also ran allegations that the Queen was forced to put her foot down over Megxit and told the Sussexes they were 'either in or out' at the crunch Sandringham summit where the royals decided Harry and Meghan's future. With commensurate skill and unprecedented access, he has captured the candid moments when protocol is put aside, revealing the true personalities behind the Crown. A truce appeared to be in place when William invited his brother and sister-in-law to join him and wife Kate on the walkabout in Windsor as an expression of 'unity for the Queen', but, the body language suggested the rift was far from healed.And if you've got such clarity of view, it's very difficult to say, 'Why don't we go 10 per cent this way instead of 20 per cent? Claims that POC/BAME want to be rejected or were looking for racism are just racists themselves trying to silence their victims. And being very fond of alcohol liked everyone to get as drunk as herself so at her dinners and banquets putting one's hand over one's glass to stop it being refilled didn't work, her page would just pour the wine through the fingers. Meghan is said to have berated staff repeatedly, including one occasion when an employee fell foul of the duchess over a mixup involving press at an engagement. Prince Harry was reportedly summoned by the Queen after a furious row ahead of his wedding to Meghan, the new book claims.

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It was then that he tried to arrange a meeting, it claimed in the book ‘Courtiers: The Hidden Power Behind The Crown’. These are the same people who pass literal white comfort bills in which it's against the law to state historical facts that hurt white people's feelings. Those courtiers bent over backwards to accommodate the couple, to no avail, probably because the two before mentioned reasons fundamentally did not fit into what the monarchy stands for.Meghan, who will reportedly receive an honorary award in recognition of her charity work, is expected to attend the annual bash, which often attracts A-listers like the Beckhams, Ed Sheeran and Idris Elba. Their interactions with royalty, good and bad decision-making, and how they exited the job are discussed. Harry and Meghan's biographer Omid Scobie shares sneak peek at chapter about the British press in his new. 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.