Beauty queen Athenna Crosby claims she was spotted having lunch with 'close friend' Matthew Perry a day before his death His problem with the media is explained best in this book. There is a system called the 'royal rota' whereby all royal correspondents get equal access to events with the Palace controlling the number of media outlets who could attend the various events. Harry wanted to exclude the tabloids that he said wrote inaccurate stories about him (and every other member of the royal family at one time or another) and only allow access to the press that he felt were more respectable or did not have full-time royal correspondents. This was his absolute obsession.

The question of who is entrusted to guide the royals has never been more vital, and yet the task those courtiers face has never been more challenging. 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. As the new Prince and Princess of Wales, William and Kate - equipped with a very 21st century approach to press and public relations - now hold the responsibility of making an ancient institution relevant for the decades to come. Brooke Shields looks effortlessly chic in sweatshirt and jeans... after revealing she survived horrifying seizure with help from Bradley Cooper The institution had already decided that they would let her know if she was REALLY feeling suicidal, they would let her know If the vitriol was REALLY racism or just her own fault for being American. In 2011 about 80% of the UK population was listed as white British, I think 85% of the population as white period. General Hospital actor Tyler Christopher was found 'in his bedroom' in his San Diego home by friend who had a keyLife is sweets! Jamie Laing says building his Candy Kittens brand has brought his boyhood dreams to life - and that making them 100 per cent vegan was a 'no-brainer' Kylie Jenner flashes her toned tummy as her new clothing line Khy goes on sale... after sharing pilates helped her lose 50lbs from second baby

Roman Kemp breaks down in tears as he admits he worries that people think he uses the suicide of his friend Joe Lyons to 'make himself more famous'Leomie Anderson flaunts her jaw-dropping figure in a skimpy metallic co-ord as she joins chic Vogue Williams at swanky H&M bash Low's book Courtiers: The Hidden Power Behind the Crown was published on 6 October 2022 by Headline. [6] [7] Excerpts from Courtiers were published in The Times in September 2022. [8] Joss Stone is married! Singer shares surprise news she's tied the knot with long-term partner Cody DaLuz as the newlyweds make red carpet debut Courtiers revisits incidents from the first years of the last reign, including Princess Margaret’s relationship with Group Captain Peter Townsend, and ends with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s tour of the Caribbean this spring. Much here is familiar, though there are tantalising unattributed snippets from private interviews, including a piquant description of the King’s last private secretary as Prince of Wales, Sir Clive Alderton, as “a schemer, a chess player... a figure from Wolf Hall or House of Cards”. Low’s conclusion is a valuable one: “Courtiers at their worst can fan the flames of family dissent… They can also be the voice of conservatism, which… can be a good thing.”

But it alleges that aides came to believe that Meghan's departure was premeditated and that 'one of [her] concerns was whether she was going to be able to make money for herself'. Vanessa Feltz reveals how she has coped with heartbreak following split from Ben Ofoedu: 'I have been out every single night for 129 nights' Low’s enjoyable account, based partly on interviews carried out while reporting on the Royal Family for The Times, is billed as “the story of how the monarchy really works”. Written before the late Queen’s death, it focuses chiefly on royal private secretaries, whom Low characterises as equivalent to CEOs, or diary-holders in charge of policy, and press secretaries. The book is not, unlike many histories of courtiers, concerned with more personal attendants, for example, in the case of Her Late Majesty, the Queen’s ladies-in-waiting, among whom were some of her most trusted and trustworthy helpmates, including Lady Susan Hussey and Dame Mary Morrison, both of them in attendance for more than 60 years.The staff risked her and Archie's death from mental illness all because they were too racist to listen to an educated, successful career woman in her mid 30's. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex WPA Pool/Getty Images The bureaucracy of the Royal Households contributed to tensions with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex Dua Lipaannounces the release date for new single Houdini - marking her first solo music in THREE YEARS Robbie Williams reveals he once 'slashed his wrists' in a bid to end his life and didn't sleep for 144 HOURS during battle with drink and drugs Sir Clive Alderton (Principal Private Secretary to King Charles III and Camilla, Queen Consort) attends a Service of Thanksgiving for the life of Queen Elizabeth II Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images Prince William doesn’t want his household to feel ‘stuffy’