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

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The courtier is there to guide, to open doors: it is up to the royal whether or they walk through." 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.”

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For those whose knowledge of Anglo-Saxon literature begins and ends with Beowulf, this collection of stories from the period, lovingly turned into vibrant contemporary prose by the author, will be little short of revelatory. We are introduced to the Ealdspell, or remaining fragments of myths, in the preface and these tales of enchantment, gods, monsters and humanity are rich in both poetry and incident. It is easy, reading Stratford’s vibrant retellings, to understand where Tolkien drew his inspiration from and this fine book should find a similar, enthusiastic readership. Unmasking Our Leaders King Charles expresses 'sorrow and regret' over Britain's colonial past - but stops short of a full apology during state visit to KenyaThen we come to the middle-middle class of those who work at the palace. These are the admin staff, those who come as junior secretaries, work in the press office and never get their fingers dirty and eat quite separately. If they are the 'right kind of people' then they stand a chance of promotion. If they are the wrong kind of people, ie Daddy was a post office clerk, Mum worked in a school and they went to the local comprehensive, then they only have a teeny chance of promotion, but it happens. Courtiers is a fascinating fascinating work of non-fiction by British journalist Val

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Wynonna Judd joins The Voice! Star will serve as a 'Mega Mentor' amid rumours her country music rival Reba McEntire may LEAVE after one season The Telegraph values your comments but kindly requests all posts are on topic, constructive and respectful. Please review our While working with the Royal Family comes with inevitable formalities, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge – now the Prince and Princess of Wales – previously dispensed with some such conventions. 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.’ The Duchess of Sussex’s former team was not surprised they gave up their royal roles The book was good. The Royal family refer to themselves as 'the firm' and it really is a big company operating from numerous buildings with the Crown, as CEO. And like most CEOs making decisions in the boardroom based on what their advisors tell them. And those beneath either toe the line, or like Harry make an almighty fuss at every possible occasion, behind the scenes before his marriage, very publicly and for money, after it. 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. And there he was, flying solo with Spare after being pilot-in-training on Oprah and Netflix with Meghan. PICTURED: Maya Jama and Stormzy seen having heated argument in an alleyway during trip to LA after rekindling romance - as she breaks her silenceDrag queen Courtney Act reveals thereason she was 'so grumpy' behind the scenes on The Masked Singer Australia: 'It takes all the fun out of it' Savannah Guthrie, 51, reveals fears about flaunting her legs in revealing Taylor Swift costume for Today's Halloween show Ariana Grande and Elizabeth Gillies dress as Nomi Malone and Cristal Conners from Showgirls... 10 years after starring on Victorious