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

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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. The question of who is entrusted to guide the royals has never been more vital. 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. With a dark cloud hanging over Prince Andrew as well as Harry and Meghan's controversial departure from royal life, 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. In fascinating and explosive detail, Valentine Low explores the previously unknown relationship between modern courtiers and the royal family. Pixie Geldof looks typically stylish in a plunging knit jumper as she joins Gugu Mbatha-Raw at the opening event ofSézane inMarylebone Courtiers provides a historical account of the British monarchy's courtiers, the trusted advisers in the King or Queen's inner circle, from King George VI to the present. Beauty queen Athenna Crosby says it was her who was pictured enjoying lunch with 'close friend' Matthew Perry a day before his death - and he was 'happy and vibrant' during the meal

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Big Brother SPOILER: Henry FINALLY admits he has feelings for Jordan as heopens up about their secret kisses and yearns for 'clarity' The Queen’s courtiers banned “coloured immigrants or foreigners” from serving in clerical roles in the royal household until at least the late 1960s, according to newly discovered documents that will reignite the debate over the British royal family and race. Low claimed courtiers felt they were 'played' by Meghan, who never intended to stay in the royal family (pictured on her and Harry's wedding day) The book reads: "Although she enjoyed the attention, Meghan failed to understand the point of all those walkabouts, shaking hands with countless strangers."

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Radio presenter Zoe Ball reveals she is worried she 'could be cancelled at any moment' with one wrong comment on air The author claimed that the Duke feared that royals become less relevant as they grow older and move down the line of succession, and was eager to build a lasting legacy before Prince George's 18th birthday. Claudia Winkleman admits she's never been able to see her own face in the mirror as she reveals the severity of her 'blurry' eyesight The complaints about Meghan are largely her being firm and direct. None of the comments are cruel or verbally abusive. 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.

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Their bosses, are the top of the tree aristocracy. Personal secretary to this royal or that, head of the Press Office, those who liaise with the Foreign office and plan tours, those who arrange all the things that the royal family do that look like they aren't political but are. 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. They are the link between government and the royals. And the royals are employed by the government of the day, they are overpaid, overprivileged public servants in reality, even if they don't appear it. Who are the “men in grey suits” who are seen around the royal family at official events and are widely believed to be the true power behind the throne? In his engaging and thoroughly researched study, the royal correspondent Valentine Low looks at courtiers from the Queen’s major domo, Alan “Tommy” Lascelles, to contemporary attendants in the alternate court of Harry and Meghan. Low doesn’t stint on insider gossip, thanks to his unprecedented access to royal households, and he has perceptive things to say about power and responsibility too. Anglo-Saxon Myths 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.M&S Christmas advert star Tan France slams criticism of the 'Palestinian flag' colours used in the commercial - pointing out it was filmed in AUGUST 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. 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.”