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

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Courtiers, however, includes a reminder to the more sensationalist reader: these men and women are never more than advisors and “sometimes the sovereign [or any other member of the Royal Family] just won’t do what they say”. 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. She replies there may be some truth in what I say, but she knows they make 5. Thereupon I drop the discussion. It is of no consequence and I leave it there.” With good reason, Henry Marten, who instructed the teenage Elizabeth II in constitutional history, encouraged his charge to read Ponsonby’s biography. 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". Throughout history, the British monarchy has relied on its courtiers—the trusted advisers in the King or Queen's inner circle—to ensure its survival as a family and a pillar of the country. Today, as ever, a carefully selected team of people hidden from view steers the royal family's path between public duty and private life. Queen Elizabeth II, after a remarkable 70 years of service, saw the final seasons of her reign without her husband Philip to guide her. Now, a newly ascended Charles seeks to define what his future as King, and that of his court, will be. James Haskell is seen for the first time since Chloe Madeley split while she sports racy boots for outing with daughter Bodhi

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Viewers say graphic violence on post-watershed TV is now the 'norm'... but portrayal of sex has become fairer to women Courtiers is a fascinating fascinating work of non-fiction by British journalist Valentine Low that takes an in-depth look at the role of courtiers (advisors/attendants to royalty) within the British monarchy. The book defines the positions, particularly that of personal secretary, and looks at them from historical and modern perspectives. Detailed descriptions of the jobs, and people who held them, help paint a picture of the behind-the-scenes workings of "The Firm." Inside Charles and Camilla's state dinner: King and Queen enjoyed lobster ravoli andsalmon as part of eight-course feast in Nairobi