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Authors: Penny Junor
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The Firm: The Troubled Life of the House of Windsor (47 page)
Princess Consort 427–8
Sophie’s view of 363
turnaround in fortunes since Diana’s death 81
USA, travel to 434–6
Parker Bowles, Laura 438
Parker Bowles, Tom 429, 438
Parry, Ryan 2, 3, 49, 322, 325, 344, 345
Paternoster Square 223
Peat Marwick McLintock 27–8, 30, 31, 38
Peat, Michael 28–9, 33, 36–43, 44, 48–9, 137–8, 144, 145, 147, 149, 156, 237, 238, 334–5, 341, 351–2, 353, 355, 356, 358, 360, 375, 377, 384, 415–16, 419
Peat, Sir Gerrard 28
Pembury, Terry 161
Petrie, Sir Charles 8
Philip, Prince xviii, 60, 134, 145, 148, 161, 162, 163, 177, 200, 309, 317, 320, 323, 324, 364
age 268
Andrew’s parentage and 409
Ascot redevelopment, interest in 171–2, 177
attitude towards public 53
Award Scheme 23, 206, 207–11, 215–17, 239, 361, 365, 383
brand 220
Burrell trial and 341
Camilla, view of 343
carriage driving 410
Charles and Diana separation, view on 93
Charles, relationship with 4, 69, 76, 82, 86–7, 88
Diana, relationship with 92–3
Diana’s death, reaction to 22
Dunblane visit 182
Dunblane, causes outrage by speaking out against banning of handguns 183, 184
extracurricular activities 410
garden parties 304
informal lunches, suggests 59
letters to Princess of Wales 46
Maundy service 257, 259, 262, 263, 264
National Playing Fields Association 204–5
OBE, suggests name change 303
on reason for Monarchy 397
personality 24, 206–7, 218, 313–14, 410
role in Charles proposal to Diana 70
RSA 313–15
stamina 212–13
state visits 270, 275, 277
wedding 7
William, relationship with 382
Windsor Castle fire, consoles Queen over 42
Phillips, Peter 372, 418
Phillips, Sir Hayden 302
Phillips, Zara 418
Pimlott, Ben 8, 325
Piper, John 173
Polhampton Lodge Stud 169
police protection officers 383
Porchester, Henry 168, 169
Poundbury 224–31
Powys Public Procurement Initiative 236–7
Pratt, George 239
Prescott, John 231
Press Complaints Commission (PCC) 93, 119, 120, 122, 123, 326, 332, 336, 347
Price, Nigel 360
Prince of Wales
see
Charles, Prince
Prince of Wales, The
(Dimbleby) 87
Prince’s Trust 87, 232, 233, 238, 239, 240, 241, 356, 359, 437–8
Property Services 37
Putin, Vladimir 274, 276, 277–9, 280, 281
Queen Mother 15, 26, 59, 67, 90, 109, 142, 153, 162–3, 167, 169, 187, 188, 190, 191–3, 321, 345, 363, 394, 407, 423, 441–2
Queen Victoria Memorial 321
Queen’s Speech 196–7
RAF 147
Remembrance Sunday 391–4
republicanism xii, 398–9, 405–6
RIBA 245
Riddell, Sir John 82, 246, 247, 248–9, 309, 344
Roberts, Major General Sebastian 57
Roberts, Monty 145, 159–65, 169
Roberts, Sir Hugh 149–50, 153, 154, 155, 156
Rogers, Richard 223, 224
Romsey, Norton 68–9
Romsey, Penny 68
Ross, Lieutenant Colonel Malcolm 33, 185, 274, 294–5, 296, 297, 299, 304
Rothermere, Viscount 329, 330
Royal Ascot xix, 93, 167, 170–1
Royal Collection Enterprises 149
Royal Collection Trust 149
Royal Collection, The 38, 149–58
Royal Duty, A
(Burrell) 342
Royal Enterprises 38
Royal Family, The
322, 324–7
Royal Institute of British Architects 222
Royal Library 152
Royal Maundy service 257, 259–65
Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufacture and Commerce (RSA) 313–14
Royal Travel 38, 141, 145, 146–7
Royal Warrant Holders 276
Rural Business in the Community 234
Russell-Smith, Penny 376, 378
Salisbury, Lord 387, 424–5
Salmond, Alex 183
Sandringham House xix, 15, 16, 18, 56, 94, 128, 129, 166, 169, 256, 326, 356, 415
Sandhurst 442
Sarler, Carol 335, 336
Second World War xv, 173–80, 286, 292, 387
Senior Air Equerry 141
Shackleton, Fiona 339, 341, 351
Shakerley, Sir Geoffrey 105
Shea, Michael 1, 2, 5, 375
Sheard, Rod 172
Sheffield, Davina 73
Shepphard, Allen 238
Simpson, John 150
Simpson, Wallis 109
Sinatra, Frank 205
Sissons, Peter 192
Slowe, Kim 227
Smith, George 350, 351, 353, 357
Smith, Joseph 151
Soames, Nicholas 68, 103
Sobchak, Anatoly 278, 279
Sophie, Countess of Wessex 204, 219, 317, 345, 361–7, 419
Spencer, Earl 332
Spencer, Jane 18, 75
Spencer, Johnny 395
Spencer, Lady Sarah 74
St Andrews Agreement 134, 379
St Edward’s Hall 404
St James’s Palace 13, 15, 18, 39, 88, 118, 119, 120, 122, 127, 130, 131, 132–3, 135, 137, 150, 206, 242, 277, 348, 378, 419–20
St Paul’s Cathedral xvii, 341
Stark, Koo 284
State Opening of Parliament 195–8, 287
state visits 273–4, 275–80, 289–90
Sun
94, 114, 130, 131, 336, 388, 415
Sunday Express
59, 374
Sunday Times, The
431
swans 274–5
Tallon, Bill 193
Tashkent, Uzbekistan 199–201, 202, 373
Taylor, Jeremy James 369
Thatcher, Margaret 16, 37, 58, 273, 291, 301, 406
Times, The
329
Tower of London 196, 230
Trooping the Colour xix, 56, 196, 421
Turner, Ted 203
United Nations 252, 253, 288
United World College 207
van der Post, Laurens 82, 244–5
Victoria, Queen xiv, 13, 27, 40, 150, 152, 260–1, 288, 297, 298, 318, 322
Visit-Britain 56
Wade, Rebekah 132, 136, 138, 331
Warren, John 169–70
Way Ahead Group, The 44, 47–8, 395
Webber, Andrew Lloyd 367
Wellington’s Barracks 57
Welsh National Opera 201, 204
West Dorchester District Council 224
Westminster Abbey 260, 404, 427
Whitaker, James 69, 71
Who Runs This Place?
(Sampson) 303, 330
Wilkinson, Peter 266
William, Prince 25, 50, 81, 103, 137, 142, 192, 245, 269, 331
Burrell trial, opinion of 339
Camilla, appearances with 320
Charles’s wedding to Camilla, attitude towards 416
Diana makes it difficult for Charles to see 116
Edward films at St Andrews 134, 135
future 369, 381, 389–90, 429
girlfriends 336
grandparents, closeness to 382
hunting, views on 337, 401, 402
loss of mother, comes to terms with 188
media and 332–4, 336, 337, 379–81, 403–4
Middleton, Kate 442–5
Mohamed al Fayed’s yacht, stays on 106–7
personality 381–3, 386–7
RAF 440
Sandhurst 440, 442
St Andrews 333, 386–7, 389, 401, 440
William III, King 12–13, 151, 260
William IV, King 13, 152, 260
Williams, Alan 183, 427
Williams, Dr Rowan 416
Wilson, A. N. 345
Wilson, Harold 181, 301, 303
Wilson, Woodrow 286
Windsor Castle xix, 15, 38, 41–2, 43, 56, 152, 155, 161, 163, 167, 169, 171, 173, 276, 292, 356, 359, 417, 427
Windsor Conference 233
Windsor Great Park 30, 35, 167
Women of Achievement 316–17, 372
World Bank, The 252
World Health Organization 253
WWF 213–14
Yeltsin, Boris 278
Yeoman of the Guard 196, 259, 262, 264, 276, 294, 298
York House 15
Youth Business Trust 250
Zephaniah, Benjamin 301–2
Books like this are only ever as good as the people one talks to, and these days, in the wake of so many damaging memoirs and betrayals, it is so much easier for people close to the Royal Family, in whatever capacity, to play safe and say they don’t want to be involved. I understand their position entirely. Fortunately, however, there are some who are prepared to take a risk – and I would like to thank those people most sincerely for their generosity in giving up their time to talk to me (sometimes, when my tape recorder failed me, on more than one occasion!) and to pass on their knowledge and expertise about the business of monarchy. I hope that I have faithfully represented them – any errors are down to me (and possibly my tape recorder). Many of them spoke to me anonymously; those who were prepared to be named appear throughout the text so I will simply say a blanket thank you. I am very much indebted to you all and have very much enjoyed meeting you.
I have also had a lot of help from the Press Offices at Buckingham Palace and Clarence House, and would particularly like to thank Penny Russell-Smith, Samantha Cohen, Colette Saunders, Ailsa Anderson, David Pogson, Meryl Keeling, Emma Copper and Elizabeth Plant – and from across the Mall,
Paddy Harverson, Patrick Harrison, Rebecca Packham and Alexandra Birney.
My publisher Trevor Dolby has been inspirational and I have thoroughly enjoyed working with him. Likewise, Monica Chakraverty, Commissioning Editor at HarperCollins, who helped pull everything together in break-neck time without ever losing her good humour or patience. My thanks to them both – and to everyone else at HarperCollins, particularly Terence Caven, Louise Edwards, Lucy Vanderbilt, Jennifer Callaghan and Rhiannon James.
Then there is Jane Turnbull, my friend and agent who is just the very best.
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