Valentine Low
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Buckingham Palace has not responded to Harry's book. But an insider told The Times: "It is exhausting, it is exasperating, but it is not distracting. It will burn itself out."
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I wrote this just over a year ago. I still haven't heard anything from them. Will tomorrow be the day when I finally learn what the "massive inaccuracies" in my Meghan bullying story were?
No, I didn't think so.
So, Meghan's lawyer Jenny Afia said on the BBC there were 'massive inaccuracies' in my Meghan bullying story. How odd. Perhaps she would care to let me know what they were.
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So, Meghan's lawyer Jenny Afia said on the BBC there were 'massive inaccuracies' in my Meghan bullying story. How odd. Perhaps she would care to let me know what they were.
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Inspired by an excellent piece in the Telegraph (which in turn may have been inspired by a tweet of mine the other day) this is a thread exploring how distorted Harry's view is of the media.
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Colbert acts as if the cancer diagnosis came completely out of the blue. In a sense it did. But the palace said she had had surgery, and would be away for several weeks. So she hadn't "disappeared". She was doing what they said she would. And clearly was not in a great place.
WATCH: A remorseful
@StephenAtHome
on his The Late Show following his recent jokes about the Princess of Wales and the rumours about her disappearance and marriage.
“I tell a lot of jokes” he says but wishes Kate a “swift and thorough” recovery 👇
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I sometimes worry about Harry, I really do. In Spare he complains that Meghan's lawsuit against the Mail on Sunday which they announced in Oct 2019 was "barely covered at all" in the newspapers.
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Yes, I am definitely claiming victory here. As a Kensingon Palace source told me: "You were VERY close. I was impressed."
@valentinelow
You were spot on
@valentinelow
Not a tiara, not quite a floral headpiece, but a jewelled floral headpiece. Spectacular though and fabulous that Princess Charlotte is wearing a matching slighter version. Picture perfect family.
#Coronation
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Here's a question. Imagine that Harry had stepped down as a working royal, but it had all been done amicably, and that relations with his father and brother had remained cordial. Where would he have been sat in the abbey? Not third row back, I suspect.
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William takes a booking from an unsuspecting customer at Indian Streatery in Birmingham...
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The first extract from Courtiers, my look at what goes on behind palace walls, will appear in The Times on Saturday. Should anyone be kind enough to want to buy a copy of the book, here's a link:
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Anderson Cooper, who has interviewed Prince Harry for CBS, is no ordinary hack: his great aunt (Thelma Furness) had an affair with Harry's great-great-uncle (Edward VIII, then Prince of Wales). Credit to
@chefjohnny84
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Fascinating story by
@victoria_ward
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The Duchess of Sussex expressed her concerns about unconscious bias in the Royal family in a letter to the King, The Telegraph can reveal.
It is understood that the correspondence was sent in the wake of the March 2021 Oprah Winfrey interview
Read more:
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Many of Harry's complaints about the press are legitimate. He went through much when he was young. And yes, the hounding of Diana by the paps played a role in her death. But his view has become so twisted that he can no longer see the truth. He only sees what he wants to see.
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The Sun today takes issue with Harry's claim that the media did not cover the plight of Britain's war wounded. Given that the paper campaigned endlessly on this subject, they have a point.
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Times exclusive: George, Charlotte and Louis to be in coronation procession. The procession will be about one-third the size of the 1953 one.
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A bit more insight into why Camilla opted to use Queen Mary's crown for the coronation. When Queen Mary had the crown made in 1911 - paying for it with her own money - it was her intention that it should serve as the permanent consort's crown for future generations.
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The Queen liked the front page of The Times on Tuesday.
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Congratulations to Omid Scobie, whose book Endgame sold 6,448 copies in the UK in its first week. That is almost as many as my book Courtiers, which sold 6,520 in its first week.
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Love this story about the Queen from Peter Hain in the Telegraph.
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Prince Charles in East Street market with Rishi Sunak.
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It was all overwhelmingly positive. No-one said it was an unmitigated disaster. But that's how Harry saw it. The same thing with the coverage of Meghan's lawsuit against the Mail on Sunday. Barely covered, said Harry. In reality, wall-to-wall coverage, including p1 of The Times.
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OK, here goes... Princess Anne: the truth. No, she didn't snub the Trumps. And she wasn't told off by the Queen.
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Interesting column in The Times today by Emma Duncan, in defence of Prince William: who, she says, is not a racist. What a state of affairs, that that needed saying.
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Kate's hidden role in "some recollections may vary"
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Very special birthday breakfast: cooked by my son Orlando at the Tin Shed in Notting Hill.
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In Spare he recounts various events in his life when he says the press coverage was overwhelmingly negative. But if you look at what actually appeared in the papers, he gets it totally wrong.
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Kate gets a video tutorial as she meets young people in Brixton to mark Windrush Day
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Queen Consort and Hugh Bonneville giving out Paddington bears and marmalade sandwiches in Bow. The bears went down better than the sandwiches.
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Had an interesting time talking to Megyn Kelly about Prince Andrew, Harry & Meghan and Courtiers (out now in the US). She knows her stuff! And she has firm opinions...
@MegynKellyShow
@StMartinsPress
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In The Times tomorrow: my story on the Duchess of Sussex and the bullying claim against her. Also, the earrings from Mohammed bin Salman...
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Currently in NYC doing publicity for the US edition of Courtiers. Doing lots of interviews with some great people, including a podcast called Feisty Side of Fifty. I'd better watch out...
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Here's Celia Walden on Harry's book, and why no-one will care by then. Spoiler alert: I get a mention, too.
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Also in The Times: Harry claims the Sandringham summit was "a fix". He points the finger of blame at the Queen's private secretary, Sir Edward Young - or the Bee, as Harry calls him.
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So, the truth is now out there. Not that anyone will pay any attention. Anne the Trump Snubber is a much better story.
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I couldn't agree more. In the book I am critical of Meghan, but also very critical of the way the palace handled her.
Polarised thinking insists that only one side in any argument can be right. Life though is messy & royal life very much so. People seeing
@valentinelow
's book Courtiers either as a smear against Meghan or proof that she deserves the unhinged criticism piled on her miss this point
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Slightly reeling from the wonderful review of Courtiers in the Literary Review.
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Prince Harry has called the news media - the ones he doesn't like - 'pirates with press cards'.
It's got a ring to it, I have to say.
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"The papers... pronounced the trip an unmitigated disaster. They portrayed Meg as pushy, uppity, ignorant of royal protocol, because she'd made the unmistakable mistake of getting into a car before Granny."
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As we remember the Duke of Edinburgh, here is my daughter Kitty (2nd from left) meeting him at St James's Palace after getting her DofE gold in 2017.
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I've lawyered up? Goodness. These lawyers I've retained had better send me a bill soon, because I am not sure I know who they are...
@Jennyfr25474184
@wilderoosje
@Endy4mi
@AgathedeLili
@Sichovin
@chrisshipitv
@Oprah
@KensingtonRoyal
@valentinelow
@BBC
A better question is where's the royal family's proof of this bullying? They haven't offered anything. And BTW, Low has lawyered up. Don't think for one moment this lie won't be cleared up.
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In The Times today: Prince Harry to give interview to Tom Bradby of ITV as he does publicity round for his book Spare.
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The Pirates strike back.
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Goodness! According to the Sunday Telegraph, I've written a book. The story is by the excellent Hannah Furness, so it must be true.
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William and Kate folding cranes at Hayes Muslim Centre
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Last-minute art for the King and Queen's visit to Brick Lane. The artist is Benzi Brofman.
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A perfect end to my tour of the garden at Buckingham Palace
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Here is what he says about the coverage of Meghan's day out to Cheshire with the Queen in June 2018 after their honeymoon.
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@Jack_Royston
Hero? He served his country, yes. But let's reserve the word 'hero' for people who do something really special.
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What is noticeable here: 1. How informed and articulate the Queen is. 2. How the men (including E. Heath) insist on talking over her.
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King and Queen trying hard not to crack up as the town crier announces the name of Colchester Zoo's new baby white rhino
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Very excited about publication day for the paperback of Courtiers! (It's also my wedding anniversary, so all round a pretty good day. It may involve champagne).
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I found this really quite shocking. How did she think that was the right thing to do?
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Also pieces in the Mail, Sun, Telegraph, Guardian etc. And hundreds of thousands of words across the press devoted to the case as it unfolded, all the way to Meghan's victory.
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Waiting for the King and Queen in the rain in Hamburg. Oh the glamour.
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In the Mail, Tom Bower says that in my book Courtiers I say Sam Cohen complained behind the scenes that she had been "treated harshly" while working for Harry and Meghan. This is not true. I wrote: "More than once, staff felt they were treated harshly." No mention of Sam there.
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Meghan is wearing a dress by Ralph and Russo, and a sweater by Victoria Beckham. I CANNOT BELIEVE that I am the first to say this. I will never live it down.
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Wonderful review of Courtiers in the Spectator by Mark Bolland. "A suave history of the monarchy... gives us a remarkable insight into the unseen operation of the monarchy."
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Just want to correct a small point of fact in the latest column for Harper's Bazaar by
@scobie
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Not guilty. It was the Sunday Times. Different paper, different journalist.
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Here's to the wisdom and discernment of Canadian readers: Courtiers has made it on to the Toronto Star best sellers list.
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The Queen's doctors have been telling her to slow down. Well, she has just been photographed driving round Windsor, looking right as rain. And definitely not slowing down.
#RoyalFootOnTheGas
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Given that legal letters have been sent by the Sussexes' lawyers as well as the palace's since the story was published, it seems I was wrong in assuming that it came from the Sussex camp. Sorry to all about that. But even more intriguing!
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Princess Kate? What has happened to the Daily Telegraph?
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This excellent bit of sleuthing comes from the very wonderful Laura Elston of the Press Association, who is as impartial a witness as you could hope for.
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This statement from the Sussexes re Archie and Lilibet came overnight: “The children’s titles have been a birthright since their grandfather became Monarch. This matter has been settled for some time in alignment with Buckingham Palace.”
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In The Times today: how Harry wanted to cancel publication of Spare.
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Anne raised her hands in the air, laughed and said: "It's just me," adding a moment later "and this lot" as she pointed to the members of the household behind her.
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At Royal Ascot, everyone has to stick to the dress code.
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Instead the Queen, after greeting the Donald (and the Melania), turned to Anne to see who was next. But there wasn't anyone waiting: Trump was the last leader to be received by the Queen.
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The Other Book, BTW, costs £28 and doesn't even have any pictures. Or an index. Whereas Courtiers has lots of pictures! In colour! And costs just £20. Sounds like a bargain to me.
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In Bordeaux as we wait for the King it's the Battle of the Bands: the French Air Force...
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@LouLouLa10
This is misleading nonsense. The former staff members did not make the bullying allegation: Jason Knauf did.
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William surprises Sarina Wiegman with her honorary CBE at St George's Park
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In The Times: how Oprah courted Meghan (and when she went to the Sussexes' wedding as a "friend" of the couple, she had only met Meghan once before).
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This is Kate telling Hannah what she likes about being a princess. Video courtesy of Bronagh Dobbin.
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This shows how ill-informed Private Eye is. Donal handed in his notice months ago: his last working day was the day after the Queen died.
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