gyles brandreth biography of prince philip

Ms Cohen, who left the royal household in 2019, told the Telegraph in September: 'She was really normal, the most normal non-normal person I have ever met. Similarly, Samantha Cohen, who worked for the Queen as a press secretary and assistant private secretary for the best part of 20 years, noted how 'grounded' the Queen was, adding that she too, like Prince Philip, found the former Sovereign's personality unaffected by a life in the limelight. 'Pathetic' Trafalgar Square Christmas tree from Norway sparks backlash

Putin left twitching his feet after close ally humiliates him on TV Mr Brandreth added: 'Given the weirdness of her life (imprisoned by her fate: destined to be monarch from the age of ten), the Queen seemed to me to be quite remarkably well-balanced, rounded, grounded and at ease with herself, the world, and her place in it.'ĭON'T MISS: Roast dinner could be the equivalent of eating two plastic bags a year These halcyon days provided some balance to the late Monarch's life with Princess Eugenie, speaking on a documentary made in celebration of the Queen's 90th birthday, saying it was where she was 'most happy'. The Queen asks if you’ve finished, she stacks the plates up and goes off to the sink.' They put gloves on and stick their hands in the sink. He wrote: 'You think I’m joking, but I’m not. READ MORE: Queen on how UK 'nearly lost its sovereign' in near-death encounterĭuring the summer, the Queen would spend a great deal of time at Balmoral where she would enjoy time away from public scrutiny living a more 'normal' life, going shooting and fishing, as well as having picnics and barbecues with her family.įormer Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair, writing in his 2010 book A Journey, revealed that the Queen and other royals would even help with the household chores while at the castle where the Monarch later died. Her head hasn’t been turned by being Queen – not at all. It’s for the position she holds – it’s for the role she fulfills, it’s because she’s Queen. ‘She never for a moment thought the cheering was for her personally. Mr Brandreth continued: '‘It didn’t affect her at all,’ the Duke of Edinburgh said to me.

Despite her taking to the throne at the tender age of 25, Prince Philip told Mr Brandreth that she never became conceited. The 'adulation' for the Queen continued after her death in September with a reported 250,000 people queuing for hours to pay their respects as she lay in state. When she went on international tours, hundreds and thousands – on occasion, millions – turned out to cheer.' People bowed and curtseyed before her on a daily basis. Mr Brandreth writes: 'From the moment of her coronation onwards, for more than 70 years, Elizabeth II was the object of adulation.

Gyles brandreth biography of prince philip