‘The Queen had seen plenty of narcissists’: Inside Meghan's rift with Elizabeth II
4/19/202646 min
Camilla and Hannah are joined by bestselling royal biographer Robert Hardman, author of the explosive new book Elizabeth II: In Private. In Public. The Inside Story, to reveal the secrets and scandals that rocked the late Queen’s reign.
Hardman, the only biographer to have interviewed all senior members of the Royal Family, shares exclusive, inside details sourced from family, staff, advisors, and even President Donald Trump.
He explains what ex-PM David Cameron told him about the real reason Andrew was stripped of his trade envoy status in 2011 and the “cold fury” within the Palace after Andrew secured the Queen’s consent for the disastrous 2019 Panorama interview, which he tragically thought “had all gone rather well”.
And he shares the full story on the Harry and Meghan drama, revealing that the Queen genuinely “tried so hard” to build a strong relationship with Meghan. A senior aide, however, revealed that “The Queen had seen plenty of narcissists in her life” after THAT Oprah interview with the couple that shocked the world.
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First 90 secondsHannah Furness· Host0:00
[intro music] The Telegraph.
Camilla Tominey· Host0:05
[upbeat music] Why did a royal aide suggest that the Queen had seen, quotes, "Plenty of narcissists" after that Oprah interview?
Hannah Furness· Host0:18
And what did ex-Prime Minister David Cameron say was the real reason Andrew was stripped of his trade envoy role?
Camilla Tominey· Host0:23
Royal expert and best-selling author Robert Hardman joins us in the studio today to talk about his new biography, Elizabeth II: In Private, In Public, The Inside Story.
Hannah Furness· Host0:33
The well-connected journalist lifts the lid on life behind palace gates during the reign of Elizabeth II.
Camilla Tominey· Host0:39
Welcome to The Daily Tea with me, Camilla Tominey.
Hannah Furness· Host0:42
And me, Hannah Furness.
Camilla Tominey· Host0:43
[upbeat music] Robert Hardman joins us on The Daily Tea. It's me and Hannah Furness today, with our little crowns on. Isn't it, Hannah? [laughs] As we all have, what you've described, Gyles Brandreth described a discussion like this as a tiara of royal correspondents- Very good ... all chewing the fat. [laughs] And Robert, you used to be of this parish.
Robert Hardman· Guest1:12
I did. This is how I got onto the whole royal beat in the first place, was, I was a Daily Telegraph reporter back in the early '90s, and, um, covering anything, um, having s- sort of cut my teeth on the Peterborough column, which was the diary column in those days. And, uh, yeah, one day the cry