When Sir Michael Peat arrived from Buckingham Palace in 2002 to take up the job as Prince Charles's private secretary, he came with a clear agenda. His instructions from the Queen were to sever Charles's relationship with Camilla Parker Bowles because it was a mess and was detracting from his work.

Public disapproval is the price I pay for writing about the royals.

I have watched people around members of the royal family for a long time now, and something very strange happens to them. They turn into sycophants.

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