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Kate Middleton "struggled" to come to terms with becoming part of the Royal family – but Meghan Markle was "a natural", a royal expert has claimed. Andrew Morton – who wrote Princess Diana's biography – appeared on the latest episode of The Mirror's Pod Save The Queen podcast, where he gave his verdict on the young Duchesses, who were said to have "misunderstood" an apology. He said: "I realised after watching the Royal family for all these years that it takes a long, long time to really understand what it is like to be royal.

Queen once gave a very diplomatic answer when she was asked whether she believed in Father Christmas.Resurfaced footage from a 1989 reception for The Commonwealth at the Royal Albert Hall shows Her Majesty chatting with children from all over the world in a special session.The kids can be seen wearing national dress from each of their home countries, and take it in turns to ask the Queen, then 63, about life as Britain's ruling monarch.READ MORE: Meghan Markle's bullying report would be 'bloodbath' for all, says expertSingling out the tough Santa question as one of his favourite royal moments, royal biographer Andrew Morton told Pod Save the Queen: "I just love her dry sense of humour and she was once asked by a little boy 'Do you believe in Father Christmas?' "The Queen, ever the consummate diplomat, said 'I'd like to think that I believe in Father Christmas', and to me, that is a clever answer from someone who does crossword puzzles!" Other intriguing questions were put to the monarch in the 1980s clip included "Do you like being the Queen?" to which she replied: "It's a very busy life."She is then interrupted by another child who asks: "How big is your palace?", and she responds: "My palace is quite large, it has very long corridors to walk down it, especially if one is late!"When asked if her crown is "very heavy", Her Majesty says: "It's quite heavy, yes, you don't really want to walk around in it!"While she entertained her young guests with some good answers about Buckingham Palace on this occasion, it is said the monarch has few fond feelings for her official residence.Former royal chef to the Queen, Darren McGrady, 60, spoke out on the Queen's alleged dislike for the London-based property and said that the

Meghan Markle could have used her position in the Royal Family to make major change, but she has lost that ability according to Andrew Morton. The former Suits actress and Prince Harry made the controversial decision to step down as working royals in January 2020, leaving the family and the world stunned.

Prince Harry is believed to consult Diana, Princess of Wales' spirit before making any decisions, according to leading royal expert, Andrew Morton. The Duke of Sussex, 37, and his wife Meghan Markle made the controversial decision to step down as senior working royals in January 2020 and their relationship with Prince Charles, Prince William and The Royal Family is believed to have not improved.

Queen is trying to 'tie up loose ends' in the Royal Family as her health declines, a royal expert has claimed.This follows symbolic moves by Her Majesty to allow her son and heir Prince Charles to appear in her place for a number of high-profile royal appearances.This included the Queen's Speech in May and a thanksgiving service for the Platinum Jubilee earlier this month.READ MORE: Queen unveils trendy new look at 96 and dramatically ditches her walking stickSpeaking to the Daily Mirror's podcast Pod Save the Queen, biographer Andrew Morton said: "The Queen is a very tidy person and even as a little girl she used to keep her shoes all lined up properly and wake up in the night and make sure everything was tidy, so there is a tidiness about her character."And you can see there is a lot of tidying up going on at the minute towards the end of the reign.""The biggest issue that needed to be tidied was Camilla and how she will be referred to in the future."The Queen has incrementally bought [Camilla's] status higher and higher.

The controversy around the collapse of the royal marriage between Princess Diana and Prince Charles was extraordinary and was the centre of the media for some time, but it was heightened to another level with Andrew Morton’s tell-all book, Diana: Her True Story.The book - published in 1992 - covered Charles and Diana's loveless marriage, Charles’s alleged infidelity, and the princess’s struggles with bulimia, self-harm and suicidal thoughts. And heartbreakingly, when the marriage finally ended in 1996, Prince William told his mother he wanted to become a policeman to protect her in case she was stripped of her royal title. “He once told her he wanted to be a policeman so that he could protect her,” says royal expert Robert Jobson.

Princess Diana's fractured relationship with the Royal Family sent shockwaves around Britain and beyond in 1992.The late mother of Prince William and Prince Harry, laid bare her unhappiness to author Andrew Morton, who published her secrets in 'Diana, Her True Story'.Three decades on and almost 25 years since Diana's tragic Paris car crash death, we look at five of the most ground-breaking revelations from the book.Diana told Mr Morton of the hate mail she received, how she ran away from the palace, Camilla Parker Bowles' influence on her marriage to Prince Charles, her media hell and a royal 'striptease'.The former Princess of Wales was determined to do good in the world and that included supporting AIDS victims.For years AIDS carried with it stigma and prejudice, which Diana not only looked past but challenged in her actions which were not universally well received.Mr Morton wrote: "While her involvement with Aids counselling initially met with some hostility, which was regularly translated into anonymous hate mail, it was part of her desire to help the forgotten victims in society."It mattered not whether he was dying of Aids, cancer or some other disease; she had given her word to be with him at the end."Diana spoke about the times her husband Charles failed to put her needs first and was once so fed up she made a run for it.The late princess also told Mr Morton that she thought Charles was a "selfish father" to William and Harry. Mr Morton wrote: "When Prince Charles arrived home from a private visit to France she found his presence so oppressive that she literally ran out of Kensington Palace."She thought he was a bad father, a selfish father, the children had to tie in with what he's doing.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's solid marriage is one that is admired worldwide. And in a new interview with royal biographer Andrew Morton, he explained that the Queen is also supportive of their relationship and has spent a lot of time "nurturing" it.

Royal author Andrew Morton has revealed to OK! that The Queen continues to be impressed by Kate Middleton as the Duchess loves her grandson Prince William for "himself" and "not for this title". Going into detail about the royal couple's wedding from 11 years ago, he told us whether The Queen sees them as a "safe pair of hands" for the monarchy.

When the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge stepped out at the Top Gun: Maverick premiere last week, there was no doubting the future of the monarchy is in safe hands. Kate was the picture of elegance in a monochrome Roland Mouret dress, while dashing William looked full of admiration for his wife as they posed together on the red carpet in London’s Leicester Square.

Prince Philip was left "indignant and mystified" after learning Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were quitting as working royals it has been claimed.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex sent shockwaves through the royal family when they announced in 2020 that they were stepping back from official duties and were moving to the US to begin a new life and become "financially independent." It is not believed they consulted any of their relatives before their making their announcement on social media. And the late Duke of Edinburgh was stunned and asked "what the hell they were playing at?" when he was informed of their decision, according to a new biography of The Queen.

The Queen insists on pockets on her outfits after years of being told to keep her hands out of them, it has emerged. As a child, the monarch's family told her it was considered rude to use pockets and had them sewn up to stop her from being photographed with her hands inside, according to a new book However, decades later, she achieved her dream of being snapped in the informal pose - thanks to the help of her personal dresser.Throughout her childhood, the Queen's elders, in particular her grandmother, George V's wife Queen Mary, insisted she keep her hands out of her pockets and they were sewn up on all her clothes, Andrew Morton says in his new book on the monarch.

Today marks four years since the nation came together to celebrate as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex walked down the aisle. Prince Harry and his bride Meghan Markle tied the knot during a lavish ceremony on May 19, 2018, with the world watching. At the time they were at the very heart of the royal family and fulltime working royals - a role they would later take a step back from when they left the UK for a life overseas in January 2020.

Prince George alongside Prince Charles, the Queen and Prince William was a “wake-up call” for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, a royal commentator has claimed. William’s oldest son George was pictured in a four-generation snap released at the start of 2020 to mark the new decade.

A major change of address. Queen Elizabeth II is leaving behind Buckingham Palace for good, a source confirms to Us Weekly.

Princess Margaret once gave her sister the Queen a dressing down in front of the Prime Minister by claiming “nobody would talk” to her if she was not the reigning monarch, according to a royal author.Her Majesty was in a private meeting with a Prime Minister, who has not been named, and was interrupted by Margaret storming into the Queen’s drawing room in Windsor Castle.Margaret had reportedly been frustrated over dropping in the line of succession and was therefore seeing her role in the Royal Family decrease when it seemed to boil over in an outburst.According to Andrew Morton, author of Elizabeth and Margaret: The Intimate World of the Windsor Sisters, he believes that the Queen’s sister had “jealousy” but was also “loyal”.However, that did not stop Margaret from telling the Queen her thoughts in front of one of the most important people in Britain.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle experienced a "wake up call" after the Palace released a photo featuring the Queen, Prince Charles, Prince William and Prince George, a royal commentator claims.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle believed the "entire institution" was against them after seeing New Year picture of Queen and her three heirs, claims a new book

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have complained the Royal Family did not do enough for their firstborn son Archie Harrison – which was one of the reasons they fell out with the firm.One of Meghan's complaints was Archie not being bestowed the title "Prince" like his cousins Prince George and Prince Louie and another was the reluctance of the Royal Family to arrange a bodyguard for him.Andrew Morton, author of Meghan: A Hollywood Princess and Diana: In Pursuit of Love, says he thinks it would be "premature" to organise a separate security detail for Archie.In an interview with the podcast ToDiForDaily.com he says he believes Archie would have been safe enough with his parents' bodyguards.The author claims the tragedy of Princess Diana, who

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle found it "difficult to accept" the royal 'pecking order' before moving to California to start a new life, an expert has claimed.It's said they stepped down as senior members of the royal family as their influence within The Firm was based on their position and not their popularity.But they were not the first in history to feel this way, Andrew Morton has said.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's daughter Lilibet will be the "first ever American princess", a royal author has claimed.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who now live in California after quitting royal duties, welcomed their second child in June. And royal biographer Andrew Morton, who has penned an updated version of his book on Meghan, said people in the US will see Lili as an "American princess", the Express reports.