Цитаты из книги Not in Front of the Corgis: Secrets of Life Behind the Royal Curtains

Both William and Reg were quite open about their sexuality, and The Queen Mother, like most of the Royal Family, was relaxed about their relationship or that of any other members of the Household. There is one often-repeated story that on one occasion, Her Majesty was waiting for her usual gin and Dubonnet, when she heard…

One disadvantage to ‘living in’ is that there are no private en suite bathrooms for staff, so there is sometimes a queue in the early morning. It was during the heat wave of the summer of 1976 that the then Master of the Household was doing his rounds when he heard sounds of jollity coming from one of the staff bathrooms…

During a long-haul overseas flight, it is the custom for staff, who have all arrived in their Sunday best, to change into more comfortable, casual clothes for the duration of the flight. They do the changing acts in the privacy of the tiny, cramped lavatories. On one flight to Australia, there was a long queue immediately…