If you have an anecdote from one source, you file it away. If you hear it again, it may be true. Then the more times you hear it the less likely it is to be true.

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The Princess's so-called 'time and space speech' at the end of '93 about a year...

The Princess's so-called 'time and space speech' at the end of '93 about a year...

As somebody who's been writing about this subject for getting on twenty years now, it's...

As somebody who's been writing about this subject for getting on twenty years now, it's...

A close associate of his gave an interview in which the book was described as...

A close associate of his gave an interview in which the book was described as...

I think the relation between the monarchy and the press is very much a two-way...

I think the relation between the monarchy and the press is very much a two-way...

They tend to be civil servants, often diplomats drawn from the Foreign Office, who may...

They tend to be civil servants, often diplomats drawn from the Foreign Office, who may...

Well the wedding in the words of the Archbishop of Canterbury was a fairy tale...

Well the wedding in the words of the Archbishop of Canterbury was a fairy tale...

Thatcher came under pressure from right wing backbenchers to shut up the Prince of Wales...

Thatcher came under pressure from right wing backbenchers to shut up the Prince of Wales...

That was par for the course but I also found that commissions were being canceled...

That was par for the course but I also found that commissions were being canceled...

You do now have one in three people, as shown by the famous Carlton Monarchy...

You do now have one in three people, as shown by the famous Carlton Monarchy...

What it was at the time was literally a plea for, to get the pressure...

What it was at the time was literally a plea for, to get the pressure...

The architect, Peter Arens who is the monstrous carbuncle architect, not merely did his design...

The architect, Peter Arens who is the monstrous carbuncle architect, not merely did his design...

Well I'm a very similar age to Prince Charles. I'm a year older than him....

Well I'm a very similar age to Prince Charles. I'm a year older than him....

I mean Buckingham Palace has never hired a professional public relations outfit let alone a...

I mean Buckingham Palace has never hired a professional public relations outfit let alone a...

I personally felt that his ad hominen attacks on British architects were not the sort...

I personally felt that his ad hominen attacks on British architects were not the sort...

I've always said, since I got to know him and wrote about him, that he's...

I've always said, since I got to know him and wrote about him, that he's...

It's a problem for him because he's got - like Edward VII had - nearly...

It's a problem for him because he's got - like Edward VII had - nearly...

It was delightful but, of course, it was pretty insulting to my professional reputation.

It was delightful but, of course, it was pretty insulting to my professional reputation.

I decided he'd changed so much that a whole new book was required and that...

I decided he'd changed so much that a whole new book was required and that...

I went on a long trip through South America with Prince Charles where I was...

I went on a long trip through South America with Prince Charles where I was...

I think her friends were worried that the bulimia might come back, about some psychological...

I think her friends were worried that the bulimia might come back, about some psychological...