Robert Hardman
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Oct 2, 2026
Kinsey SchofieldHOST
But then he says, I quote, "I could have written something much more devastating.
Kinsey SchofieldHOST
This was the considered version that I thought, yeah, whatever's in here needs to be in to give the full story of Diana's life." I mean, off the back of what Hugo just said, listening to stories about Prince Philip allegedly taking paintings that Robert Hardman say were a gift, and, you know, Robert Hardman's also argued that that's not true.
Kinsey SchofieldHOST
Um, is that, does it also come off as a threat to you when you read lines like that? Or even when he sat down with the BBC and he said, "I didn't put everything in here that I could have."
Dickie ArbiterGUEST
Yeah, I think, I think it, it does seem a bit of a threat.
Mark FrancisHOST
The magazine reports that the National Audit Office investigation into royal residential properties brought the sisters' housing into focus following parliamentary scrutiny of Andrew's lease at Royal Lodge.
Mark FrancisHOST
Royal biographer Robert Hardman told Town & Country, "Politically it's risky to attack the monarchy, but if politicians can find cracks that are deemed legitimate, they'll go for it, and this is one of them." The sisters' connection to St.
Mark FrancisHOST
James Palace began with their grandmother.
Mark FrancisHOST
In 2007, Queen Elizabeth arranged accommodation there for Beatrice before she attended Goldsmith's.
Kinsey SchofieldHOST
They were.
Kinsey SchofieldHOST
That, according to R- uh, Robert Hardman, they were a gift, yeah.
Kevin O'SullivanGUEST
Yeah, they were a gift.
Kevin O'SullivanGUEST
So, uh, that's a libel.
Luke BlackallHOST
It has been all hands on deck at Palace Confidential this week.
Luke BlackallHOST
Not only did we report from Eton itself, but we marked the four year anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's death with a special episode featuring royal biographer and male columnist Robert Hardman, who was kind enough to sit down and answer your questions.
Luke BlackallHOST
If you missed that, it will play straight after this.
Luke BlackallHOST
Now, after tuning into that very touching episode, Tonics said, excellent information and presentation.
Robert HardmanHOST
So join us for our next episode when we get on to the eternal tale of Victoria and Albert and all those children and the Victorians.
Robert HardmanHOST
So from me, Robert Hardman.
Kate WilliamsHOST
And me, Kate Williams.
Kate WilliamsHOST
Goodbye.
Andrew LownieGUEST
But I think what I'd like to do is to look into that a little bit more closely.
Andrew LownieGUEST
I mean, it's well known that he had... a series of mistresses the queen turned a blind eye to this and as long as he didn't scare the horses you know that was allowed and you know i think we're all grown-ups now we can talk about that it gives a little bit more sort of humanity and context to the whole thing and we're now getting a a greater sense of the queen i mean robert hardman's new book on the queen though again he's very careful i was you know as a soft historian not to ask too many tough questions You know, he does show that there was another side to her.
Andrew LownieGUEST
She was pragmatic, but she wasn't always whiter than white.
Andrew LownieGUEST
I mean, it's now becoming clear that she protected Andrew, that she... allowed him to behave in the way he did.
Matt GoodwinPANELIST
I also defer to the royal correspondents and the people who are closest to the royal family because they sort of know what's really going on.
Matt GoodwinPANELIST
And I've been struck over the last couple of days listening to the prominent writers and, you know, Robert Hardman, among others, and they're saying, well, look, we were at the funeral.
Matt GoodwinPANELIST
We didn't see this image of Prince Charles at the time, then Prince, obviously.
Matt GoodwinPANELIST
We didn't see this portrayal of Charles that is now being presented to us.
Anna CunninghamCORRESPONDENT
Earl Spencer claims his former brother-in-law, then Prince Charles, sounded giddily elated like a lottery winner on the day Princess Diana died.
Anna CunninghamCORRESPONDENT
Royal correspondent Robert Hardman covered the funeral for the Daily Mail in 1997 and says he witnessed something different.
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It doesn't ring entirely true to me.
Anna CunninghamCORRESPONDENT
Buckingham Palace responded to the claim that days after Diana died, Charles said, rest assured we'll forget her soon enough, saying His Majesty is mindful that the pain of fraternal grief can cloud reason, affect judgment and colour memory.
Anna CunninghamCORRESPONDENT
Earl Spencer claims his former brother-in-law, then Prince Charles, sounded giddily elated, like a lottery winner, on the day Princess Diana died.
Anna CunninghamCORRESPONDENT
Royal correspondent Robert Hardman covered the funeral for the Daily Mail in 1997 and says he witnessed something different.
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It doesn't ring entirely true to me.
Anna CunninghamCORRESPONDENT
Buckingham Palace responded to the claim that days after Diana died, Charles said, "Rest assured, we'll forget her soon enough," saying, "His Majesty is mindful that the pain of fraternal grief can cloud reason, affect judgment, and color memory." Julian Payne, the King's former communications secretary, says on the 20th anniversary of Diana's death, it was clear how Charles felt.
Paul HenleyHOST
A very public row between King Charles and the uncle of his children, Earl Spencer, has dominated headlines here in the UK today.
Paul HenleyHOST
Charles Spencer has a book out about the life and death of his sister, Princess Diana, which is being serialized in the Daily Mail newspaper, and the King's at the receiving end of some damning allegations, including that soon after Diana was killed, he told Earl Spencer, "Rest assured, we'll forget her soon enough." The Daily Mail's Robert Hardman is also royal book author, and I put it to him that the response to this from the palace so far had been uncharacteristically outspoken.
Robert HardmanGUEST
The palace yesterday, when a short version of this story came out, the palace immediately responded, uh, in about 90 minutes saying that, uh, they recognized that anger, fraternal grief can cloud, uh, memories of events.
Robert HardmanGUEST
So it was a response rather reminiscent of that of the late Queen when she said recollections may vary after some fairly incendiary, uh, allegations some years ago by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
Robert HardmanGUEST
We know what he's like, and I don't think th- this is going to, to really change people's minds, but it's gonna make lots of headlines for the next week or two.
Robert HardmanGUEST
It's a gripping read.
Paul HenleyHOST
Robert Hardman of the Daily Mail and author of Elizabeth II: In Private, In Public, The Inside Story.
Paul HenleyHOST
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