Bradford, Sarah 3, 14, 41, 216
Bradford Telegraph & Argus 198
Bradshaw, Sue 233
Braemar Highland Gmaes 154
Brandreth, Gyles 47, 177, 270, 275, 282
Briggs, David, Lord-Lieutenant of Cheshire 245, 249, 250
Brighton bombing (1984) 172
Brindley, May 327
Britain: anti-Establishment movement 21–2; Armed Forces 62, 329–31; class system 236–8; constitutional monarchy 19, 164–6; devolution 28; foreign policy 313, 316–17; immigration 320–21; multiculturalism 13–14, 320; New Labour’s constitutional reforms 181–5; religion 13–14; republicanism 29–30, 31; sense of nationhood 18; social attitudes 233–4; support for monarchy 31
Britannia, Royal Yacht 16, 56, 87, 219, 302; decommissioned 175–8, 191; informal atmosphere aboard 65–6; royal tours 6, 10, 20, 53, 68–9, 176–7, 178, 317; Sunday prayers 323; trade receptions 175–6
British Association for the Advancement of Science 287
British Empire 13, 114, 299
British Empire Medal 253
Bromley-Davenport, Sir Bill, Lord-Lieutenant of Cheshire 245
Brooke, Peter 92
Broomhead, Steven 249, 251
Brown, Gordon 51, 108–09; as Chancellor 178; relations with Palace 185–6; resignation 149–51, 164, 166
Brown, Sarah 150–51
Browning, Lt General Sir Frederick ‘Boy’ 283, 291
Bryant, Chris 294
Buchanan, Elizabeth 43, 62, 276
Buckingham Palace 32, 56, 166; 1844 Room 157, 158; balcony appearances 84, 97, 167, 331; Ballroom 140, 141, 147–8, 330; Belgian Suite 139; Billiard Room 160, 161; Bow Room 139, 143; Duke’s personal library 291; finances 79; flagpole 101, 102; garden café 40, 262; garden parties 228–33, 238; gardens 196, 232, 330; Grand Hall 143; hospitality 11, 114, 115–16, 119, 126, 140; intranet 131; IRA plan to attack 60; Jubilee concerts 27–8, 40, 115; kitchens 128–9, 145; luncheons and dinners 284; Music Room 147; opened to public 24, 40, 48, 95, 260, 262; Picture Gallery 116, 143; Private Audience Room 152; Quadrangle 142, 149, 150, 151, 152, 162; receptions 198–201, 230, 246; recreational facilities 33–4, 118; Regency Room 139, 161; South Drawing Room 147; staff, see Royal Household; staff wing 120–21; state banquets 140–41, 144–8, 210, 218; state visits 138–9, 142–8; swimming pool 33, 118, 139; White Drawing Room 114
Burgess, Fusilier Jonathan 330
Burrell, Paul 225
Burton, Sarah 109
Business in the Community 335
Buthlay, Major George 206
Butler, Jan 232
Butler, R.A. ‘Rab’ 20
Cabinet Office 164, 165–6
Caernarvon, Wales 58
Calame, Wing Commander Andrew 150, 151, 257–8
Callaghan, James, Baron Callaghan 49, 153, 169, 188
Callas, Maria 85
Cambridge, Duchess of (Catherine Middleton) 264, 336–7; family background 235; media and 225, 226; official engagements 84; wedding 2, 4, 28, 29, 30, 53–4, 108
Cambridge, Duke of (Prince William) 9, 51; birth and childhood 74; and Charles’s second marriage 107; and death of Diana 101, 105; as future monarch 336–7; honeymoon 11; honorary poistions 70, 71, 72; on Ireland visit 11, 53, 315, 316; media and 225–6; military career 53, 55, 62, 73, 110, 330–31, 337; on Queen 1, 11, 32, 35, 45, 51, 52, 53, 338; on Prime Ministerial audiences 154; private life 110, 337; relationship with Harry 110; on role of Duke of Edinburgh 268, 287; at Royal Society 70–73; royal tours and visits 54, 55, 307, 312–13, 320; staff and office 109–11, 197; wedding 2, 4, 11, 28, 29, 30, 53–5, 73, 107–09, 110, 132, 139
Cambridge University 272, 285
Cameron, David 9, 23, 147, 200; on Armed Forces 329; audiences with Queen 51, 153, 154, 186–7, 188; at Carlton Television 223; on Charles 335; on Commonwealth immigration 321; distant relation of Queen 186; on Jubilees 27, 28; on monarchy 19, 30, 31, 338; as Prime Minister 150, 151–3, 159, 316; on royal visits 314; on unwritten constitution 166
Cameron, Samantha 147, 151, 152
Campbell, Alastair 95, 183; on Charles’ interventions 332; and Diana’s funeral 101, 103–04, 106; memoirs 103, 104
Campbell-Bannerman, Sir Henry 167
Canada 21, 31, 44, 55, 61, 62, 156, 167, 311, 314
Cape Matapan, Battle of 280
Cape Town, South Africa 97, 114, 143, 280
Carême, Marie-Antoine 127
Carlton Television 223
Carrington, Lord 172
Castle, Barbara 271
Cawston, Richard 211, 218, 226
CBE (Companion of the British Empire) 258
Ceau escu, Nicolae 137
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood 254–5
Chabane, Ohm Collins 142, 146
Chamberlain, Neville 87, 167
Channel Four Television 285
Channel Islands 157
Charles I, King 13, 260–61
Charles II, King 70, 71, 72, 146
Charles, Prince, see Wales, Prince of
Charteris, Lord Martin 107; on Duke of Edinburgh 270, 272, 282; on Mobutu visit 137; on Prime Ministers 170, 188; as Private Secretary 191, 215; on Queen’s personality 45; retirement 57; speech drafting 44
Chatsworth House, Derbyshire 46, 242
Chatto, Arthur 161
Chatto, Lady Sarah 161
Cheam preparatory school 278
Chefs des Chefs 126–7
Chelsea Flower Show 289–90
Chichester, Sir Francis 210
China 292
Cholmondeley, Marquess of 117n, 146, 181n
Christchurch, New Zealand 312–13
Christmas broadcasts 210, 221, 307, 313, 320, 322, 323
Church of England 14, 28, 106, 321, 323–4
Church of Scotland 101, 321
Churchill, Sir Winston 5, 14, 51, 97, 114, 335; on honours system 253; Queen’s regard for 169; run-ins with Duke of Edinburgh 281, 283; state funeral 169; wartime leader 60, 271; welcomes Queen home from tour 6, 7n, 8, 10, 338
Ciampi, Carlo, President of Italy 145
Cima, Major General Keith 8
City and Guilds Institute 285
City of London 5–10, 23, 93
Civil List 76, 78, 80–81, 87, 94, 111–13, 140, 170, 186–7, 191, 192
Civil Service 165, 166, 183, 190, 204
Clarence House 88, 109, 110, 118, 197, 272, 281, 335
Clark, Helen 167, 311
Clarke, Kenneth 159
Clegg, Nick 108, 159, 162, 180, 187
Clinton, President Bill 38
Clothing Solutions 198
Clydesmuir, Lord 63
Coalition Government (2010) 163–4, 263
Cochrane, Steve 199
Cohen, Roger 8
Cohen, Samantha 151, 197
Collins, Harry 160–61, 326–7
Colville, Sir Richard 194, 195, 205–10, 215, 216, 222
Commonwealth 23, 297–313; banquets 307–8; briefings 156; budget 299; creation of 5, 299, 336; future under Charles 336; Governor-Generals 309, 311; growth of 13, 28–9, 299, 301; headquarters 297; High Commissioners 298; human rights abuses 305; immigration 320; Privy Council and 157; public attitudes towards 305–6; Queen’s relationship with 13–14, 22, 300, 301–2, 309–11, 313–14, 332; republicanism in 309–11; royal tours 5–6, 7, 20, 32, 52, 194–5; South Africa and 97, 115, 170, 313; summits 61, 170, 172, 193, 300n, 301, 302–8, 313; Thatcher and 167, 301, 313, 315; Zimbabwe and 301
Commonwealth Day 298
Commonwealth Study Conferences 284, 286
Commonwealth Youth Exchange Council 328
Commonwealth Youth Forum 306
Comptroller 138, 141, 246, 256, 326
Concorde 62, 317
Connery, Sean 182
Connors, Dr Jane 6, 312; The Glittering Thread 195
Conran, Jasper 200
Conservative Party 166
Constantine, King of Greece 236
Co
nsumer Goods Forum 72, 73
Cook, Robin 177, 179–80
Co-Ordination and Research Unit (CRU) 25, 26, 247
Corfu 278
Cornwall, Duchess of (Camilla Parker Bowles) 146; attack on 59, 135; patronages 333; press office 197, 225; public speaking 333; relationship with Charles 90, 98; royal engagements 245; wedding 106–07, 225
Cornwall, Duchy of 76, 80, 117, 190
Coronation (1953) 4, 17, 207, 238, 269, 282, 335
Correspondence Office 202–4
Court Circular 38, 56, 84–5, 206, 211
Court of St James’s 38
Coventry 215
Coward, Noel 58
Crawford, Geoffrey 222
Crawford, Marion (‘Crawfie’) 206–07
Crewe railway station 245, 249, 250
Cromwell, Oliver 260
Crossman, Richard 22
Crown Equerry 132–4, 162, 257
Crown Estate 78, 111, 112, 168–9, 186, 187, 196, 267
Crown Jeweller 160–61, 326–7
Crown Jewels 87, 160–61, 263, 326
Czech Republic 314
D-Day anniversaries 51, 97, 173
Dahl, Sophie 199
Daily Express 121
Daily Mail 92, 214, 221
Daily Mirror 6, 90, 95, 103, 221
Daily Telegraph 103, 132, 181, 200, 289
Daley, Janet 92
Dalhousie, Earl of 147, 257
Dartmouth Royal Naval College 279
Darwin, Charles 70
da Silva, Gordon 9
David, Meredydd 245, 246, 251
Davison, Richard 251
Dawbarn, Sir Simon 69
Dawe, Warrant Officer Barry 258
De Beers 37
Debrett’s Correct Form 230
debutantes 238, 284
Defence, Ministry of 177, 241, 244, 268
Denman, Major Alan 255
Denning, Lord 241
Dent, Helen 258
Derby Cathedral 325, 326–7
Derby Evening Telegraph 327
Derbyshire, Lord-Lieutenant of 241–2
Devonshire, Duchess of 242
Devonshire, Duke of 238, 242
Diamond Jubilee (2012) 2, 28, 52, 72, 113, 187, 192, 338
Diana, Princess of Wales 3, 33, 39, 82, 252; charity work 75, 100; death 26, 47, 154, 179, 192, 222, 224, 234; Diana effect 49; funeral arrangements 100–06, 222, 284; home of 264; marital breakdown 89–91; media and 217, 221, 225; non-royal status 100, 101; Panorama interview 97–8, 196, 221–2; public memorial to 109; relations with Royal Family 97, 98–9, 277; separation and divorce 26, 96, 97, 99, 100, 221; and TV documentary 220; wedding 74, 108, 199
Dimbleby, Jonathan 98, 334
Diplomatic Corps 38, 246, 298
Disney 40
Dobell, William 290
Domingo, Placido 105
Douglas-Home, Sir Alec 22, 166, 186, 275, 316
Dubai 318
Dublin, Ireland 291
Duke of Edinburgh’s Award 276, 283, 285–6, 287, 296
Dumbell, Thora 303, 304
Dunblane 45
Dunne, Sir Thomas 243
Dyke, Greg 223, 224
Earl Marshal 181n, 183
Eden, Sir Anthony 20, 21
Edinburgh, Duke of (Prince Philip) 3, 69, 135, 265–96; art and book collections 120, 290, 291; as artist 290–91; Balmoral barbecues 154, 155, 212, 288; Brown’s relations with 185–6; childhood 278–9; and Civil List 94; and Commonwealth 297, 308; as Consort 268–9, 271, 272, 281; correspondence 287; on decommissioning of Royal Yacht 177, 178; and Diana 102, 277, 284; environmental concerns 284, 294, 296; on fall of monarchies 31; family background 236, 275n, 278, 282; family life 273, 274, 275–8, 281; forthright views 271; gaffes and sense of humour 292–4; Golden Wedding 26, 275, 296; lack of constitutional power 267, 271–2; and media 222; and multiculturalism 294; naval career 272, 279, 280–81, 288; office of 283, 287; in old age 285–6; at Palace parties and receptions 116, 199, 200, 231, 232, 233; and Palace reforms 80, 282–3, 284–5; patronages 85, 272, 276, 283–4, 285–7, 290, 296; personality 269, 270, 271, 275, 277, 278, 286; political views 295; and Private Secretary’s Office 190; public engagements 71, 249, 269, 270, 327; on Queen’s accession 20; and Queen’s Coronation 207, 269, 282, 284; A Question of Balance essays 295; relations with Churchill 281; relations with Elizabeth 41, 194–5, 208, 269–70, 280; role of 265–8, 269, 281–5, 286, 288; royal tours 20, 46, 53, 91, 208, 269, 272, 291, 292, 293, 304–05, 319; science and technology interests 72, 266, 287–9; sporting pursuits 33, 132, 133, 286, 319; and state visitors 142, 146, 147, 148; titles 272–3; and TV documentaries 211, 218, 219, 220; wedding 40, 109, 280
Edinburgh University 185–6, 285, 292
Edward VII, King 33, 59, 110, 167, 208, 236, 266, 323
Edward VIII, King 19, 77, 235; abdication 14, 40, 87; as Prince of Wales 245
Edward, Prince, see Wessex, Earl of
Edward the Confessor, King 160
Edwards, Peter 218
ELIZABETH II, QUEEN AS MONARCH: accession 1, 19–20, 40, 89, 207, 338; broadcasts 210, 221, 298, 307, 313, 320, 322, 323; and Coalition Government 163–4; as Colonel-in-Chief 281, 329–30; constitutional role 7, 15, 16–17, 31; Coronation 4, 17, 238; correspondence and communications 39, 202–5, 248, 313; daily work schedule 155–6, 256; Diamond Jubilee (2012) 2, 3, 28, 72, 113, 192, 338; as employer 33–4, 36–7, 38, 43, 65–6; financing of 76, 77–82, 94, 111–12, 186–7, 190; general election role 163–5, 166; Golden Jubilee (2002) 26–8, 107, 115, 134, 184, 192, 224; Head of the Armed Forces 329–31; Head of the Commonwealth 13–14, 170, 297–314, 336; investitures 47, 143, 210, 252–9; longevity 32, 51, 55–6, 331–2; and media 196, 222, 225; modernisation of monarchy 14–15, 22, 23–5, 32, 40, 80, 95, 99, 130, 131; as Mother of the Nation 16–18, 25, 50, 51, 107, 231, 329; and multicultural Britain 320; non-interference in government 167; official birthday 331; patronages 70–71, 232, 248–9, 327; and politicians 149–93; Prime Ministerial appointments 16, 20, 22, 150–53, 164, 166–7, 190; Prime Ministerial audiences 22, 34, 35, 149, 153–5, 156, 167–8, 171, 173–4, 186–7, 193, 212, 220, 271; public attitudes towards 10–11, 14, 21–4, 26–7, 45, 50, 73, 92–3, 99, 101–03, 105, 211, 216, 320–21; public image of 34, 40, 49–50, 216; royal engagements 2, 12, 25, 51, 56, 57, 62, 193, 197, see also royal visits; and Royal Household 119; security 59–61; Silver Jubilee (1977) 23, 56, 87, 109, 191, 216; and social hierarchy 237–8; speeches 57–8, 208, 306, 315; Supreme Governor of Church of England 14, 17, 298, 321, 323–4; tax issue 82, 87–9, 93–5, 103, 112–13, 192; website 17, 201–2
PERSONAL LIFE 41; annus hombilis of 23–4, 28, 74, 89–93, 97, 192, 221; artistic tastes 291, 319; birth 40; birthdays 276; colour-and raceblindness 321; corgis 47, 201; desire for normality 46; diary 3, 169; driving 136; as Duchess of Edinburgh 272, 280; family life 16, 21, 272, 273; friends and intimates 43, 46, 237, 239; gardening interests 289; as Girl Guide 232; Golden Wedding 26, 222, 268, 296; governess of 206–07; as grandmother 1, 28, 50, 53–5, 73; health 56, 58–9, 93, 94; language skills 156; likes and dislikes 47, 62, 238; love of horses 132, 267, 268, 305, 319; marriage 40, 109, 280; as mother 211, 280; philanthropy 327–9; political interests and views 154, 163, 167, 171, 180; as Princess Elizabeth 40, 48, 50, 60, 85, 143, 148, 158n, 253, 293, 321, 337; relations with mother 50, 52, 91; relations with Philip 194, 208, 268, 270, 279, 285; relations with Prime Ministers 169–74, 216–17; relations with Royals 84; religious belief 35–6, 52, 321–4; at Sandringham 268; speaking voice 237; stress 57–9; and Waleses divorce 98–9; wardrobe and jewellery 8, 41–3, 148, 161, 162, 199, 200, 231, 269, 303, 304, 327, see also Crown Jewels; wealth 87–8, 94, 260
PERSONALITY 34–40; anger 47–8, 137, 194–5, 226; bravery 113; caution 58; charm 45; common sense 38; conservatism 47–8, 77, 95, 131, 163, 196; devotion to duty 156–7, 158; dislike of confrontation 46, 61, 167, 168, 271; dislike of formality 246; eye for detail 63, 219; hauteur 37, 174; intelligence 64; love of the une
xpected 63; memory 328; negative judgement 45, 271; practicality 94, 130; pragmatism 37, 103; priggishness 238; quietness 35; radicalism 40; and risk aversion 130; royal stare 43, 44, 167; self discipline 62; sense of humour 34, 36, 64–5, 115, 186, 214; sense of position 43–4; serenity 52; shyness and reticence 40, 45; smile 64; steadiness 221; stoicism 60; tolerance 62; worldliness 34–5
Elizabeth, The Queen Mother 3, 44, 46, 48, 133n, 140n, 220, 236, 252; 100th birthday 222–3, 270’ on airing of private matters 98;on Churchill 169; and Civil List 94, 190; as Consort 271; death 18, 27, 50, 192, 224, 274; as Duchess of York 107; Duke of Edinburgh’s relations with 293; Household of 75; and media 221–2; patronages 222; public attitude towards 50; Queen’s relations with 50, 52, 91; racehorses 134, 162; resistance to change 77, 79, 88–9; in Scotland 154; sense of humour 58, 97; threat to 59; in wartime 60–61; wedding 120
Elizabeth Cross 252
Elizabeth R (TV documentary, 1992) 16, 23, 37, 89, 130, 203, 217–21
Ella, Grand Duchess 295
El-Nayal, Nabil 199
Emanuel, Elizabeth 199
Ernst August, Prince of Hanover 235
Estonia 96
Eton 186, 200
Eugenie, Princess 74, 84
European Union 21, 31, 300, 313, 320
Evans, Lt Paul 232
Exeter Airport 62
Facebook 39, 201
Fagan, Michael 59
Falklands War (1982) 268
Farouk, King of Egypt 235
Fat Duck restaurant, Bray 287
Faull, Emma 291
Fayed, Dodi 100
Fellowes, Lord Robert 130; and Campbell 104; and Diana 90; and policing of royal events 60; as Private Secretary 64, 67, 93, 180, 189, 192; on Queen Mother 88–9; on Queen’s personality 220
Ferguson, George 258
Ferguson, Major Ronald 74
Ferguson, Sarah, see York, Duchess of
Fiji 302, 309
Fisher, Geoffrey, Archbishop of Canterbury 36
Flament-Rivas, Timel 304
Flanagan, Mark 126, 127, 128, 145, 148
Flanagan, Maurice 318
Flanders, Michael 212
Flather, Gary 299
Flickr 201
Food Service Management Group 126
Foot Guards 136
Football Association 70, 72
Ford, Lt-Colonel Andrew 256, 326
Foreign Office 66, 111, 137, 139, 140, 148, 156, 275, 300
Fortune, Quinton 115
France 299, 306, 322