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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Nicole Wootton-Cane

Boris tried to meet Queen when he had Covid – the most explosive claims in new royal book

The late Queen’s political leanings and Queen Camilla’s experience of fighting off a sexual assault on a train as a teenager are among several eye-opening claims made in a new royal book.

Penned by former Times royal correspondent Valentine Low, Power And The Palace aims to expose the behind-closed-doors relationship between the monarchy and the government through interviews with a series of senior politicians, civil servants, and royal aides.

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