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Bev Lyons

Jimmy Savile was source for BBC stories about Royal family

Jimmy Savile was a BBC source for stories about The Royal family, it's been revealed on Lorraine.

Royal correspondent Jennie Bond was appearing on the ITV show to discuss the Jimmy Savile documentary on Netflix when she spoke about the fact that she had used Jimmy as a 'source' when she was working for the BBC on stories about the Royals.

Speaking of revelations that Prince Charles sought PR advice from sex beast Sir Jimmy, she said: "I was surprised in those years that he was quite as close as he appeared to be to a number of the royal family - the Duke of Edinburgh as well as Charles and Diana.

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