A former chief adviser to the late Queen has revealed the “seat of the pants” crisis talks that took place after Boris Johnson was admitted to intensive care with Covid, including discussion of “scenario C” over what would happen if he died.
Lord Young of Old Windsor also lifted the lid on how he and the then prime minister’s top aide Martin Reynolds had intervened at the last minute to stop a face-to-face meeting between the vulnerable monarch and the unknowingly infected Tory leader, averting potential disaster.
