The Firm: The Troubled Life of the House of Windsor
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Index
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Aberfan 22–3, 181
Adeane, Edward 244, 245, 246, 344
Airey, Sir Christopher 249–50, 344
Airlie, David Lord 25–9, 30, 31, 32, 33, 36–7, 40, 41, 42–3, 44, 194, 195, 419
al Fayed, Dodi 106, 107, 117
al Fayed, Mohamed 106
Albert, Prince xiv, 13, 27, 152
Alexandra, Princess xvii, 26
Anderson, Ailsa 47, 375
Andrew, Prince 47, 204, 261, 354, 364
golf, love of 400
It’s A Royal Knockout 23
Koo Stark, relationship with 284
marries 40, 284–5
9/11, reaction to 285–6
parentage, doubts over 409
personality 282–4, 344, 345
Queen, closeness to 76
supports Britain’s commercial interests overseas 281
Anne, Princess 145, 167, 168, 179, 204, 317, 323
children 418
divorce 371
Dunblane, visits families 182
father, similarities to 315–16
hard working 310
It’s A Royal Knockout 23
marriage 371–2
personality 372–5
press, loathing of 328
Princess Royal Trust for Carers 370–1
public train travel 142
Queen, closeness to 76
rudeness 345
Save the Children 199–200, 201–2, 373
supports Britain’s commercial interests overseas 281
Annual Reports 146
Anson, Charles 44, 269, 346
Ardent 134, 135, 217, 333, 364
Arengo-Jones, Paul 210–11, 212, 214–15, 217, 220, 365, 367, 368
Ascot Board 170
Ascot Racecourse xix, 35, 171–2
Asian tsunami xiv-xv, 254
Atlee, Clement 408–9
Aylard, Richard 82, 100–1, 111, 119, 120–2, 123, 125, 249
Bagshot Park 219, 365
Balmoral Castle 15–16, 22, 40, 56, 75, 77, 185, 188, 212, 325, 326, 334
Banks, Tony 183
Barschak, Aaron 356
Bartholomew, Carolyn 92, 93
Bashir, Martin 102
Baxter, Alan 230
BBC 325, 416
Beaverbrook, Lord 329, 330
Beckett, Margaret 236
Benn, Tony 398
Birt, John 102
Black, Guy 123, 132, 326, 328, 330–1, 336–7, 343, 347, 388, 390
Blackburn, Vice Admiral Sir Tom 298
Blair, Tony xx, 16, 136, 301, 302, 312, 363, 399, 416–17
Bogdanor, Vernon 289, 405, 408
Bolland, Mark 39, 46, 111, 119, 122, 123, 124, 125–6, 127–9, 130, 131, 132, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 334, 339–40, 343, 347, 357, 358, 377, 378
Bond, Jenny 206–7
Brabourne, Lord 322
Brainwave 362
Britannia (Royal Yacht) 56, 291
British Airways 147–8, 385
Browne-Wilkinson, Hilary 119
Browne-Wilkinson, Nico 119
Buckingham Palace xiii, xvi, xvii, xviii–xix, 1, 2, 3, 11–15, 16, 18, 96, 118, 127, 133, 135, 141, 143, 218, 242, 246, 274, 285, 312, 362, 419, 420
Blue Drawing Room 318
Changing of the Guard 56–7
focal point after Diana’s death xiv, 23, 187, 191
gallery 150, 294
gardens 278
history of 12–13
informal lunches 59
modernization of 30–2
open to public 14, 31–2, 43, 157
Party at the Palace 318, 320, 321
Press Office 47, 102, 103
Second World War, target during 173, 174–5, 177
security 14, 57
themed receptions 316–17
Burrell, Paul 39, 46, 49, 196, 338–43, 349, 351, 352, 410
Bush, President George W. 3, 185, 274, 281, 286, 289
Business in the Community (BITC) 87, 94, 232–8, 251–2
Campbell, Eugene 346–7
Chalker, Baroness 374, 385
Changing of the Guard 56–7
Charity Commission, The 203–4
Charles and Diana: Portrait of a Marriage (Junor) 91
Charles I, King 16, 151, 197, 260
Charles II, King 16, 151, 260, 264
Charles, Prince 5, 15, 20, 39, 50, 61, 62
appearance 247
architecture, interest in 150, 222–31, 232
Aylard, relationship with 120–2
‘black spider’ memos 46–7, 251, 254
Bolland, relationship with 124, 125, 126, 129
break down of marriage, reaction to 79–80, 82
Buckingham Palace, moves out of 12
Burrell trial, involvement in 341
Camilla, announces intention to marry xviii, 415–17
Camilla, early days with 74, 91
Camilla, first seen with 318
Camilla, importance of 82–6
Camilla, introduces to his sons 129–30
Camilla, marriage to 427–30
Camilla, refusal to end relationship 108–11, 115, 118, 128, 396
Camilla, reunited with as marriage breaks down 84–5, 117
Camilla, sleeps with during marriage 80, 95–6, 116
Camillagate tapes 99–100
chaotic nature of household 349–60
Charitable Foundation 254–5, 360
Charles Clarke, row with 46
closed circle of friends 402
Colborne, relationship with 62–4, 66
Commonwealth, lack of enthusiasm for within 411, 413
day-to-day life 251
Defender of the Faith, expresses desire to become 404
Diana names as person trying to kill her 342
Diana, arguments with 77–8
Diana, marriage to 63–4, 66–70, 71–2
Diana, marries 1
Diana, reaction to popularity of 6
Diana’s death, informed of 22
Dimbleby book, agrees to 87–8
divorce 104
father, relationship with 4, 86–7, 88, 343
Fawcett, relationship with 350–2, 353, 355–8, 360, 438–9
Fellowes, relationship with 18–19
50th birthday 133
girlfriends 72–4
Hamburg visit 291
high style of living 383, 384–5
homosexuality, allegations of 353–5
honesty 81–2, 89
hunting 401
insecurity 249
investitures, role in 299
leaked memos 46
loyalty 346–8, 357
marriage, views on 68
mother, relationship with 76, 86, 88
mysticism and alternative lifestyles, interest in 244–6, 248
office, size of 314
Omagh 189–90
Party at the Palace 320–1
popu
larity 81, 428–9
pressure to marry 71–2
Private secretaries, number of 375
self pity, capacity for 116
selfishness 86
social conscience 244
spirituality 189
tax 42
temper 63, 439
tortured 248, 439
train travel 140–1, 143
weak 76
see also Business in the Community (BITC); Duchy Originals; International Business
Leaders’ Forum (IBLF) and Prince’s Trust
Charlotte of Mecklenburg, Princess 151
Charteris, Lord 322–3
Chase Children’s Hospice 362
Checketts, David 238, 244
Chelsea Flower Show 311, 318
Cheltenham Festival 167
Chirac, President 179, 270, 290
Churchill, Winston xx, 15, 47, 168, 176, 187, 286, 408–9
Civil List 33–8, 41, 42, 156, 204, 384, 400
Clarence House 15, 56, 173, 205, 334, 335, 343, 355, 356, 358, 378, 381, 385, 395, 401, 415, 416, 442
Clarke, Charles 46
Cleverdon, Julia 46, 94, 233–4, 235–6, 237, 238
Colborne, Michael 27, 62–3, 64, 65, 66, 77–8, 85, 86, 95, 245
Colthurst, James 91–2
Colville, Commander Richard 2, 26, 323
Common Sense (Benn) 398–9
Commonwealth 147, 178, 288–9, 391, 392, 411–13
Commonwealth Office 147, 391, 392
Commonwealth War Graves Commission 178
Conibear, Simon 226, 228–9, 230
Coordination and Research Unit, The (CRU) 48, 50–1, 53, 58–9, 145–6
Crown Equerry 145, 160
Crown Estate Act, 1961 35
Crown Estates 34–5, 400
Crown Jewels 156, 196, 274
Cullinan diamond 153
Dacre, Paul 131
Daily Express 329, 335
Daily Mail 46, 106, 107, 131, 134, 135, 329, 330, 343, 347, 358, 364
Daily Mirror 2, 3, 49, 229, 301, 342, 344, 347, 350
Daily Telegraph 131, 329, 330, 346, 347, 357
Davies, Robert 252, 253–4, 279, 408
Davis, Brigadier Miles Hunt 208, 214
Davis, Sir Peter 234, 236
Davy, Chelsy 414
de Brunner, Maxine 340
de Gaulle, President 168
Dench, Dame Judi 315
Denmark, Queen of 394–5
Department for Culture, Media and Sport 38
Department of the Environment 37
Department of Transport 147
Design Museum 311, 312
Devonshire, Duke of 170, 171
Diana, Princess of Wales 101, 108, 111, 357, 385, 395, 396
Burrell and 349–50
Camilla, jealousy of 94–7, 106
Daily Mail, relationship with 131
death xiv, 22–3, 54, 107, 117, 129, 186–8, 190–2, 193, 332, 334, 369
divorce 104
Dodi Fayed, affair with 106–7
eating disorder 80, 93
funeral 33
Kensington Palace residence 15
lack of preparation for role 9–10
marriage viii, 61–2, 63–70, 71–2, 77, 78, 79–80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 88, 89, 91–3
Morton, cooperation with 91–4
Panorama interview 51, 81, 98, 102, 111–12
popularity 7, 52–3
‘Squidgygate’ 94
staff contracts 50
star quality 5–7
stuffiness, complains of royal atmosphere of 18, 50
temper 65
wedding xvii, 1
Diana: Her True Story (Morton) 91–8, 117, 269
Dimbleby, Jonathan 75, 82, 91, 97, 100, 119, 120, 343–4
Duchy of Cornwall 224, 225, 227, 231, 353, 384, 427
Duchy Originals 255–6, 359–60
Duckworth-Chad, Major James 298
Dunblane 182–4
Dyson Appliances 311, 363
Dyson, James 58, 311
Edinburgh, Duke of see Philip, Prince
Edward III, King 265, 300
Edward VII, King xvii, 40, 153, 166, 169, 270, 272, 273, 300
Edward VIII, King 109
Edward, Prince 204, 261, 283, 390
corporate donors, entertains 219, 220
Duke of Edinburgh Award Association, takes over running of 211
Duke of Edinburgh, closeness to 216–17
films William at St Andrews 134–5
gay rumours 354, 363
It’s A Royal Knockout, effect on reputation of 24, 218, 368
mixes business with royal work 364–5, 367–8
personality 369
Queen, closeness to 76
Sophie, effect upon 362
Edwards, Linda 114
Elizabeth I, Queen xv, 260
Elizabeth II, Queen xi, xii, 14, 21, 50
Aberfan, reaction to disaster 181, 182
age 268–9, 427
air travel 141–2, 148, 258
Body Guard 294
Buckingham Palace, role in decision making process within 32–3
Burrell trial, involvement in 339, 341, 342, 410
Camilla and Charles’ engagement, reaction to 416
Camilla and Charles’ wedding, reaction to 428–9
Camilla, opinion of 90, 129
cars 144
Charles and Diana’s marriage breakdown, involvement in 93, 106
Charles, relationship with 86
closeness to children 76, 86
Commonwealth duties 242, 288–90, 412–13
computers, knowledge of 47
Coronation 7–9
Crawford book, reaction to 345–6
crowds, interaction with 267–8
Diana, relationship with 52–3, 65
Diana’s death, reaction to 22–3, 54, 186–8
dog lover 166–7
Dresden visit 291–3
Dunblane visit 182
early popularity 7–8
eightieth birthday 437
expresses nation’s grief xv, 181–2, 185, 186, 187–9
Fagan breaks into bedroom 57, 58
France visit 2004 270–2
Golden Jubilee 308–9, 318, 365, 407
horse activities, love of 145, 166, 167–72
importance of 406, 409, 424, 426
informal lunches 59–60
informality 56
investitures 294–303
Koo Stark, fond of 284
letters received 58
loyalty 346
Maundy service 257–65, 266
Monty Roberts, relationship with 160–5
9/11, reaction to 185
Parry, reaction to 3–4, 345
Party in the Palace 320–1
personality 9, 10, 189, 313, 405, 409–10
Prime Ministers, relationships with 16–18
Private Secretaries 21–2, 51
public and private persona, differentiates between 9, 10
Remembrance Sunday, role in 392–3
retirement 279
Silver Jubilee 288, 321
speaking style 21
speeches 287–8
staff numbers 383–4
state visits 273–4, 275–80, 289–90
The Prince of Wales, reaction to 87
train travel 141
wealth 41
William, closeness to 382
Windsor Castle fire, reaction to 42
English Constitution, The (Bagehot) xvii, 322
Entente Cordiale 270–2
Express Group, The 329, 330
Extra Equerry 145
Fagan, Alice 261–2
Fagan, Michael 57
Falconer, Lord 197
Farish, Will 168–9
Fawcett, Michael 111, 348, 349–60, 438–9
Fellowes, Sir Robert 18–19, 20, 22, 75, 90, 92–3, 106, 118, 127, 128, 129, 346, 363–4
Ferguson, Major Ronald 28
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Ferguson, Sarah 23, 40, 284–5
Fermoy, Lady 67, 344
First World War 392, 405
Ford, Sir Edward 323, 325
Foreign Office 252
Fullemploy 233
garden parties 303–5
Garel-Jones, Lord 198, 407, 417, 420, 425–6
Garner, Sir Saville 303
George III, King 13, 34, 151, 154, 202
George IV, King 13, 152, 177, 195–6
George V, King 21, 40, 153, 166, 261
George VI, King xv, 8, 21, 26, 40, 63, 109, 154, 173, 204, 205, 261, 289
Gilbey, James 92, 94
Gloucester, Duchess of 15, 309, 364
Gloucester, Duke of 179, 364
Gooding, Belinda 255–6
Gordonstoun 207
Goyder, Mark 419, 422
Grant-in-Aid 38, 43, 147, 156, 204
Gretton, Vice Admiral Mike 208, 215, 216, 218, 219–20, 361–2, 368
Guardian 354
Hadlow, Will 229
Hahn, Kurt 206, 207, 208
Hampton Court 156, 162, 169, 222, 245
Harris, Colleen 242, 334, 343
Harry, Prince 50, 81, 103, 142, 148, 188, 192, 320, 332
Burrell trial, opinion of 339 cannabis smoking 135–6
Charles and Camilla, support for 416, 418
Diana makes it difficult for Charles to see 116
doubt over parentage 138
future 369, 418–19
gap year 335–6
mother’s funeral, prepares for 334
on Mohamed al Fayed’s yacht 106
reputation 25, 414
Sandhurst 442
Harverson, Paddy 334–5, 336, 379, 380, 387
Harvey, Belinda 344
Haven Trust 366
Havill, Paul 48, 50, 59, 145–6
Helsby, Sir Laurence 303
Henney, Sandy 334, 346, 347
Henry VII 298
Henry VIII, King 12, 13, 151, 155–6, 273, 307, 395
Heseltine, Bill 26, 218, 322, 325
Hewitt, James 138, 338
Hewlett, Captain Tim 141, 142, 143, 144, 148
Highgrove 255, 359, 385
Hinton, Les 347
Hipwood, Lady Camilla 113
Holyroodhouse, Palace of xix, 15, 56, 154, 274, 304
Horse and Hound 163, 164
Horse Guards Parade xix
House of Lords 196, 197, 394
Household Cavalry 163, 195, 275
Hurd, Douglas 345, 406–7
Hussey, Lady Susan 96
Hutton, Will 203
Imperial State Crown 196
Inland Revenue 41
International Business Leader’s Forum (IBLF) 252–4, 278, 279, 408
investitures 294–303
Irish State Coach 195
It’s A Royal Knockout 23–4, 218, 326, 368
ITN 346