confidante

Secret diary of the Queen’s first confidante Alathea Fitzalan Howard

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Alathea Fitzalan Howard ecame a close friend of Princess Elizabeth and her sister Margaret, visiting them often at Windsor Castle, and enjoying parties, balls, picnics and celebrations with the Royal Family and other members of the Court Alathea Fitzalan Howard was sent to live with her grandfather, Viscount Fitzalan of Derwent, at Cumberland lodge in Windsor Great … Read more

It’s claimed the Duke of Sussex called the Queen’s most trusted confidante ‘this woman’

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Normally at this time of year, they like to be peering at the night sky, the older woman expertly directing her younger companion to the constellations that shine so brightly above Balmoral Castle in late summer. They are rare moments of tranquillity for the Queen and her long-standing dresser and confidante Angela Kelly, who has … Read more