I think the relation between the monarchy and the press is very much a two-way street.

I think the relation between the monarchy and the press is very much a two-way street.

The winner is not the player who wins the most pots. The winner is the player who wins the most money.

I went on a long trip through South America with Prince Charles where I was the only journalist there - a couple of photographers but no other writers.

A close associate of his gave an interview in which the book was described as quotes 'fiction from being to end'. I suffered trial by tabloid for a couple of weeks, lots of insults in the press, in the columns - this man should be put in the tower and so on.

When the young Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret were growing up, that was at it's height and the War cemented that with photographs of the Royal Family having breakfast together and so on, by pinning their reputation so firmly on that particular issue.

What was funny if you were there is that we were all immensely sophisticated people who knew exactly what she was going to say and we're chatting away, nice to see you.