One of essentially the most enduring love tales was that of the late Queen and Prince Philip, who have been married for 73 years earlier than the late Duke of Edinburgh handed away on 9 April 2021.
Despite the size of their marriage, there have been quite a few allegations that Philip had cheated on his beloved spouse, with tales starting from different members of the royal household to well-known actresses and fashions.
However, showing on A Right Royal Podcast to focus on his upcoming biography of the late monarch, Elizabeth II: An Intimate Portrait, Gyles Brandreth revealed how “frustrated” Philip was over the rumours, and detailed how the late royal initially needed to take authorized motion.
Speaking to hosts Andrea Caamano and Emily Nash, Gyles defined: “The book is an intimate portrait of the Queen, but it is also an intimate portrait of the Duke of Edinburgh, whose loyalty to the Queen was complete. That was what his life was all about. Yes, he had flirtatious friendships. He was of a generation where maybe that was more acceptable than it would be now.
“And certainly, I talked to a lot of folks quoted at size, certainly one of them who had been a really shut buddy of his. And nothing occurred between them. It does not imply to say there wasn’t an intimate friendship, however I do not imagine he was a philanderer. And you’ll little question get books, folks, saying these extraordinary issues, as a result of it sells.”
Gyles then recounted: “But I do keep in mind as soon as, a very long time in the past within the Nineteen Nineties, I went to see the Duke of Edinburgh, and he produced from a drawer a folder of cuttings and mentioned, ‘Look at this’. There have been newspaper cuttings, primarily from overseas newspapers, a whole lot of Australian newspapers, about alleged affairs that he was supposed to have had with all types of individuals – different members of the royal household, actresses, fashions. It was a thick folder of cuttings and he mentioned, ‘There’s not a phrase of fact on this. What can I do about it?’
“What surprised me was that he’d kept the cuttings, they’d obviously really annoyed him. He then photocopied them and sent them to me, because it so annoyed him. And he said, ‘Well, what can I do about this?’ And he said, ‘If I take it to court, it ends up being replayed in court and you say, no smoke without fire’. So he just had to grin and bear it, but he did find it very, very frustrating.”
Gyles additionally addressed rumours that the late monarch had had an affair behind Philip’s again. “I mean, there were also ludicrous stories, rumours at the time about the late Queen having had an affair with Lord Carnarvon, who was her racing manager and indeed was a very close friend of the Queen’s, I mean, really a best friend because of the horses,” he mentioned. “That was their shared love.”
Gyles concluded: “But anyone who knew the late Queen for more than a few minutes, and if you’ve actually observed her, will know that this woman never had an affair with anybody. It is just impossible. And actually to be going around saying it is wrong. And when people are dead, it’s doubly wrong, it makes it worse because you can’t be sued.”
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Elsewhere on the newest episode of A Right Royal Podcast, Gyles revealed that the late monarch had suffered a miscarriage at one level, though it wasn’t revealed when she had misplaced the infant.
The revelations about Queen Elizabeth II come forward of a deliberate week of celebrations subsequent week on what would have marked her a hundredth birthday.
© POOL/AFP by way of Getty ImagesKing Charles has reportedly written a speech for the event commemorating the 70-year reign of his mom and highlighting her legacy and repair.
Members of the royal household will gather for a Buckingham Palace reception on the day of her birthday, 21 April. Charities and organisations related to the late Queen, together with Cancer Research UK, the Jockey Club and the Army Benevolent Fund, have been invited to the occasion.
