7 British royal book bombshells, revealed – from Queen Elizabeth being ‘exhausted’ by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, to Camilla, queen consort ‘calling the shots’ for King Charles

Sep 29 , 2022

Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle, Prince Harry, Camilla, queen consort, and the rest of Britain’s royal family are probably not too pleased about the bombshell revelations in two new books. Photos: DPA, Reuters, @courtjeweller/Twitter

After Queen Elizabeth’s death and King Charles’ rise to the throne, two new books by royal experts – Katie Nicholl’s The New Royals and Valentine Low’s Courtiers – are hitting the shelves

The books reveal Prince William and Kate Middleton’s ‘relief’ at the Sussexes stepping down, and Harry comparing himself to Prince Andrew and thinking he’ll be ‘irrelevant’ once Prince George is 18

With the passing of Queen Elizabeth, the rise of King Charles to the British throne, and his family’s very public fall outs, it’s undoubtedly one of the most prolific times in British royal history. And of course, what better time for royalists to lift the lid on arguably the world’s most famous family?

Two new royal books are hitting the shelves, and they’re certainly not afraid to make some pretty bold statements on what’s happened behind the palace walls.

Britain’s Prince William and Kate, Princess of Wales and Britain’s Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex leave the gate to view the floral tributes for the late Queen Elizabeth outside Windsor Castle, in Windsor, England, on September 10. Photo: AP Photo

Royal expert Katie Nicholl has shared insights in her book The New Royals: Queen Elizabeth’s Legacy and the Future of the Crown, while Valentine Low’s upcoming book Courtiers: The Hidden Power Behind the Crown has already been making headlines too.

Here are some of the biggest book bombshells that were made this week …

1. Queen Elizabeth was ‘exhausted’ by the royal family’s issues with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry stand on a balcony to watch a fly-past of Royal Air Force aircraft pass over Buckingham Palace in London, in July 2018. Photo: AP Photo

A personal friend of Queen Elizabeth spoke to royal expert Katie Nicholl about the late monarch’s thoughts on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

In an excerpt of Nicholl’s upcoming book, The New Royals: Queen Elizabeth’s Legacy and the Future of the Crown, she said she spoke to an unnamed friend of Queen Elizabeth who told her that the queen was “exhausted” by the repercussions of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s step back from the royal family.

“She was very hurt and told me, ‘I don’t know, I don’t care, and I don’t want to think about it any more,’” the friend of the queen told Nicholl.