'Unusual values!' Royal expert on the Queen, The Crown and James Bond | Gyles Brandreth interview

'Unusual values!' Royal expert on the Queen, The Crown and James Bond | Gyles Brandreth interview. While the world waits to hear what broadsides Prince Harry and Meghan Markle launch at the royal family in their Netflix docuseries, those with longer memories may remember the King Charles III’s own criticism of his parents which ‘distressed’ his parents. That’s the view of the Queen's biographer and friend of the royals, Gyles Brandreth, who believes that it was the public nature of the criticisms that hurt the most. In a very special Palace Confidential interview (Part 1), here's what Gyles Brandreth talks about: 0:00 The Queen’s biographer and friend Gyles Brandreth joins Palace Confidential to discuss his new book 0:50 ‘Show the Queen’s inward mind’ What Gyles Brandreth did differently when writing the Queen’s biography 3:10 ‘Nobody was ever normal with the Queen’ Gyles recalls the first time he met the Queen 4:57 ‘Do not let daylight in on magic!’ What was the Buckingham Palace reaction to Gyles’s writing a biography? 5:35 From James Bond to Paddington Bear: Discussing the Queen’s sense humour 8:35 ‘We live in a very dark world…she was an exemplar of goodness’ 9:49 ‘Unusual values’ What surprised Gyles about the Queen? 11:23 Prince Philip wasn’t the only ‘husband-material’ candidate the young Queen thought about as a Princess! 14:03 From dogs to grand-children, the Queen was incredibly even-handed 15:54 The Queen became less conservative as she got older and more informal! 19:25 ‘Strong thighs Mrs Thatcher!’ Gyles shares an absolutely INCREDIBLE anecdote about the Queen’s first meeting with Margaret Thatcher 21:13 ‘Totally trust her’ The amazing dynamic the Queen had with world leaders 24:46 The Queen was ‘hurt’ by King Charles parenting criticism 26:35 Prince Philip would have been ‘appalled’ by Prince Harry Meghan Markle Oprah interview 28:02 ‘The Queen didn’t hesitate’: How did the Queen react to the Prince Andrew scandals? 34:20 The Queen takes the ‘long view’ and would not have been rocked by Prince Harry and Prince Andrew issues 35:23 The Queen was ‘very keen’ on James Bond films! --------------- SHOPPING: Products featured in this video have affiliate links. If you make a purchase using links in this video, Daily Mail will earn an affiliate commission. Buy Gyles Brandreth's knitwear here: https://fave.co/3XQouxM Buy Gyles Brandreth’s book, Elizabeth: An Intimate Portrait here https://fave.co/3VGsC1E --------------- #PalaceConfidential #PC #KingCharles #PrinceEdward #PrinceHarry #MeghanMarkle #PrinceWilliam #KateMiddleton #PrinceWilliam #GylesBrandreth #RichardEden #Interview