The Duchess of Sussex struggled with the people running the institution and Sarah Ferguson called them the grey men, constipated, self-appointed keepers of the gate . There are courtiers - especially those who serve the monarch - and there are the unofficial advisers. Author Catherine Pepinster fills us in on the people behind the scenes who have the ear of King Charles and the eye of Queen Camilla.
RICHARD KAY: Marchioness of Lansdowne (left) sprang to defend Queen Camilla when Prince Harry sought to paint his stepmother as dangerous and a villain .
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