She was a happy, noisy kid. Now she whispers': Father of freed Irish-Israeli hostage Emily Hand vows to help her through the trauma of spending her ninth birthday running from missile strikes in Gaza - as hopes rise the ceasefire could be extended SARAH VINE: Where DO Harry and Meghan stand in relation to this puppet of theirs? If the Duke and Duchess of Sussex don't denounce the poison in Omid Scobie's new book, we can only assume they endorse it Little wonder, perhaps, that — beyond the fact of the book — Charles was distressed by what Harry had to say about his beloved wife.

Once, his wife took me into his study to discuss some charitable endeavour. His desk was piled high with books and papers. Beautifully written book. I have read many other books about Philip but this is the best' DAILY EXPRESS The truth is that Her Majesty always knew that her remaining time was limited," Brandreth wrote. "She accepted this with all the grace you'd expect." The Great British Bake Off final review: Nude baking, Noel? It's a surprise it's not been on Channel 4 already, writes CHRISTOPHER STEVENS I'm A Celebrity bosses 'fear more stars could quit the show' after Grace Dent's departure - as hungry campmates face storms and harsh trials

Over on NBC this morning, royal commentator Daisy McAndrew told the Today programme that the Sussexes would not have as much media coverage as normal today due to the announcement of the new prime minister, Liz Truss.

Nicola Roberts cuts an elegant figure in plunging forest green midi dress as she attends the Wonka premiere He continued: "By late afternoon, however, rumour is rife. I have a call from my son-in-law (a former Coldstream Guards officer) to say that he is at the Cavalry & Guards Club in Piccadilly, where groups are gathering to discuss the detail of Operation London Bridge—the codename for the action-plan that comes into being the moment the sovereign dies. Omid Scobie insists Harry and Meghan didn't brief him for book - but admits there are 'plenty of people around them' who DID' S Club's Hannah Spearritt takes a tumble during Dancing On Ice rehearsals she she gears up to take part in ITV skating show Brilliant, totally inspiring . . . It's a joy to read a book that comes from a perspective of fondness' KIRSTIE ALLSOPP, THE TIMESShe arrived at the Palace – ‘”The big house at the end of the Mall” is how Mrs Hoster described it’ - in 1965, on Battle of Britain Day, starting out as Lady Clerk to the Assistant Private Secretary. ‘”You will wear a hat” I was told: we all wore hats to work in those days. And the men all wore bowlers.’ Efficient, jolly, and what once was called PLU [standing for ‘People Like Us’], Debs gradually, and inevitably, moved up the hierarchy of the Palace secretariat. Conversely, Sir Alan “Tommy” Lascelles, for reasons unknown, gets almost his whole Who’s Who entry printed, as if the fact that he was a member of the Travellers private gentleman’s club is important to his estimation of the then Lt Philip Mountbatten. Surprisingly, she was not keen on mince pies or Christmas pudding, so at Sandringham, according to Newbould: ‘I could be quite bold, with, say, a pina colada mousse with a raspberry coulis.’ Katherine Ryan says she turned down I'm A Celebrity because she is 'against glorifying dangerous people like Nigel Farage' for entertainment Queen Elizabeth II attends an Armed Forces Act of Loyalty Parade in the gardens of the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, Scotland, on June 28. Gyles Brandreth (inset) says he heard that she had cancer in the year before her death in his new biography of the queen. Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images/Karwai Tang/WireImage

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Prince Philip 'told Kate: you are not a celebrity'

He was a soldier much loved by his men,’ adding, ‘Yes, he was gay but, to be honest, I don’t think much ever happened in that department.’

Included in the post was a photo of a programme for the “service of prayer and dedication following the marriage of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cornwall”, which took place on Sunday 9 April 2005. Then there is the late Queen’s habit of understatement, which becomes cumulatively funnier as the book progresses. When Brandreth tells her he has seen the two Victoria Crosses that Idi Amin had specially made for himself in the 1970s, she responds: “He was certainly quite a character.” The news that a man was apprehended in the grounds of Windsor Castle threatening to kill her with a crossbow on December 25 2021 prompted the response: “Well, that would have put a dampener on Christmas, wouldn’t it?” And presenter Phillip Schofield said: 'There's no dignity in that, though, is there?' I mean, also, the Queen, 96 years old, dignified her entire life, having to cope with this. Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's 'total system reboot': Couple are revamping direction after being surprised at Spotify 'turning down so many of their ideas'

Rochelle Humes reveals what husband Marvin's secret signal could REALLY mean as he taps his heart four times on I'm A Celebrity Sydney Sweeney looks unrecognisable with brunette hair while filming the upcoming survival thriller Eden in Australia Like most biographers of the Queen, one feels that Brandreth loses sight of her a bit too often while he’s busy detailing the far more juicy activities of other members of her family. Although readers may share his belief that Charles and Camilla will make a fine king and queen, and agree with him that the Duchess of Sussex’s emotional incontinence compares unfavourably with the late Queen’s stoicism, many will feel his emphasising of these views becomes rather repetitive.