Yes, Ma'am

It’sa question that royal watchers have pondered for as long as the monarchy hasexisted. And who better to ask than the army of servants and staff past andpresent who feed and clothe the royals, organise their days, polish theirshoes, carry the deer they shoot and even put the toothpaste on theirtoothbrushes?Frommedieval times, when the Groom of the Stool oversaw the monarch’s lavatorialexploits, and courtiers accompanied the king and queen to bed on their weddingnight and made bawdy remarks until ushered out of the room, below-stairs staffhave had a unique insight into the lives of their royal masters.Inthis lively and colourful history, now updated in paperback, royal expert TomQuinn goes behind palace doors to give a compelling glimpse of Britain’sroyals, ancient and modern. Here you will find the tales of the equerry whothreatened to throw Queen Victoria out of her own stables, the junior footmanwho had to change his name on the orders of the queen, and the lady in waitingwho, with Prince Philip’s mother Princess Alice, regularly set fire to herrooms at Buckingham Palace.Perhaps most intriguing of all, we see, throughthe eyes of serving and recently retired staff, how today’s royals live –including how the relationship between Meghan and Harry and William and Katestarted with high hopes and descended into bitterness and anger, and how theformer Prince Andrew’s life has changed since being cast out by the royalfamily.