But then, quiet public service was very much her MO.
As economist Walter Bagehot put it in 1867, the mysticism of the monarchy is central to its appeal.
We must not let in daylight on the magic."
But beneath the splendor and majesty of the monarchy lies plenty of mysteries and unexplained phenomena.
A member of the public made the grisly discovery on one of Prince Philip’s favorite hunting grounds.
The box also allegedly contained cruel letters that Prince Philip had sent to Diana.
The box was believed to be destroyed to prevent embarrassment for the family.
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There have long been claims that Edward was a Nazi sympathizer.
But how far his extremist views went remains a matter of dispute.
“And of course, people were briefing him, warning him, telling him to stay away…
He, I think, quite deliberately engaged with them because he believed in these strong men.”
Despite intense speculation, whether Edward actually collaborated with the Nazis remains another unsolved royal mystery.
Who made the comment about Prince Archie’s skin color?
Meghan alleged that a member of the royal family commented on how dark the baby’s skin might be.
“Well, absolutely gorgeous, I’m certain,” Camilla apparently replied.
“I mean, what do you think their children’s complexion might be?”
came Charles' alleged response.
Charles' team denied the claim, stating, “This is fiction and not worth further comment.”
The royals allegedly live in fear of Meghan one day naming the individual in question.
These fears were amplified following the release of Harry’s memoir, “Spare.”
“How do you speak openly without it ending up in volume two?”
Before she passed away in September 2022, Elizabeth swore in the new Prime Minister, Liz Truss.
Two days later, she died with her children, King Charles and Princess Anne, by her side.
But what is steeped in mystery is the queen’s last will and testament.
The policy of shielding the contents of royal wills from the public has been met with considerable scrutiny.
How did Prince Andrew afford his lavish lifestyle?
Ever since his association with Jeffrey Epstein was made public,Prince Andrew has been shunnedby the Windsor family.
But his controversies started long before his friendship with the pedophile billionaire flourished.
Namely, Andrew has always had a penchant for luxury and jet-setting.
His playboy ways became so notorious that the British media dubbed him the “party prince.”
Before being ousted from royal duties, Andrew enjoyed all manner of luxuries.
Subsequently, this raises questions about where Andrew’s settlement money to Virginia Giuffre came from.
There are even rumors that she married Brown.
But others have suggested that a union between the pair was highly unlikely.
However, the queen stopped short of admitting that she had a romantic relationship with Brown.
The true nature of King George V’s death
King George V was Queen Elizabeth’s grandfather.
Dawson supposedly accelerated the king’s demise so that the morning newspapers could break news of his death.
But he also reportedly believed in euthanasia as an act of mercy.
That has become increasingly the custom.
This may be taken as something accepted.
Did Elizabeth I collude in the murder of Amy Robsart?
But matters were complicated by the fact that Dudley was married to Amy Robsart.
Some have claimed that he wanted his wife dead so he could marry Elizabeth.
There are even theories that the queen colluded in Robsart’s alleged murder.
Rumors of a tryst between Margaret and the Rolling Stone have persisted for years.
The princess, who enjoyed mingling in celebrity circles, first met Jagger at a party in the ’60s.
The two quickly took a shine to one another.
“There was a flirtation going on there, definitely,” onlookerLady Elsa Bowker told the Daily Mail.
“Princess Margaret was only in her 30s and quite attractive.
And as everybody knows, she was attracted to younger men.”
Even Queen Elizabeth remained in the dark about her sister’s alleged rendezvous with Jagger.
But she reportedly didn’t approve of Margaret associating with a bad boy rocker.
“Margaret had caused more than her share of scandal,” explained publisher Harold Brooks-Baker.
“The last thing the Queen wanted was her sister running off with Mick Jagger.”
Or so he says.
He even claimed that he has recollections of meeting Camilla as a child while his adoptive parents waited outside.
Why did the queen really intervene in Paul Burrell’s trial?
“She knew that all along, so why did she not say something earlier?”
asked royal biographer Anthony Holden, perThe Sydney Morning Herald.
Subsequently, Elizabeth’s surprise intervention led to more questions than answers.
Burrell may have also been set to divulge intimate details about the royals that would have caused them embarrassment.
