Plus, Harry can stay on royal grounds—if he gives enough notice, and academics worry important documents belonging to the late queen may be destroyed.
that Buckingham Palace has assigned the task of the preliminary sorting of the late Queen Elizabeth’s letters to her favorite courtier, Paul Whybrew, commonly known as Tall Paul. Academics have expressed concern that such anapproach by a far-from-impartial aide may lead to some documents being suppressed or destroyed.
Princess Margaret is widely believed to have burnt many of the queen mother’s letters after her death, and historians are nervous of history repeating itself, especially as an official biographer has yet to be appointed to the task of documenting the queen’s life. Queen Elizabeth visits the Edinburgh Climate Change Institute at the University of Edinburgh in 2021.History lecturer Dr Alison McClean from the University of Bristol told the: “The late queen’s diaries have the potential to become a significant historical resource. Mr Whybrow is undoubtedly a valued and trusted member of the royal household with an intimate knowledge of its inner workings.
Biographer and historian Andrew Lownie, a long term campaigner for greater transparency at the Royal archives, said: “The royal family have a history of destroying records and there are worries this may happen again.”: “We have to remember the enormous damage that Princess Margaret did when she went through the papers of the late Queen Mother. She made a bonfire, put the papers into black plastic bags and burnt them—including letters from Princess Diana.
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