Prince Charles has his foibles, but he is not a crook, not a bully, and not a hypocrite.
Britain has had some very strong and successful queens throughout history, but, since the Act of Succession in 1701, they have only been eligible to take the throne if they had no brothers. If there was a boy in the family, no matter where he came in the order of birth, he leapfrogged his sisters to take the title.
Kenya has deep resonances for the royals: it was here, after all, that the young Princess Elizabeth heard of the death of her father, George VI. From that moment, she was Queen.
At one time, my mother did plan to divorce my father when she found out about an affair he had with a model, the sister of one of my brother's girlfriends.
I don't think the monarchy is tawdry in the slightest. I think the monarchy is hugely important for Britain.
William's marriage to Kate Middleton showed that social class, which seemed so important when Prince Charles was looking for a bride in the Eighties, is no longer an issue.
The monarchy needs publicity: they must be seen to be relevant. Unfortunately, they can't just lead quiet lives.
Kate Middleton is intelligent, good looking, kind, and fun, and she is remarkably normal.
For much of the final decade of the 20th century, one story regularly dominated the news across much of the developed world. It was the unravelling of the marriage between the heir to the British throne and his beautiful, charismatic princess, Diana.
Public disapproval is the price I pay for writing about the royals.
Africa is the one place on earth where Prince Harry can be truly himself. He describes Botswana as his 'second home,' but this magical country is even more than that - it is his haven, his safe harbour.
Kate Middleton has no blue blood coursing through her veins. Her father, Michael, is self-made, and he and his wife have been very successful with their party business, but they are and always will be strictly middle class.
I've got terrible hate mail basically saying I'm vile and evil.
I have huge sympathy for Prince William. He was born into a deeply unenviable life that most of us would abhor, and what's more, he lost his mother at an early age.
Diana became a superstar when she became a part of the Royal Family because she brought youth and glamour and fun into a staid and dusty institution, and at times she eclipsed the Prince of Wales. It was one of the early problems within their marriage.
Because I am fascinated by people and what makes them behave the way they do. I think it is one of the most fascinating things in the world.
Becoming pregnant can be difficult at the best of times.
My loyalty is to myself, actually. I don't know if it's to my readers.
I feel that if I'm writing a book, it has to be an honest book: it has to say what I believe to be the truth, so that's kind of warts and all.
I confess I'm a huge fan of 'Suits.'
