I missed that bit about Charles; I reread it:
she is not one of Prince Charles’s favourite members of staff, someone whom he believes has been indulged
Charles is a fucking woeful judge of character. He and Andrew plotted to get rid of (now Lord) Christopher Geid, the Queens Private Secretary.
i believe he was Brought back in to sort out the Harkles and Andrew messes.
The reign of Charles III is going to be shit.
Oooh
@Campagne! I've been away and just popped in and saw your message about Geidt being brought back. Is this correct? You've made my day. Halle-fucking-lujah! Rather late in the day, but I hope not too late.
I've got mixed feelings about Charles as monarch. I really don't think he's a bad man but he's lived in an ivory tower and been kow-towed to by obsequious courtiers all his life. He's not thick like Harry, but he's not particularly clever either. He thinks he is though. My best friend's brother went to Cambridge at the same time as Charles and he's bloody clever. He still worked like stink to get excellent A level results and somehow got through the interview. Despite being from a very working class background and having a "gor blimey" accent, he clearly had enough upstairs to impress the dons. My friend still talks with disgust about Charles' A level results being mediocre in comparison with her brother's. She's of the opinion that if her brother had had the same results as Charles, he'd never have been accepted by Cambridge.
Another snippet. Same friend has an associate who is a retired RPO and who has worked for Anne and Andrew. He won't be drawn on Andrew at all, but has an extremely high opinion of Anne ("the best king we'll never have"). If he's in his cups he'll sometimes yield to my friend's nosey-ness and let slip things.
One year, the RPO was on duty at Balmoral. As well as the principal he was attached to, the other royals were there too. He learned that whenever Charles goes anywhere, he takes a load of his own personal stuff too so he can feel at home. We're talking about a couple of pantechnicons! Just for Charles.
So the party arrives at Balmoral and Charles' lorries have already arrived and been unloaded, and the stuff placed in position by the staff. This included Charles' own loo seat. It apparently goes everywhere with him, and is for the sole and exclusive use of the royal arse. Having been attached to Charles' personal cludgie, the loo seat did its duty uncomplainingly throughout the holiday.
On the last day, all the royal family were about to leave. The cars and drivers were ready, and the army of staff had packed and loaded stuff at the last minute so it could be transported ahead of the Royal party, and ready for their arrival at the end of their journey. Including Charles' lavvy seat.
Charles had gone for a short walk, and got back to the castle just in time for the party to start leaving. But he needed to visit the loo before the journey. When he found that his loo seat wasn't on the lavvy pan he went absolutely mental. Really, really ballistic. The pantechnicons had to be unloaded until the loo seat was located, it was then fitted back on the loo ready to receive Charles' valedictory pee / poo, then it was then taken off again and reloaded for its journey back home.
I quite like the conceit of having your own personal loo seat. If it were me though, I'd have several loo seats: one for each of my regular destinations. My staff would know to fix / unfix it upon my arrival / departure. They would then store it until my return so that it couldn't be sullied by other bums.
What I find objectionable is Charles' temper tantrum - remind you of anybody? - and bad behaviour towards staff who have been given a completely unpredictable and unreasonable situation to deal with.
So on balance, I agree with
@Campagne, his reign will be shit.