Little was hidden at the Queen Elizabeth II And even less on the day of his birthday. Accustomed to celebrating the event in a small committee, surrounded by the Windsor family, the monarch had many surprises in 1996. And yes, her children, especially her son, the prince Andrewhe concocted a particular birthday for his 70th anniversary. Unfortunately, Richard Kayeditor -in -chief of Daily Mail, revealed the top secret project of the royal family before Queen Elizabeth II was informed of it, which would have caused the Windsor’s anger.
“There was an outcry at the Buckingham Palace,” recalls Richard Kay in the newsletter ” Palace Confidential » of Daily Mail. “I was accused of having spoiled a surprise party, and I was told that the queen, due to the very nature of her role, received very pleasant surprises and that I had spoiled one. »On the program of allegedly confidential festivities? A trip from the royal family by the Thames to join the Waterside Inn, a restaurant surrounded by 3 Michelin stars, in the village of Bray, in the Berkshire.
Shortly after the misadventure, Richard Kay covered a report during a Garden-Party organized by Queen Elizabeth II. The warnings were clear: he had to avoid the queen who was still “reassembled” against the journalist. To take care, the editor therefore went to chat with the ladies of the monarch, act which, according to the British tabloid, did not at all pleased her husband, the prince Philipwho allegedly reprimanded them for talking about this “damn type”.
At the time, according to Daily Mailthe daughters of the Queen, the Princess Diana et Sarah Fergusonwere both accused of having disclosed the surprise birthday program of the monarch to the editor. However, Richard Kay assures him, neither is the donor of this revelation.