Having taken on the patronage of the Royal College of Nursing, the King seems less inclined to resume his presidency of the British Medical Association, now controlled by strike-happy junior doctors.
When he assumed the role in the 1980s, he quoted a letter from a doctor who warned him of the danger of his image being tarnished if he took an active interest in the association's affairs Jodie Kidd blames the absence of salad bars in her modelling prime for her drastic weight loss, prompting one mother to accuse her: 'You've almost killed my daughter – you are the worst role model.'
Royal historian Kate Williams says HM took a break from her desk at 1pm to stir the cocktail of two thirds Dubonnet and one third gin, adding: 'It's like a boozy cough sweet.A new Channel 5 documentary reveals the late Queen had a thirst for a daily pre-lunch Dubonnet cocktail pick-me-up