The Queen’s former Australian private secretary reminisces on his time at Buckingham Palace | 7.30

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Sir William Heseltine is a former private secretary to Queen Elizabeth II and as such, witnessed several major historical events. He is now 90 years old and disagrees with the way the royal family was portrayed in the drama series The Crown.

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