'Decommissioned dukes,' Operation Golden Orb,' and a Queen called 'Lorraine'

Robert Hardman’s portrayal of the House of Windsor’s supporting players and his storytelling are the best features of his new book

Robert Hardman’s new book generated a lot of headlines as it was excerpted in the Mail:

• “Queen's fury over naming of baby Lilibet: Aide says monarch was 'as angry as I'd ever seen her' after Harry and Meghan claimed they had her blessing to use childhood nickname”

• “Why William believes his greatest duty is training George to be a good king”

• “Secret summi…