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A Right Royal Podcast

The Queen’s Final Years & Untold Stories

A Right Royal Podcast

Hello! Magazine Ltd

News Commentary, News, Entertainment News

3.8773 Ratings

🗓️ 2 April 2026

⏱️ 54 minutes

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A Right Royal Podcast is going live! Join HELLO! and our hosts Emily Nash, Andrea Caamano and Emmy Griffiths to celebrate the late Queen's life and legacy as the world marks her centenary this April. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/intimate-morning-celebrating-late-queens-life-with-hellos-royal-experts-tickets-1984277130312?aff=oddtdtcreator In this week’s episode of A Right Royal Podcast, we explore a deeply revealing portrait of Queen Elizabeth II from her unwavering public duty to the private challenges she faced in her final years.Joining us is royal biographer Hugo Vickers, who shares extraordinary insights from his latest book, including previously untold details about the Queen’s health, her relationship with Prince Philip, and the pressures surrounding the royal family in her later life.We also unpack the latest royal headlines from King Charles’ upcoming US state visit to Prince Harry’s ongoing legal battles and his anticipated trip to Australia.✨ Inside this episode:The truth behind the Queen’s final yearsPrince Philip’s poignant final momentsThe ongoing tensions within the royal familyWhat lies ahead for the monarchy 00:00 Intro 00:40 King Charles’ US state visit confirmed 03:10 Why the trip matters politically 05:00 Could Harry meet Charles in America? 07:25 Harry and Meghan’s Australia trip expands 10:05 Prince Harry’s court case update 13:00 Harry on privacy, children and social media 15:20 Beatrice and Eugenie’s Easter absence 18:10 Peter Phillips’ upcoming wedding 20:35 Hugo Vickers interview begins 21:30 Why he wrote this Queen Elizabeth II biography 24:10 What the Queen was really like in person 28:00 Prince Philip’s personality and private humour 32:20 Prince Philip’s health and later years 35:25 The Queen’s health scares and palace secrecy 39:15 The Queen’s kindness behind the scenes 41:35 Harry, Meghan and the Queen’s final years 47:20 Prince Philip’s final night 50:10 The Queen in her “departure lounge” era 53:30 How she viewed duty, death and legacy 58:20 Andrew, Charles and the royal children 01:05:10 William, Catherine and the future of the monarchy 01:10:40 Final reflections on the Queen’s legacy 01:14:10 Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Towards the end of her life when she should have been sailing into sunlit uplands and enjoying her platinum jubilee and being celebrated by everybody.

0:07.3

You had these other dramas which must have caused her an enormous amount of stress.

0:14.4

And that's what I can't forgive the Sussexes for in particular.

0:18.1

You say that she had a lady in waiting present for her meetings with the couple. What was that about? Stopping them taking photographs, I think. Oh, wow. Right, okay. There's some lovely detail about the end of Jeeke's life. Yes, well, I mean, the night before he died, you know, he went along with his emophane. And he found having a beer all by himself.

0:39.1

So he gave his nurses the slip. Yeah, he gave his nurses the slip.

0:43.8

In just a week from now, you could be joining us for a live recording of a Right Roll

0:47.9

podcast in Central London.

0:50.0

We'll be commemorating the life of the late Queen Elizabeth II with the author Robert Hardman.

0:55.1

There'll be tea, coffee, pastries and goodie bags, and there's still time to get your ticket via the link in description.

1:01.8

Welcome to the latest episode of a Right Royal podcast with me, Andrea.

1:06.1

And me, Emily.

1:07.5

It's been a tumultuous start to the week as Buckingham Palace finally confirmed

1:11.2

the King and Queen's state visit to the US and the King's solo royal visit to Bermuda,

1:16.6

but it hasn't been without some controversy. Prince Harry's long-running legal case against

1:21.2

Associated Newspapers Limited has finally concluded after 11 weeks, with a ruling expected to follow.

1:28.9

But he's also preparing for a big trip to Australia and will be giving you more details on what he and Megan will be

1:33.5

getting up to down under. Meanwhile, after a huge challenging couple of months for them, Buckingham

1:39.1

Palace has confirmed that Princess Beatrice and Eugenie will not be joining the King and Queen at Windsor for the Easter service. And as we approach the late Queen Centenary, will be speaking to the author Hugo Vickers, whose new biography, Queen Elizabeth II, has made some fascinating revelations. Shall we get going? Let's do it. Supposed to be a quiet week, you would think, Emily. Holy week? Well, I've told you before about using that word. I know. I know. There's never such a thing as a quiet week. Now, it all started with a very big announcement from Buckingham Palace, which we kind of knew was coming. We did. So this is the King's State visit to the United States and then a royal visit he's making to Bermuda.

2:18.7

And we did know that this was on the cards, but they have been waiting.

2:22.7

They've been biding their time before making this announcement.

2:25.0

And I think it's fairly obvious why, you know, the world is in a very precarious state at the moment.

2:30.5

There's a war going on in the Middle East.

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