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'I've spent 35 years watching the royals - I tried to make the Queen laugh but got it really wrong' Jennie Bond on icy stares, Charles' karaoke complaint, and the moment Diana made a 'real change'


EXCLUSIVE: Former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond is celebrating her milestone 35th anniversary as a leading expert on all-things monarchy - and she has some unbelievable stories to tell

From joking with the late Queen about a horse who blew raspberries to being told by Diana, Princess of Wales not to wear yellow because it “doesn’t suit her”, Jennie Bond has spent a lifetime in close proximity to the Crown so it's little wonder that the former BBC royal correspondent has an enviable number of stories to tell. Her sharp eye for a story and appealing on-camera manner made her a favourite with the public - even if her approach sometimes led to the occasional royal run-in, most memorably with the late Queen where she quickly became familiar with the monarch’s “icy stare”. Magazine / Alex James)Born in Hitchin in August 1950 - just four days after Princess Anne- Jennie was educated at St Francis' College in Letchworth, before going on to spend three years at Warwick University and one abroad completing her honours degree in French.

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