Royal Family Operations Manual

Robert Jobson is a journalist, author and broadcaster who has reported on the Royal Family since 1991 as correspondent for UK national newspapers, US TV network ABC News and Australias breakfast show Sunrise. Robert has written several books on the British royals, including the best-selling Diana: Closely Guarded Secret, Guarding Diana and the recently well-received Charles at Seventy.

Chapter one: History, setting the royals in context The line of succession: House of Saxe-Coburg and the Stuarts, links to earlier British royal dynasties. The House of Windsor: The story behind name change Renewing the dynasty: royal weddings, coronations, babies and abdication, brief biogs and portraits of current royals major and minor. Regency: What happens in this situation. Back to the last one George III (the last American King) Include portraits and biographies of the monarchs and their family, past and present. Illustration: Family tree Chapter Two: Realms and dominions The British Empire, and the current extent of influence; The Commonwealth explained. 53 nations up from 52 nations last year. Role in the British constitution Head of state; legal status and rules of office explained. Role of Queen, what would happen in a constitutional crisis. Extent/limitations of power. Meetings with PMs over the years. Dissolving and opening parliament. Could the monarch ever actually interfere with parliament? Precedents. Royal tours abroad, planning and execution, staff members and responsiblities, negotiating security. Chapter Three: Finance and wealth Who owns what: how it is funded. Who pays for what? Income, assets, wealth, crown dependencies, salaries and expenses. Add tax here? Different revenue streams Civil List, Sovereign Grant, Duchy of Lancaster, Duchy of Cornwall, Crown estates. Charitable trusts. Royal patents, charters and patents go here? What do they mean, who benefits? Does the Queen really use Andrex toilet paper and spread Tiptree marmalade on her toast? Chapter Four: The Royal Residences (perhaps this is too much on the buildings, and we could combine this chapter with Ch5 Households) Buckingham Palace, number of rooms, which are open to the public, which ones are the inner sanctums, how many staff does it need to keep in running, what is the pecking order, would be great to have details of how many pounds of suger/eggs/dog poo bags/bottles of champagne/etc the household gets through in a year. What are the unbreakable rules? Windsor Castle, favourite residence, place the family have come here to get married and be buried. The restoration and comeback, post-fire. Who is there when the family isnt? Balmoral Castle, the Queens hideaway. Include Craigowan Lodge where Queen prefers to stay especially when she only has a few people with her. More relaxed here than other palaces? Whats the daily routine? Birkhall Charles and Camilla inherit it from the Queen Mother and base themselves there during the summer (and New Year) Delnadamph Lodge, regional official residences: Holyroodhouse and Hillsborough Castle The private homes: Sandringham, Clarence House, Highgrove, Kensington Palace, St Jamess Palace. Anmer Hall for William and Kate. Who is in charge of running these residences, who owns them, do they pay council tax?! And theres a new residence Frogmore Cottage for Harry and Meghan Box out on the Tower of London, still officially a royal residence. Chapter Five: The Royal Households The offices and the people who work in them. Explaining some of the unusual names and titles, including the most minor as well as the most important. Are there factions and feuds between the households? The Royal Household, Household of Prince of Wales, Household of Duke and Duchess and Cambridge and Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Buckingham Palace for the Queen and her children, except Charles. St. Jamess Palace/Clarence House for Charles and Camilla Kensington Palace for William and Harry and their families. Chapter Six: Royal Transport Cars currently owned and what they are used for. Inside the Royal Mews. Planes and trains Inside the Royal Train, Flights through British Airways or the military Royal Squadron. The Royal Yacht Britannia (out of commission). Inside the Royal Yacht. Carriages. One spread State carriages like those used for the opening of Parliament to thos