• The “least stuffy queen in history” is Queen Consort Camilla.
• Camilla has the ideal traits for her position in the royal family.

She has known novelist Gyles Brandreth since she was a teenager, and the writer thinks the former Duchess of Cornwall, who is married to King Charles, has the ideal traits for her position in the royal family, for her down-to-earth character.

He said: “The joy of this Queen Consort is that she’s the least stuffy queen in history.

“She’s the only member of the royal family who’ll happily take a selfie.

“What is more, she possesses the combined qualities of her forebears, the charitable nature of Queen Alexandra, the charm of the late Queen Mother, and the devotion to duty of Queen Mary.”

At Camilla’s 75th birthday lunch earlier this year, Gyles revealed Dame Joanna Lumley mentioned how she intended to carry on the late Prince Philip’s legacy.

He said: “She spoke of how it was the Duke of Edinburgh’s philosophy to look up, look out, say less, do more, get on with the job.

“Then she paused and said, ‘That’s my plan.’”

Despite his years of friendship with the royal family, Gyles – who has just released a biography of the late queen Elizabeth, ‘Elizabeth: An Intimate Portrait’ – admitted he thinks they wish he was more discreet.

He told Britain’s HELLO! magazine: “Even if they tolerate my book, they’ll probably say, ‘Please Gyles, say less!’”

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