Since its all quiet on the Royal front today thought others might be interested in this documentary from a few years ago about the press and the royals PR with interviews from people like Charles' former press secretary. They go into really interesting things like how leaks happen for example when Camilla met William for the first time the journalist involved said he got it from Charles' spin doctor and how William found out about this very private event being leaked and felt used by his Father to rehabilitate Camilla's image.
Other questions I know people have asked like what stories or photos do the press have that they don't release, they talk about the pressure cooker agreement that was formed in '95 so that the press wouldn't report on the Princes day to day but occassionally the valve would be let off and they'd get a big event like photos of them on their first day of school. They said they didn't post photos and stories that they got in during the times that the valve was closed, examples he gave were photos of them going about their lives and stories about them at school and other things like them shooting from cars at Sandringham.
The press secretary featured had to give her resignation when she organised a feature about William for his 18th Birthday for a photographer with the understanding it would be shared with all the media equally but since he was under contract with the Telegraph they got the pictures first and the other media was up in arms. Piers Morgan essentially said because of the Telegraph getting the pictures first the pressure cooker agreement is off and we'll report what we like with the only way the Princes would keep their privacy going forward would be for her to resign.
Really interesting especially given recent leaks (discussions of sources) and Harry's lawsuits
Theres a part 2 available also, going to watch that now as I found the first one so interesting
fascinating.
The events of Harry and Meghan seem rather tame compared to the events of Diana, Charles, Camilla, and Edward