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Queen Elizabeth 'loved when things went wrong,' long-time staffer claims

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Ex-Harry and Meghan aide claims Queen Elizabeth ‘loved when things went wrong’

Queen Elizabeth II "loved it when things went wrong," an ex-aide to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex has claimed.

Samantha Cohen, who worked for the royal family from 2001 until 2019, told the Herald Sun the late monarch "had no ego" and "was so comfortable in herself."

The long-time royal staffer, who was Queen Elizabeth's assistant private secretary before working with Harry and Meghan, claimed: “If a cake was not cutting, or a plaque didn’t unveil, because everything was so perfectly organised, it spiced her life up when things went wrong.”

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