It is well documented that Queen Elizabeth II enjoyed doing the washing up at Balmoral . Former royal press secretary Dickie Arbiter spoke about it on the first season of our podcast, and biographer Gyles Brandreth revisited the story in Elizabeth: An Intimate Portrait . He wrote that the Queen found the chore "therapeutic." In episode 1 of season 5 of A Right Royal Podcast , author Valentine Low adds a new twist. In his book Power and the Palace , he reveals what really happened once the late monarch put down her rubber gloves.

Speaking to hosts Andrea Caamano and HELLO!'s royal editor Emily Nash , Low explained how he uncovered the story. "The source of this was Alex Allen, who was the Prime Minister's private secretary under John Major," he says.

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