Australian private secretary to Queen Elizabeth II, a moderniser who helped open up the royal household to public and press Sir William Heseltine has a strong claim to have been one of the most consequential royal courtiers during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, and was perhaps her favourite. In the words of the royal biographer Ben Pimlott.
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