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DO NOT PRESS THIS BIG RED BUTTON

NOW MRS SHY GOES THERMONUCL­EAR

- ■ by JERRY LAWTON

Oops! Publicity-averse woman causes an ever so teeny weeny bit of a stir by accusing Royal Family of being LIARS

A WOMAN who fled Britain to get some peace and quiet has accidental­ly set off a royal nuclear bomb. Whoopsie!

A PUBLICITY-SHY woman accused of bullying her staff has pushed a nuclear button by insisting The Firm was “perpetuati­ng” lies about her.

At least 10 royal aides who worked for the woman are “queueing up” to assist an investigat­ion ordered by the Queen into the bullying claims.

The probe will examine reports that the woman “humiliated” aides and subjected them to “emotional cruelty and manipulati­on”, driving out two personal assistants.

Senior royals are understood to be “dismayed” at claims that young female staff were reduced to tears, with one aide, reportedly anticipati­ng a confrontat­ion with the publicity-shy woman, confiding: “I can’t stop shaking.”

After the Palace issued a statement announcing the probe, a trailer for the woman and her publicitys­hy husband’s Oprah Winfrey television interview was aired.

The footage, released yesterday, showed the woman accusing the Palace of “lies”.

In the theatrical 30-second clip, chat queen Oprah, 67, asks: “How do you feel about the Palace hearing you speak your truth today?” Violins play in the background as the woman, 39, replies: “I don’t know how they could expect that after all of this time, we would still just be silent if there is an active role that The Firm is playing in perpetuati­ng falsehoods about us. And if that comes with risk of losing things – there’s a lot that’s been lost already.”

The swipe was dismissed by Kensington Palace sources as a “circus” as former royal aides prepared to help the investigat­ion.

They have been given confidenti­ality assurances by the Palace. One source said: “A group of people are queuing up to be involved. They have been silent for too long. There is much to talk about.”

Buckingham Palace said it was “very concerned” by the bullying accusation­s.

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 ??  ?? WHO, US? Publicity-shy pair wave to the cameras as all hell breaks loose
WHO, US? Publicity-shy pair wave to the cameras as all hell breaks loose
 ??  ?? NO criminal inquiry will be held into allegation­s of unlawful activity around BBC journalist Martin Bashir’s 1995 Panorama interview with Diana, Princess of Wales, the Met police say.
NO criminal inquiry will be held into allegation­s of unlawful activity around BBC journalist Martin Bashir’s 1995 Panorama interview with Diana, Princess of Wales, the Met police say.
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CONCERNED: The Queen

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