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And my mother, quite alone in Oxfordshire, dressed in black every day for a month.

I said, mum, no one's going to see you.

It's all right.

No, she wore black every day.

I think because the Queen set such an example of duty and service.

And when I did the book on my mother, the Times newspaper came and asked, could they do an article?

And they did a wonderful article.

And they asked, what were her life lessons?

And my mother put at the top, before family and loyalty, yes, before family and loyalty, she put duty and service.

She said, they're just words we don't hear enough of today.

Most certainly.

Absolutely.

And, you know, I think if you are born, well, you're not even born to be a queen, you become a queen.

I think there is something that is right about that.

I think there is something right about that.

You know, of course, monarchy is modernising and rightly so.

The world needs to change.

And I think we're seeing a generation, particularly William and Catherine, who are getting it right.

They are.

They're dedicated, but they're also very involved parents.