Prince Charles’s proximity to the late sex-offender Jimmy Savile were laid bare in a new Netflix documentary this week. Royal writer Angela Levin believes that the heir’s coterie of ‘Yes-men’ might have been to blame for failing to do their due diligence over the disgraced TV star.


‘For all the number of aides that he’s got – most of them are Yes-men, most of them are frightened to tell him what they really think, because they don’t want to say no to him,’ she tells our royal talk show Palace Confidential. ‘I think with aides they’re very good up to a certain extent… I mean Camilla would have probably made a big difference.’


Levin, who interviewed Savile twice, also recounts on the programme her own shocking experiences when she met him in the 1980s.

Prince Charles&rsquo;s proximity to the late sex-offender Jimmy Savile were laid bare in a new Netflix documentary this week. Royal writer Angela Levin believes that the heir&rsquo;s coterie of &lsquo;Yes-men&rsquo; might have been to blame for failing to do their due diligence over the disgraced TV star.
 &lsquo;For all the number of aides that he&rsquo;s got &ndash; most of them are Yes-men, most of them are frightened to tell him what they really think, because they don&rsquo;t want to say no to him,&rsquo; she tells our royal talk show Palace Confidential. &lsquo;I think with aides they&rsquo;re very good up to a certain extent&hellip; I mean Camilla would have probably made a big difference.&rsquo;
 Levin, who interviewed Savile twice, also recounts on the programme her own shocking experiences when she met him in the 1980s.

Palace Confidential is weekly royal podcast on the British royal family. Host Jo Elvin, editor of You magazine, speaks to a mix of the Mail's royal experts, celebrity columnists and former palace staff for a mix of exclusive news, sharp analysis and a look back at some fascinating moments in the House of Windsor's history.

Palace Confidential is weekly royal podcast on the British royal family. Host Jo Elvin, editor of You magazine, speaks to a mix of the Mail's royal experts, celebrity columnists and former palace staff for a mix of exclusive news, sharp analysis and a look back at some fascinating moments in the House of Windsor's history.

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