Jeremy Paxman ready to storm Buckingham Palace TV inquisitor will put the Royal Family under scrutiny for a new book on the monarchy

From: The Sunday Telegraph London | Date: April 27, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

THE NEWS will send a tremor through the corridors of Buckingham Palace. Jeremy Paxman, the Rottweiler of television and the scourge of Westminster, is turning his inquisitorial attention on the Royal Family.

Mr Paxman, who has terrorised hesitant politicians for more than a decade in his role as presenter of BBC2's Newsnight, is writing a book on the monarchy.

The book, which is to be published next year, will examine the role of the Royal Family and the hereditary principle in modern society.

"It's true. I cannot deny it, but how did you find out?" television's inquisitor-in-chief asked ...

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