On Tommy Lascelles

[Just Jeepin']

A courtier who played a key role in the first seasons of The Crown, Lascelles is a fascinating and still somewhat-shadowy figure 40 years after his death.

This is quite a good read.

After nine years of watching the Prince [Edward] drink, gamble, womanise, neglect his duties, be rude to members of the British establishment, and — shockingly for the feudal Alan — show very little interest when there was a scare that George V might die, he stormed out in 1929

https://unherd.com/2021/08/the-snake-who-saved-the-monarchy/