PALACE STAFF TELL ALL!

IN A NEW BOOK, ROYAL SERVANTS LIFT THE LID ON THE MESSY, DANGEROUS AND MISJUDGED MEMBERS OF BRITAIN'S MONARCHY

There's a reason they're called The Firm: More than blue bloods, Britain's royal family is a business operation. And thanks to thousands of staffers, the monarchy operates like a well-oiled machine. Their private army of servants know how to "feed and clothe the royals, organize their days, polish their shoes, carry the deer and pheasants they shoot and even put the toothpaste on their toothbrushes," reads a synopsis for Tom Quinn's new book, Yes Ma'am: The Secret Life of Royal Servants.

The servants know everything. That includes which royals are angels and who's "a private devil," the Feb. 25 release teases. Though the monarchy's current senior royals - King Charles III, 76, Queen Camilla, 77, Prince William, 42, and Princes Kate, 43 might prefer certain details stay behind palace walls, author Tom tells Life & Style he was able to gather many of his fascinating, funny and sometimes scandalous anecdotes before some palace employees signed nondisclosure agreements. "Royal staff are certainly privy to secrets," he hints of the book's contents, and "their stories were so interesting."

SPILLING THE TEA