Kenneth Scott with the Queen on a trip to Cyprus in 1993 GETTY IMAGESWhen Elizabeth II walked into a shop to pick up some groceries, a fellow customer eyed her closely and exclaimed: “You look just like the Queen.” Her Majesty replied drily: “How very reassuring.”This anecdote was one of many insights given by Sir Kenneth Scott, her former deputy private secretary, in an article published in Vanity Fair weeks before the Netflix series The Crown was first screened in November 2016. Tall, good looking, immaculately tailored and unfailingly correct, Scott had proved himself to be unflappable and a safe pair of hands in several challenging posts in the Diplomatic Service, culminating in three years as ambassador to Yugoslavia. However, at the Queen’s side from 1985 to 1996 his greatest attribute was his ability to make her…

Source: The Times March 02, 2018 00:05 UTC