5 Things We Learned About Queen Elizabeth from Her Assistant’s Tell-All Memoir

ICYMI: Queen Elizabeth II’s longtime personal assistant and senior dresser, Angela Kelly, just majorly spilled the royal tea (with the 93-year-old queen’s approval, of course).

Kelly gave Hello! magazine an exclusive first look at her all-new memoir, The Other Side of the Coin: The Queen, the Dresser and the Wardrobe, which reveals intimate details about her work with Her Majesty. Although the biggest takeaway from Kelly’s memoir is that Queen Elizabeth has a lot of personality, the forthcoming book also reveals five surprising royal secrets. Read on to find out what hot goss Kelly’s book includes.

Although many speculated that the former first lady broke royal protocol when she hugged Her Majesty during their pre G-20 summit rendezvous in 2009, Kelly reveals that the queen actually welcomed the greeting. Kelly wrote that the queen saw it as “a natural instinct to show affection and respect for another great woman.” The more you know.

The 2012 Olympics opened with a shocking (but super funny) video in which Her Majesty met James Bond (Daniel Craig) and jumped out of a helicopter on a special mission. As it turns out, the queen said she would only agree to be a part of the video if she could utter her iconic line: “Good evening, Mr. Bond.”