You couldn’t hide, even if you wanted to.

There’d be nowhere to go – and besides, everyone knows who you are. Your entire life has been catalogued, from the moment you were born until probably just a few seconds ago and it will be until you’re dead, plus a week or two. As in the new book, “The Queen: Her Life” by Andrew Morton, it reigns on your parade every day.

Ten-year-old Princess Elizabeth was not a fan of her uncle’s lady friend.

Even at that tender age, she was aware that Mrs. Simpson had turned everyone’s life upside down, including that of her beloved uncle. Davi...