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When it was revealed last month that a film about Queen Elizabeth II’s gatekeeper Angela Kelly would be made, royal insiders feared she might breach confidentiality agreements. The project, now titled Trouble, will not be a documentary but a scripted drama like Netflix's The Crown, giving creators more freedom to tell Kelly’s story. Writer Jeremy Brock, known for his work on Prime Video series such as A Very Royal Scandal, has been commissioned by Fox-Searchlight to write the screenplay. The decision to make it a drama instead of a documentary may encourage Kelly, who was a key figure during Queen Elizabeth's reign and witnessed significant events like the controversial Tiaragate incident, to participate in sharing her experiences with the public.

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- WATCH: 'SECRET PLAN!' Does King want to REUNITE William & Harry? asserted

King → watch → William

On the latest episode of the Daily Mail's Palace Confidential, a panel of royal experts discuss news that a film chronicling the friendship between the late Queen and her trusted dresser Angela Kelly is in development. asserted

film → discuss → development

The scoop comes from Diary Editor Richard Eden, who claimed writer Jeremy Brock may be working on a script. uncertain

Brock → come → script

Brock co-created the hospital drama Casualty and wrote A Very Royal Scandal, the Prime Video series about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's disastrous Newsnight interview. asserted

co → co → interview

It is not known whether Kelly, 68, is collaborating on the film, which is being made by Fox Searchlight. asserted

which → know → Searchlight

However, the panel suggested that the decision to make a drama in the style of Netflix's The Crown, rather than a documentary, could make it easier for her to take part. uncertain

her → suggest → part

Born to a working-class family in Liverpool, her talents as a dresser saw her rise through the ranks at Buckingham Palace, eventually becoming the Queen's Personal Assistant and the official Curator of her wardrobe. asserted

her → bear → wardrobe

She is also the figure Prince Harry blamed in his memoir Spare for the infamous Tiaragate row, claiming she delayed Meghan's access to her wedding tiara ahead of a hair trial. asserted

she → blame → trial

On the latest episode of Palace Confidential, a panel of experts discuss news that a film chronicling the friendship between the Queen and her trusted dresser Angela Kelly (pictured) is in development The scoop comes from Diary Editor Richard Eden (L), who claimed writer Jeremy Brock may be working on a script Kelly is the figure Prince Harry blamed in his memoir Spare for the infamous Tiaragate row, claiming she delayed Meghan's access to her wedding tiara ahead of a hair trial 'Angela Kelly is a fascinating figure,' Eden told Palace Confidential. ' uncertain

Eden → discuss → Confidential

The Queen described her as like a sister... but she was also very combative. asserted

she → describe → sister

She had the nickname among some courtiers of AK-47. asserted

She → have → AK-47

After the Queen died, she was moved out of her grace and favour home very quickly. asserted

she → die → home

It was said she wasn't very happy about this. asserted

she → say → this

There are whispers that it's going to be a very accurate portrayal. asserted

it → be → ?

you might remember she had some really lively rows with Harry and Meghan, and Harry is particularly unpleasant about her in his book [Spare].' uncertain

Harry → remember → book

In the controversial memoir, the Prince branded Kelly a 'troublemaker' who he did not appreciate having his grandmother's ear. asserted

he → brand → ear

Fittingly, Eden said, the new film has the working title Trouble, perhaps a nod to Harry's criticism of her. asserted

film → say → her

Mail on Sunday Editor at Large Charlotte Griffiths said Harry should be 'quaking in his boots' over news of the film. 'Speaking of Spare, the stuff Angela saw during Tiaragate. asserted

Angela → say → Tiaragate

Apparently there's another incident from around that time that they are praying does not come out in this drama.' asserted

they → be → drama

Daily Mail Royal Editor Rebecca English said some in the Royal household 'resented' how much influence Kelly had over the Queen. asserted

Kelly → say → Queen

She added that Kelly was 'very hurt' by the speed at which she was ushered out after the Queen's death at 96. asserted

she → add → 96

'The Queen trusted her implicitly,' she said. asserted

she → trust → her

'She really transformed her style over the years... asserted

She → transform → years

she would massage [the Queen's] feet at the end of a long day. ' asserted

she → massage → day

She was controversial, she was forthright, like a lot of people who work within the palaces. asserted

who → work → palaces

They become quite possessive of their fiefdom and they guard it quite jealously. asserted

they → become → it

I had a story at the time [of the Queen's death] that they effectively changed the locks so she couldn't get back in. asserted

she → have → locks

They ushered her out pretty blooming quickly. asserted

They → usher → her

'She was so intrinsic in the household, they wanted her out basically.' asserted

they → want → her

Watch the full breakdown of what the Angela Kelly film could mean for the Sussexes by subscribing to Palace Confidential on YouTube. uncertain

film → watch → YouTube

Why will Prince Harry be 'quaking in his boots' over news of a film following life of one of the late Queen's most trusted confidantes? CHARLOTTE GRIFFITHS claims Angela Kelly witnessed Tiaragate 'incident' the Sussexes are 'praying' never comes out

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