Overview
- In remarks published by The Times, Winkleman describes unwanted lifelong fame as a form of torture marked by distrust, fear of betrayal and persistent falsehoods.
- She defends senior royals’ public service, citing King Charles’s Trust as a major driver of social mobility and noting Princess Anne’s schedule of about 500 engagements a year.
- Winkleman highlights recent humanitarian work by the Duchess of Edinburgh, referencing her return from Sudan and meetings with surgeons treating violently assaulted children.
- She says she does not seek a more prominent royal role and values her independence and privacy as an actress despite her proximity to the family.
- In the same interview, she speaks for the first time about the 2024 death of her brother-in-law Thomas Kingston, calling it a great tragedy and saying her family still misses him every day.