Tony and Cherie Blair were thrust into the royal limelight after Princess Diana's death in 1997 – just months after the Labour leader was elected Prime Minister. In 2016 biography “Tony Blair: Broken Vows”, author Tom Bower revealed that Cherie Blair "was often accused of snubbing the royal family or behaving inappropriately around them". The author adds that "although she found the Queen easy to talk to, she struggled to connect with the rest of the family".
“From the very beginning Cherie did not endear herself to the royal family," biographer Paul Scott writes.
Mr Scott describes in his book “Tony & Cherie” how during a Sunday lunch at Balmoral shortly after the death of Princess Diana, the Queen Mother was said to be “mortified” by the former Prime Minister’s wife’s choice of trousers for the occasion.
The 2005 biography also claims the Queen Mother was “upset by Mrs Blair’s refusal to dip her knee to the Monarch”.
Mr Scott wrote: “The Queen was annoyed by what she considered the hectoring legalist tone of Mrs Blair when she engaged her in conversation."
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