So the late queen mother’s handbag was empty all along. Proof again, if we needed it, that the royals are not like us at all

The kingdom was shaken by another shattering royal revelation last week when Lord West revealed that when he was briefly given custody of the queen mother’s handbag, he opened it and – brace yourselves – “it was completely empty”.

I am struggling to process this. Not even a hip flask and some corgi treats? Who carries an empty handbag? Perhaps Lord West glimpsed one of several compartments and misunderstood the bag’s complex internal geography.