How the royal family works - your questions answered

The royal family is one of the world’s best know institutions - but how does it actually work?What does a private secretary actually do? Is there a spreadsheet for what the royal family wear to events? Do all engagements get approved by the Queen? And is there really a royal family WhatsApp group?Pod Save The Queen listeners have been sending in their questions - and show host Ann Gripper gets the answers from Robert Jobson, a longtime royal reporter and writer of the new Haynes manual about the royal family.Robert (@theroyaleditor on Twitter) also shares his experiences of reporting on the royals and gives you the chance to win a copy of his book.The Haynes Royal Family Operations Manual by Robert Jobson is available from www.haynes.com (RRP £25) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices