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King Charles “did not dismiss” former Prime Minister Liz Truss with his “oh dear” comment, a royal biographer has claimed. At the time, many suggested His Majesty was expressing public feelings towards Truss after a clip of him saying “back again … dear, oh dear,” went viral in September 2022. However, the author Robert Hardman claimed the monarch’s words were misinterpreted and that he was trying to put the Prime Minister “at her ease”. According to Hardman, King Charles was “sympathising” with Truss, who had already travelled to the Palace earlier in the day for a privy council meeting. The …

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