Engulfed by unprecedented crisis, the monarchy is fast discovering how its devotees divide into two camps: fair weather friends... and foul weather friends.
Princess Catherine just can't win. Lots of people, including my fellow Daily Mail columnist Peter Hitchens, have criticised her for her comments about addiction.
During her uninhibited youth Princess Margaret considered Les Ambassadeurs her second home. Since then, the opulent Mayfair club has never faded from the spotlight.