Historians concerned after Queen Elizabeth II’s letters entrusted to loyal aide

Academics say late queen's letters and diaries should be preserved in full by the National Archives

Queen Elizabeth II's personal letters and diaries should be preserved in full in the National Archives, a leading academic has said.

Paul Whybrew, a retired footman and one of the late queen's closest aides, has been appointed to sort through her private papers before they are transferred to the royal archive in Windsor, according to the Mail on Sunday.