The woman, who cannot be named to protect the identity of her children, was jailed for seven-and-a-half years last November.

James Hewitt, who had a five-year affair with the princess, said she would have been ‘worried and concerned’ about the brothers’ estrangement.

Former archbishop of Canterbury George Carey is among a number of clergy facing possible disciplinary action after a damning abuse report which prompted Justin Welby’s resignation.

The Conservative leader also said she ‘wouldn’t be afraid’ to call Vladimir Putin a dictator if it were her heading to the White House ...