Late Queen came 'close to nervous breakdown': Robert Hardman

The late Queen came close to a nervous breakdown during the turbulent summer of 1969, royal biographer Robert Hardman has claimed.Speaking on the Daily Mail's Palace Authorised YouTube show , Hardman said Buckingham Palace announced Elizabeth II had come down with flu as cover for the fact she had cancelled all engagements and taken to bed.Daily Mail columnist Hardman has researched the late Queen's reign extensively for his new book, Elizabeth II: In Private. In Public. The Inside Story, released this month to celebrate what would have been her 100th birthday.