SCOOP: Boris Johnson has selected Lord Christopher Geidt, the Queen's former private secretary for a decade, to be his new independent advisor on ministerial interests. Formal announcement on his appointment expected as soon as today https://www.ft.com/content/7adbdd48-4f1e-4221-9586-9ef0dcece7b3

Lord Geidt is an establishment choice: son of a magistrates’ court chief clerk, studied at Cambridge, attended Sandhurst and served in the Scots Guards. He left Buckingham Palace in 2017 after what was called a "power struggle" with the Prince of Wales. https://www.ft.com/content/7adbdd48-4f1e-4221-9586-9ef0dcece7b3

Geidt is no stranger to Whitehall. He served as part of the “golden triangle” during the coalition and early Brexit years with the cabinet secretary and PM's principal private secretary to manage relations between No10 and Buckingham Palace. https://www.ft.com/content/7adbdd48-4f1e-4221-9586-9ef0dcece7b3