Per Express, 15 years after the publication of "A Journey," it came to light that the queen had "a profound sense of disappointment" in Tony Blair for "betraying Her Majesty's trust by revealing sensitive details of private conversations he had with her." Among the details shared by Blair was the "hauteur" exhibited by the queen toward him, including her putting him in his place by informing him at their first meeting, "you are my 10th prime minister. The first was Winston [Churchill]. That was before you were born." According to British GQ, the queen and Churchill became quite close and "when asked which prime minister she enjoyed meeting the most she said: 'Winston of course, because it was always such fun.'"
Prince William was also reportedly upset by Tony Blair publishing details of conversations William had assumed would remain confidential. Among other revelations, Blair "claimed in his book that the future king hated the 'prison walls' of his destiny." In a surprisingly overt snub, Blair wasn't invited to the 2011 wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton; his Conservative Party prime minister predecessors, Sir John Major and Baroness Margaret Thatcher, both received invites. Per Express, this was explained away by "a spokesman for St. James's Palace" who "said Mr. Blair had not received an invitation because he was not a Knight of the Garter, unlike Sir John and Lady Thatcher." Still, some Labour Party members of Parliament reportedly "said it was 'surprising' and 'odd' that Mr. Blair had been snubbed."
