Sarah, Duchess of York believes that the Queen is the 'best granny in the world'. In an interview published by the SUNDAY TELEGRAPH for UK Mother's Day, and followed up on March 30, the Duchess gives an intimate insight into her relationship with her daughters and other members of the Royal Family. She describes the Queen as her 'icon', and, in a sometimes tearful interview, states: 'I look up to her. I think she's the finest woman I know. HM [Her Majesty] has got a wonderful sense of humour. She loves to sing. She is the widest-read woman in the world and yet she has this wonderful compassion and total and utter understanding. She is very forgiving. She doesn't poke her nose in. She lets you have a free rein, but doesn't miss a trick.' Sarah rejects the idea of the Queen (whom she refers to as 'The Boss') as being cold and aloof. 'If we're voting for the best granny in the world, I have to tell you the Boss is the best granny,' she continues. The praise - unusual from one who has so frequently spoken of the pain that the Royal Family caused her - continues to an extent that might embarrass even a tabloid editor: 'I had the best mother-in-law,' the Duchess states. 'I always send her something on Mothering Sunday - a card and a little bunch of flowers. I love her to bits.' She is less happy about her father-in-law, Prince Philip, however. His 'cruel comments' that she was 'odd and pointless' left her feeling worthless and devastated. She tells how his insistence that she be banished from the annual Royal Family Christmas lunch betrayed an attitude 'so bad that I believed I was this worthless human being'. Commenting on her interview, the tabloid DAILY EXPRESS reminds its readers that 'the Duke of Edinburgh blames the Duchess for bringing shame on the Monarchy with a series of gaffes including her toe-sucking antics with Texan millionaire John Bryan'.