The former prime minister has dismissed claims the late Queen called him an 'idiot' just two days before her death.

The Telegraph reports that the book also claims that the Queen said Mr Johnson was “perhaps better suited to the stage.”

She reportedly joked "At least I won’t have that idiot organising my funeral now" after accepting his resignation.

In his new book Out: How Brexit Got Done and the Tories Were Undone, Tim Shipman revealed that the Queen made a very dark joke about Johnson. According to Shipman, following Johnson's resignation, the monarch allegedly quipped, (via the Express ), "At least I won't have that idiot organizing my funeral now."

Boris Johnson has dismissed claims the late Queen joked about him quitting as PM as "malicious tittle-tattle". Elizabeth II said “at least I won’t have that idiot organising my funeral now” after accepting his resignation as prime minister, according to a new book.

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson has dismissed claims that Queen Elizabeth II called him an "idiot" days before her death, describing the allegation as "highly unlikely" and "malicious tittle tattle.

Boris Johnson has dismissed rumours that the late Queen Elizabeth II privately called him an "idiot" days before her death in September 2022.

The late Queen Elizabeth is said to have voiced a funny remark following Boris Johnson's resignation back in 2022 - just days before her death.Queen Elizabeth II died aged 96 in September 2022. The days before her passing have been described by a courtier as "happy ones",