Overview
THE #2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ‘A gripping story of human frailty, love, loss, sadness, and tragedy’ Daily Mail She is the most public and least understood woman in Britain. Diana called her a Rottweiler. But spend two minutes with Camilla and you understand why Charles fell for her. The relationship between King Charles III and Camilla, Queen Consort, is one of the most remarkable love stories of the age. It has endured against all the odds, and in the process nearly destroyed the British monarchy. It is a rich and remarkable story that has never been properly told – indeed, it is one of the most extraordinary, star-crossed love stories of the past fifty years. Junor argues that although Camilla played a central role in the darkest days of the modern monarchy, Charles and Diana’s acrimonious and scandalous split, she also played a central role in restoring the royal family’s reputation, especially that of King Charles. A woman with no ambition to be a princess, a duchess, or a queen, Camilla simply wanted to be with, and support, the man who has always been the love of her life. Junor contends that their marriage has reinvigorated Charles, allowing him to finally become comfortable as the heir to the British throne. In this compelling biography, Britain’s top royal author paints an intimate portrait of the Queen Consort, revealing for the first time why the King went against his mother and risked everything, even the stability of the monarchy, to have Camilla by his side. The Duchess was in the Sunday Times Bestseller Chart from the 26th to 33rd week of 2017.
Full Product Details
Author: Penny Junor
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint: William Collins
Dimensions:
Width: 12.90cm
, Height: 2.20cm
, Length: 19.80cm
Weight: 0.280kg
ISBN: 9780008211035
ISBN 10: 0008211035
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 08 March 2018
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
`Exceptionally well-informed biography' Daily Telegraph `Unflinching biography' Evening Standard `A heartwarming tale' The Times Praise for `Prince Harry: Brother, Soldier, Son': `A good read ... this is a book about what it is like to have your world implode when you are 13 years old, to grow up as the 'spare' of a famously dead mother, to be a normal bloke in an utterly abnormal position' Telegraph `Royal biographer Penny Junor goes beneath the cliches in her new book, Prince Harry' Express `The kind of authoritative, compassionate and revealing royal biography we have come to expect from Penny' Choice magazine `Junor's unique access to those close to the Royal family has enabled her to build up an intimate portrait' Daily Mail
Author Information
Penny Junor is a frequent commentator on the Royal Family on TV and in the press. She is the author of a number of bestselling royal and political biographies.
