After Diana : William, Harry, Charles, and the Royal House of Windsor

English

ISBN: 0786891246

EAN: 9780786891245

Category: Biography & Autobiography / Women/History / Europe / Great Britain/Biography & Autobiography / Royalty/

Publisher: Hyperion Press

Release Date: 05/23/2008

Age Range: 18-null

Synopsis: This family did not have a drop of humanity in it before. I think Ive changed that. --Diana For all the millions of words that have been written about the Peoples Princess, no one has yet penetrated palace walls to reveal what has really happened to the Royal Family she left behind ten years ago. Until now. In the manner of his No. 1 New York Times bestsellers The Day Diana Died and The Day John Died, as well as such other bestsellers as his Jack and Jackie, Jackie After Jack, and Dianas Boys, Christopher Andersen (who was consulted by Operation Paget, Scotland Yards official inquiry into Dianas Death) draws on important new sources to paint the first full portrait of a Royal Family still haunted by the ghost of Diana. All the compelling elements of a true dynastic saga are here: power, sex, wealth, intrigue, betrayal, tragedy, and scandal. But so, too, is the Princesss legacy of love and compassionalive in the sons who have grown to manhood and are now forging a legacy of their own. Among After Dianas many stunning revelations: The many times Diana predicted with uncanny accuracy how she would die, why she feared for Camillas life as well as her own -- and the surprising, never-before-revealed identity of the woman Diana really felt might one day be Queen. New details about the hours and days after Dianas death: Charless reaction the moment he saw Dianas body, how Camilla dealt with suddenly becoming the most hated woman in the world, and her secret eight-year campaign to replace Diana. How William and Harry have dealt with the public and private pressures -- the troubling influence of their substance-abusing aristocrat friends; from drugs to Nazi uniforms to lap dances and barroom brawls, fresh details about the Princes wild behavior and the demons that still haunt them. How Charles cheated on Camilla as well as Diana, and the intriguing other women in the Prince of Waless life. Despite Charless heated denials, the behind-the-scenes maneuvering to make Camilla Queen -- and the Palace power struggle that rages today. Inside Operation Paget, Scotland Yards ongoing probe into Dianas death -- why, ten years after, investigators were still shocked by what they found. The day Charles was asked point-blank by Scotland Yard if he killed his wife -- and what he said. The many beautiful young women in the lives of William and Harry over the past ten years -- including Wills longtime love Kate Middleton, her chances of one day becoming Queen, and why he fears she may meet the same fate as his mother. Williams obsession with speed, Harrys hunger for risk-taking, and a shared thirst for battle that could lead both Princes to combat in Iraq. New information on whether the Queen plans to step aside and who she really wants to see succeed her on the throne. Sometimes heartbreaking, often inspiring, always riveting, After Diana is more than just the first comprehensive, compelling biography of the House of Windsor as it is today. It is a bittersweet tale of love, loss, duty, and destiny. It is the story of a family.

After Diana : William, Harry, Charles, and the Royal House of Windsor

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Paperback

Height: 1.02 inches

Width: 4.13 inches

Length: 6.75 inches

Weight: 6.74 oz

Pages: 352