William and Harry Behind the Palace Walls

by Nicholl, Katie

• ISBN13: 9781602861404
• ISBN10: 1602861404
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-11-09
• Publisher: Hachette Books

Summary

William and Harry is a fascinating insight into the lives and loves of two extraordinary young men who have captured not only the hearts and minds of not only the British public, but those the world over. This is the definitive book about the princes, bringing their story right up to date. It is the tale of two brothers who have carried the legacy of their mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, into the twenty-first century and on whom the future of the House of Windsor largely depends.Drawing on her unique set of contacts Katie Nicholl recounts the royal brothers' extraordinary lives and reveals William and Harry's real characters as they become front-line soldiers and modern princes. Through her network of sources, some of whome have agreed to speak for the very first time, Katie tells the story of one of Prince William's earliest romances, and his struggle with his destiny as a future King of England.As a royal wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton seems more probable, Katie has spoken to a wealth of contacts close to the couple who reveal how their love affair really started at St Andrews, the hurdles the pair overcame and the challenges they still face. She recounts the story of Harry's time at Eton, his relationship with Chelsy Davy, and his three months he spent on the front line in Afghanistan. She analyses William and Harry's complex relationship with their father, and the woman who will one day become Queen Camilla. She talks to their friends, contemporaries and confidants to paint a unique and revealing portrait of the two most famous brothers in the world.

Author Biography

Katie Nicholl is a journalist, broadcaster, and contributor to Vanity Fair and the Mail on Sunday. Katie works with the BBC and Sky News in the UK, CBC in Canada, and Channel 9 in Australia. She also works extensively in America where she appears regularly on primetime TV shows including Entertainment Tonight. Also the author of New York Times bestselling royal biographies William and Harry, The Making of a Royal Romance, and Kate: The Future Queen, Katie is a widely recognized authority on royal affairs.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. 1
An Heir and a Spare	p. 5
The Early Years	p. 19
Off to School	p. 33
The Eton Years	p. 49
Goodbye, Mummy	p. 63
Coming off the Rails at Club H	p. 77
A Gap-year Prince but a Reluctant King	p. 95
School's out for Harry	p. 111
The St. Andrews Years	p. 129
Kate Middleton, Princess-in-waiting	p. 147
Stepping in Line at Sandhurst	p. 169
William's Wobble	p. 183
Boujis Nights	p. 197
Remembering Mummy	p. 211
Off to War	p. 225
Brothers in Arms	p. 247
Princes of the Future	p. 265
Shadow King	p. 285
Acknowledgments	p. 309
List of Illustrations	p. 311
Bibliography	p. 313
Index	p. 315
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