Battle of Brothers
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A New York Times bestseller.
Frombestselling author and historical consultant to the award-winning Netflixseries The Crown, an unparalleled insider account of tumult, secrecy and schism in the Royal family.
The worldhas watched Prince William and Prince Harry since they were born. Raised byPrincess Diana to be the closest of brothers, how have the boy princes growninto very different, now distanced men?
Fromroyal insider, biographer and historian Robert Lacey, this book reveals theuntold details of William and Harry's closeness and estrangement, asking whathappens when two sons are raised for vastly different futures - one burdenedwith the responsibility of one day becoming king, the other with the knowledgethat he will always remain spare. How have William and Harry both agreed anddiverged in their views of what a modern royal owes to their country? Were theseeds of damage sowed by Prince Charles and Princess Diana as their marriageunraveled for all the world to see? In the previous generation, how have PrinceCharles and Prince Andrew's own relations strained under the Crown? What rolehas Queen Elizabeth II played in marshalling her feuding heirs? What parts haveKate Middleton and Meghan Markle played in helping their husbands to choosetheir differing paths? And what is the real, unvarnished story behind Harry andMeghan's dramatic departure?
In the most intimate vision yetof life behind closed doors, with its highs, lows and discretions all laid out, this is a journey into royal life as never offered before.
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Robert Lacey is the New York Times bestselling author of twenty books, including The Queen; Ford: The Men and the Machine; The Year 1000; and Inside the Kingdom. He lives in London.