Prince William

Penny Junor

• Publisher: Pegasus Books
• Year: 2021
• eBook ISBN: 9781639360628
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: Historical Biographies
• Index: History

The first definitive, in-depth portrait of the man who will be king of England-and the story of his relationship with the woman who will be his queen His face is recognized the world over, his story is well known. But what is Prince William really like? As Diana's eldest son, he was her confidant. While the tabloids eagerly lapped up the lurid details of his parents' divorce, William lived painfully through it, suffering the embarrassment, the humiliation, and divided loyalties. He watched his father denounced on prime time television; he met the lovers. And when he was just fifteen, his beautiful, loving mother was suddenly, shocking snatched from his life forever. The nation lost its princess and its grief threatened the very future of the monarchy. What was almost forgotten in the clamor was that two small boys had lost their mother. His childhood was a recipe for disaster, yet as he approaches his thirtieth birthday, William is as well-balanced and sane a man as you could ever hope to meet. He has an utter determination to do the right thing and to serve his country as his grandmother has so successfully done for the last sixty years. Who stopped him from going off the rails, turning his back on his duty and wanting nothing to do with the press--the people he blamed for his mother's death? Where did the qualities that have so entranced the world, and his new bride, Catherine, come from? In the last thirty years, Penny Junor has written extensively about his parents and the extended family into which he was born. With the trust built up over that time, she has been able to get closer to the answers than ever before.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Title Page
• Dedication
• Contents
• INTRODUCTION
• BEGINNINGS
• BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
• TRAGIC MISMATCH
• THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM
• BABY WALES
• DOWN UNDER
• A NEW ARRIVAL
• HIS ROYAL NAUGHTINESS
• HIGHGROVE
• THE BEGINNING OF THE END
• A GIANT SLEEPOVER
• A VERY PUBLIC WAR
• ONE TAPE AFTER ANOTHER
• A TOUGH CHOICE
• THE PLAYING FIELDS OF ETON
• THE QUEEN CALLS TIME
• OUTSIDE THE GILDED CAGE
• TRAGEDY IN PARIS
• THE WEEK THE COUNTRY WAITED
• YOU CAN’T READ ABOUT THIS
• THE ENVELOPE
• GETTING ON WITH THE DAY
• UNEASY RELATIONSHIP
• THE MEETING WITH MRS P. B.
• PARTNERS IN CRIME
• BLOODY PIRATES
• THE SPORT OF KINGS
• OUT OF AFRICA
• THE OLD GREY TOWN
• A NORMAL STUDENT
• HORSE-TRADING
• LOSS AND LEARNING
• FINDING HIS FEET
• KATE
• HOPE STREET
• COMING OF AGE
• FINAL YEARS OF FREEDOM
• HARRY
• NEW REGIME
• GRADUATION
• HIS FATHER’S WITNESS
• IN HIS MOTHER’S FOOTSTEPS
• THE SQUARE MILE
• SOLDIERING
• BREAK-UP
• PHONE HACKING
• GOING SOLO
• LIFE ON THE OCEAN WAVE
• DRAWING A LINE
• FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION
• GETTING IT RIGHT
• A HOUSEHOLD OF THEIR OWN
• THE DAY JOB
• KEEPING THE MEMORY ALIVE
• DOSSING DOWN
• HELPING HEROES
• CREATING SYNERGY
• TWENTY EIGHTEEN
• FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE
• A RING ON HER FINGER
• ZERO TOLERANCE
• A QUIET FAMILY WEDDING
• A RIGHT ROYAL CELEBRATION
• PARTY AT THE PALACE
• CROSSING CONTINENTS
• TINSEL TOWN
• A NEW DECADE
• DIAMOND JUBILEE
• LONDON 2012
• BREACH OF PRIVACY
• THIRD IN LINE
• ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
• BIBLIOGRAPHY
• PICTURE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
• INDEX
• Copyright Page