William and Harry: Behind the Palace WallsWilliam 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 which 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. |
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... marriage with polarized expectations. The princess had dreamed of a romantic escape following their wedding; instead they honeymooned at Balmoral, the royal family's Scottish retreat, together with the Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh ...
... marriage with polarized expectations. The princess had dreamed of a romantic escape following their wedding; instead they honeymooned at Balmoral, the royal family's Scottish retreat, together with the Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh ...
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... married life as her husband tenderly kissed her hand, but she was unconvincing and looked uncomfortable in the ... marriage. For those watching closely, the strains and tensions were already beginning to pull at this union of two ...
... married life as her husband tenderly kissed her hand, but she was unconvincing and looked uncomfortable in the ... marriage. For those watching closely, the strains and tensions were already beginning to pull at this union of two ...
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... marriage, Diana was overjoyed and busily set about preparing the top-floor nursery in Kensington Palace. A former kindergarten teacher, she loved children and longed to start a family. Her parents' marriage had broken down when she was ...
... marriage, Diana was overjoyed and busily set about preparing the top-floor nursery in Kensington Palace. A former kindergarten teacher, she loved children and longed to start a family. Her parents' marriage had broken down when she was ...
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... marriage were beginning to show. The couple had not stopped crisscrossing the world, and eighteen months of tours and state visits, on top of motherhood, had left the vulnerable Diana tired and drained. She later admitted that Harry's ...
... marriage were beginning to show. The couple had not stopped crisscrossing the world, and eighteen months of tours and state visits, on top of motherhood, had left the vulnerable Diana tired and drained. She later admitted that Harry's ...
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... marriage. On Saturday, September 15, 1984, Diana gave birth to another healthy boy at the same hospital where William was born. Prince Henry Charles Albert David—to be known as Harry—was delivered at 4:30 P.M. and weighed six pounds ...
... marriage. On Saturday, September 15, 1984, Diana gave birth to another healthy boy at the same hospital where William was born. Prince Henry Charles Albert David—to be known as Harry—was delivered at 4:30 P.M. and weighed six pounds ...
Contents
Preface | 1 |
Chapter 1 | 5 |
Chapter 2 | 19 |
Chapter 3 | 33 |
Chapter 4 | 49 |
Chapter 5 | 63 |
Chapter 6 | 77 |
Chapter 7 | 95 |
Chapter 8 | 111 |
Chapter 9 | 129 |
Chapter 10 | 147 |
Chapter 11 | 169 |
Chapter 12 | 183 |
Chapter 13 | 197 |
Chapter 14 | 211 |
Chapter 15 | 225 |
Chapter 16 | 247 |
Chapter 17 | 265 |
Chapter 18 | 285 |
Acknowledgments | 309 |
List of Illustrations | 311 |
Bibliography | 313 |
Index | 315 |
Contents | 337 |
Chapter 8 | 111 |
Chapter 9 | 129 |
Chapter 10 | 147 |
Chapter 11 | 169 |
Chapter 12 | 183 |
Chapter 13 | 197 |
Chapter 14 | 211 |
Chapter 15 | 225 |
Chapter 16 | 247 |
Chapter 17 | 265 |
Chapter 18 | 285 |
Acknowledgments | 309 |
List of Illustrations | 311 |
Bibliography | 313 |
Index | 315 |
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