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Charles & Camilla: Portrait of a Love Affair
This is the definitive account of one of the most extraordinary stories of our time. Gyles Brandreth, who spent many hours with Prince Philip in both formal and informal interviews, presents a unique portrait of his son, Charles, Prince of Wales, and of the one "non-negotiable" love of his life, Camilla Shand, now Duchess of Cornwall. What are Charles and Camilla really li...more
Paperback, 368 pages
Published
September 28th 2007
by Random House UK
(first published 2006)
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A sympathetic and engaging account of one of the most interesting love stories of our time.
There is too much name dropping in the first 2 chapters, and scant detail on all the names and how they are related. This is a bit tedious for those who are not familiar with the individuals mentioned, to fully understand and be interested in the connections between them, and why they are important to the history of Charles and Camilla.
To trace the couple's family history, the extended family trees could...more
There is too much name dropping in the first 2 chapters, and scant detail on all the names and how they are related. This is a bit tedious for those who are not familiar with the individuals mentioned, to fully understand and be interested in the connections between them, and why they are important to the history of Charles and Camilla.
To trace the couple's family history, the extended family trees could...more
This is well done--and does show how equally BOTH of Charles' wives came from establishment-friendly backgrounds. However, much of the information on Charles' childhood is lifted almost word-for-word from the author's earlier [wonderful] book on the marriage of Charles' parents--Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip. I didn't find any real errors--the author is thorough. You won't find a whole chapter "legitimized" by reference to an article in the Daily Mail in his work. He's more than done his hom...more
Glitterature at its best. The sort of book I feel I ought not want to read - but always do. The title is a bit misleading...the book has rather more back-story than insight into the love affair itself.At a rough guess I'd say it was 50% re-hashed history; 20% re-hashed newspaper cuttings; 10% about Mr B himself and 20% a portrait of the affair. Brandreth, by the way, claims an ancester, Jeremiah, was the last man in England "to be beheaded for treason". Actually he was hanged. His head was cut o...more
A very well written biography, and shows the other side of that notorious royal triangle. Fanatics about Princess Diana will have a fit at the brutal honesty, but as they say, it takes both sides to make a marriage fail. In any case, I came away with greater respect for both Charles and Camilla after reading this. YMMV.
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Yea, yea, I have a thing for British Royal Biographies. The juicer the better. ( You should see my Princess Collection). So sue me.
Loved this book. Seemed to tell the truth about the affair and it collaborated a lot of what Diana had said A really good book.
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Full name: Gyles Daubeney Brandreth.
A former Oxford Scholar, President of the Oxford Union and MP for the City of Chester, Gyles Brandreth’s career has ranged from being a Whip and Lord Commissioner of the Treasury in John Major’s government to starring in his own award-winning musical revue in London’s West End. A prolific broadcaster (in programmes ranging from Just a Minute to Have I Got News f...more
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A former Oxford Scholar, President of the Oxford Union and MP for the City of Chester, Gyles Brandreth’s career has ranged from being a Whip and Lord Commissioner of the Treasury in John Major’s government to starring in his own award-winning musical revue in London’s West End. A prolific broadcaster (in programmes ranging from Just a Minute to Have I Got News f...more
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