In Line to the Throne: Prince Charles and the Other 29 in Waiting

by Tobias Anthony, Jeremy Cassar, Oslo Davis (Illustrator)

We all know who’s next in the line to the British Charles, William, George, Charlotte, Harry. All well-known tabloid darlings. But what about everyone else in the waiting room? In Line To The Throne traces the line of succession from Lady Di’s ex through to the Kiwi-born 30th in line, Tane Mahuta Lewis, profiling and assessing the leadership skills of each along the way. Learn how Beatrice will lead a stylistic revolution of enormous headpieces and the subsequent heightening of all royal doorways. Learn how William will take a leaf out of North Korea’s book and implement mandatory male hairstyles. Learn how baby Charlotte will fight to remove the stigma attached to bedwetting. By the book’s end, you’ll be more across your future heads of state than Ma’am herself.

96 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 2016

About the author

Tobias Anthony is a writer and humourist, whose books have been published in Europe, Australia, North America and the United Kingdom. Some of his titles include Hipster Baby Names: Really, Really Ridiculously Good Names for Your Kid; A Very Modern Dictionary; Ginger Pride: A red-headed history of the world; and Should I Buy This Book?: Life’s Hardest Decisions Made Easy… by Flow Chart. Or, as it’s known in Sweden: Ska jag köpa den här boken?

In another life, Tobias completed a PhD examining the representations of popular culture in contemporary fiction, before going on to teach screenwriting to university students for too little money. He is the recipient of a Varuna Residency Fellowship in Australia and a Leighton Artists’ Studios Residency at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity in Canada.

Reviews

[Chrissie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Humour fell a bit flat for me, unfortunately. Did like the artwork and the idea of a quick introduction to members of royalty I wouldn't have been aware of otherwise though!

[Derelict Space Sheep · Rating 1 out of 5]

42 WORD REVIEW:

One does not have to feel any reverence for the royal family to find this ‘who’s who of possible successors’ book unbearably facetious. It’s hard even to imagine a target audience, when surely even the authors themselves couldn’t find their writing funny.