Rebel prince : the power, passion and defiance of Prince Charles / Tom Bower.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bower, Tom, author.

Contributor:

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain.

Great Britian.

Charles III, King of Great Britain, 1948-.

Charles.

Charles, Prince of Wales, 1948-.

Princes--Great Britain--Biography.

Princes.

Local Subjects:

Great Britian.

Charles, Prince of Wales, 1948-.

Princes--Great Britain--Biography.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xv, 366 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

London : William Collins, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2018.

Summary:

Tom Bower reveals the power, passion and defiance of Prince Charles. Few heirs to the throne have suffered as much humiliation as Prince Charles. Despite his hard work and genuine concern for the disadvantaged, he has struggled to overcome his unpopularity. After Diana's death, his approval rating crashed to 4% and has been only rescued by his marriage to Camilla. Nevertheless, just one third of Britons now support him to be the next king. Many still fear that his accession to the throne will cause a constitutional crisis. That mistrust climaxed in the aftermath of the trial of Paul Burrell, Diana's butler, acquitted after the Queen's sensational 'recollection'. In unearthing many secrets surrounding that and many other dramas, Bower's book, relying on the testimony from over 120 people employed or welcomed into the inner sanctum of Clarence House, reveals a royal household rife with intrigue and misconduct. The result is a book which uniquely will probe into the character and court of the Charles that no one, until now, has seen.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

9780008291730

000829173X

9780008291747

0008291748

OCLC:

1030962447