Featuring unreported details and stunning revelations, the long-awaited follow-up to the âfabulous, addictiveâ (Chicago Sun-Times) New York Times bestseller Dianaâs Boys explores the last twenty years in the lives of Princes William and Harry and the evolution of their relationship as adults, with one brother the designated heir, and the other doomed to life as the spareâperfect for fans of Netflixâs The Crown.
Dianaâs Boys revealed the powerful bond between the teenaged princes, and how it strengthened even more in the wake of their motherâs tragic death. Now, twenty years later, Queen Elizabeth II is in her mid-nineties, Prince Charles is in his seventies, and all eyes are turned increasingly toward William and Harry again. Christopher Andersen picks up where he left off, covering everything that has happened to the brothers as they have grown up, gotten married to two remarkable women, and had childrenâall while facing continual waves of controversy and questions about the ways their relationship has shifted.
Andersen examines how the Queenâs behind-the-scenes maneuvering to mold her grandsons in the Windsor image after Dianaâs death, and her expectations of William as the future king, played out. He questions whether the brothersâ famously close relationship can survive Harryâs departure from the Royal Familyâthe first time this has happened since their great-great-uncle King Edward abdicated the throne to marry a divorcĂŠe. He delves into the impact sisters-in-law Kate and Meghan have had on each other as well as on their princes, and how marriage and fatherhood have changed the brothers and, in some ways, also driven a wedge between them. Andersen also looks with an honest eye at how the princes and their wives have been continuously buffeted by scandalâincluding headline-making allegations of bullying, racism, betrayal, and emotional abuse that has pushed more than one royal to the brink of self-destruction.
Based on in-depth research and with his âfascinating and insightfulâ (The Christian Science Monitor) writing, Andersen leaves no stone unturned in this intimate and riveting look into the private lives of the worldâs most famous princes.