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From investigative summaries to stories from the ultimate insiders — by way of one rather sensational rarity, an auto biography — here are the best royal biographies to read on the royals now. The witty voice of Gyles Brandeth, the noted author, rings out throughout this thoughtful biography of the late Queen. Compiled from conversations and encounters with the monarch throughout his life, Brandeth, who was a friend of the late Prince Philip, brings truly personal insight into this comprehensive book, which spans the entirety of her reign.

This critically acclaimed volume is a moving and fascinating account of the life of Lady Anne Glenconner, who had a front row seat to some of the most extraordinary moments of royal life. One of the most famous chroniclers of royal life, the former Vanity Fair editor Tina Brown made a barnstorming return to form with this volume.

A brilliant read for anyone fascinated by the pair, it is also an intriguing filter through which to view the inner workings of the house of Windsor. Her most famous is undeniably this, The Diana Chronicles. This fascinating book is a labour of love from archivist and historian Tippett, who has compiled the volume from the previously unseen writings of the uncrowned monarch.

The writings were the unpublished notes for the memoir the Duke of Windsor created with his ghost-writer Charles Murphy, but, as Tippett shows, they reveal far more than his published memoir ever could. This is an extraordinary book which aims to shed new light on this often maligned figure who irreversibly changed the course of royal history.

Not only do royals very rarely, if ever, pen autobiographies, but never in history have they ever been as shockingly candid, nor as incendiary. Any royal reading list would be incomplete without this bestselling doorstopper, which was one of the most hotly anticipated and controversial publications of the King Charles to star in Amazon Prime documentary.

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