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The gripping account of how the Royal family really operates, from the journalist who has spent years studying them. Who really runs the show and, as Charles III begins his reign, what will happen next? Throughout history, the British monarchy has relied on its courtiers - the trusted advisers in the King or Queen's inner circle - to ensure its survival as a family and a pillar of the country. Today, as ever, a carefully selected team of people hidden from view steers the royal family's path between public duty and private life. Queen Elizabeth II, after a remarkable 70 years of service, saw the final seasons of her reign without her husband Philip to guide her. Now, a newly ascended Charles...
FEATURING A BRAND NEW CHAPTER ON KING CHARLES III AND HIS CORONATION 'Fascinating' The Times 'Tantalising' Telegraph The gripping account of how the royal family really operates. Valentine Low, royal correspondent for The Times, asks the important questions: who really runs the show and, with Charles now crowned as King, what will happen next? Today, as ever, a vast team of people hidden from view steers the royal family's path between public duty and private life. The question of who is entrusted to guide the royals has never been more vital, and yet the task those courtiers face has never been more challenging. With the departure of both Harry and Meghan and the disgraced Prince Andrew fro...
Buy now to get the main key ideas from Valentine Low's Courtiers In Courtiers (2023), Valentine Low delves into the complex world of courtiers—the trusted advisers in the British royal family’s inner circle. Low, a veteran royal reporter, examines both their influential roles and their political maneuvering. He highlights notable courtiers, the delicate balance they have to maintain between their loyalty to individual royals and the monarchy as an institution, and the role they play in modernization. Low provides insights into the racially tinged exit of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, stressing the need for more diverse advisers moving forward.
Power and the Palace will examine how the relationship between the sovereign and the country's political leadership has changed over the last 200 years. It will show how even in relatively recent history - the first half of the twentieth century - sovereigns were involved in politics in ways that would be regarded as totally unacceptable now. The stock phrase used by palace advisers today is that the sovereign is 'above politics'. And yet the fascinating thing is that has changed without there ever being any change to the constitution: which, of course, there can't be, because Britain doesn't have a written constitution. Two main threads run through the book. One is how the monarchy graduall...
When Valentine Low decided to forego his world of dinner parties with the chattering classes to take on a pastime usually indulged in by old men with flat caps and rollups, he had little idea of the sea change it would bring about in his life. A year down the line he had developed a worrying obsession with potatoes, a resourcefulness that borders on kleptomania and an ever-strengthening relationship with a cheery Irishman named Michael (who thinks that zeitgeist is something nasty you get on your cucumbers). By turns entertaining and informative, and packed with allotment wisdom -- everything from who was responsible for the desecration of the purple sprouting broccoli (that'll be the pigeons) to how to build a proper manure heap -- One Man and His Digis an indispensable guidebook for all green-fingered urbanites
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Julian Kane is back in town… Once, as a girl of seventeen, beautiful, headstrong Portia Cabot saved the life of the dashing vampire Julian Kane—who marked her forever, then left to go in search of his soul. He returns five years later to find the enchanting young girl he left behind grown into a bewitching woman with a woman's heart...and a woman's desires. Portia quickly discovers that Julian's seductive and forbidden kiss can still make her crave the night...and his touch. But a recent spate of murders makes Portia fear that the man she has always adored may truly be a monster. For years Julian has fought the temptation to embrace his dark gifts, never realizing that Portia's love may ...
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