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    The Duchess: The Untold Story – the explosive biography, as seen in the Daily Mail

    Written by Penny Junor

    Narrated by Jenny Funnell

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    THE #2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

    ‘A gripping story of human frailty, love, loss, sadness, and tragedy’ Daily Mail

    She is the most public and least understood woman in Britain. Diana called her a Rottweiler. But spend two minutes with Camilla and you understand why Charles fell for her.

    The relationship between King Charles III and Camilla, Queen Consort, is one of the most remarkable love stories of the age. It has endured against all the odds, and in the process nearly destroyed the British monarchy. It is a rich and remarkable story that has never been properly told – indeed, it is one of the most extraordinary, star-crossed love stories of the past fifty years.

    Junor argues that although Camilla played a central role in the darkest days of the modern monarchy, Charles and Diana’s acrimonious and scandalous split, she also played a central role in restoring the royal family’s reputation, especially that of King Charles. A woman with no ambition to be a princess, a duchess, or a queen, Camilla simply wanted to be with, and support, the man who has always been the love of her life. Junor contends that their marriage has reinvigorated Charles, allowing him to finally become comfortable as the heir to the British throne.

    In this compelling biography, Britain’s top royal author paints an intimate portrait of the Queen Consort, revealing for the first time why the King went against his mother and risked everything, even the stability of the monarchy, to have Camilla by his side.

    The Duchess was in the Sunday Times Bestseller Chart from the 26th to 33rd week of 2017.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins Publishers
    Release dateJun 29, 2017
    ISBN9780008211011
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    The Duchess: The Untold Story – the explosive biography, as seen in the Daily Mail
    Author

    Penny Junor

    Penny Junor is a writer and broadcaster. She is the author of previous best-selling biographies of both the Prince and the Princess of Wales, and two British Prime Ministers. For many years she presented ‘The Travel Show’ on BBC2, and Channel 4’s consumer programme ‘For What It’s Worth’. She is married with four children and lives in Wiltshire.

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    • 2/5
      I found this book regarding the long-awaited wife of Prince Charles of England, to be boring and filled with titles, unimportant details, and a long-winded story of the affair of Camilla Parker Bowles and Price Charles while they were both married.
    • 4/5
      This was surprisingly interesting. It went over a lot of familiar ground, and was very supportive of the Duchess, but kept my interest and didn't seem too fawning or, despite the subtitle, too malicious.
    • 1/5
      Don’t bother............she had women pelting her with bread rolls for a reason
    • 4/5
      The first nine index entries in order for Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall and Rothsesay:-- friendly/warm personality-- as strong character-- groundedness of-- compassion of-- family as paramount for-- advocate for women-- as emotional support for Charles-- passion for books and literacy-- charities supported byYou get the idea? This is clearly a "Pro-Camilla" work. But admittedly, this is well-done, clearly written, and pretty convincing.