Entitled
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4.0 • 63 Ratings
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Publisher Description
THE SUNDAY TIMES #1 BESTSELLER
A Book of the Year for The Times, Financial Times and Waterstones
‘This isn’t a book; it’s a case for revolution’ CAMILLA LONG, SUNDAY TIMES
‘A damning cannonball of truth through the York ramparts’ MAIL ON SUNDAY
‘Surely has a claim to the title of book of the year, for its seismic impact’ JANINE GIBSON, FINANCIAL TIMES
The first joint biography of the Duke and Duchess of York and the first full biography of either of them, by renowned royal biographer and literary agent, Andrew Lownie.
Drawing on four years of research, numerous FOI requests and interviews with over a hundred people who have never spoken before, the book traces the lives of the late Queen’s second son and his ex-wife through their childhoods, courtship, marriage, divorce, careers, and royal and charitable activities.
Still living in the same house, they claim to be "the happiest divorced couple in the world". The book investigates the reality of their relationship and their love lives. It charts Andrew’s record in the Falklands, his business activities and reveals details of how the couple have been able financially to sustain their extravagant lifestyles. It also recounts the full story of the Yorks’ links with Jeffrey Epstein.
Chronicling their lives in parallel, the picture that emerges is of a spoilt prince unable to connect and a duchess pushed by her insecurities into a desperate need to maintain the attention her ‘royal’ status brought. Rigorously researched and packed full of revelations, this is eye-watering biography at its best.
‘This isn't just a royal biography. It's a study in reputational collapse and the danger of unchecked power inside Britain's most protected institution' THE STANDARD
‘A catalyst for Andrew’s de-princing’ THE TIMES
About the author
Andrew Lownie was educated at Magdalene College, Cambridge, where he was President of the Union, before taking his master’s and doctorate at Edinburgh University. A Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, he later returned to Cambridge as a visiting fellow at Churchill College. He has been a bookseller, publisher, journalist writing for The Times, Telegraph, Wall Street Journal, Spectator, Guardian and since 1988 has run his own literary agency. He is President of the Biographers Club, sits on the board of Biographers International Organisation and is a Trustee of the Campaign for Freedom of Information. His books include the prize-winning Stalin’s Englishman: The Lives of Guy Burgess (2015) and the top ten Sunday Times bestsellers The Mountbattens: Their Lives and Loves (2019) and Traitor King: The Scandalous Exile of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor (2021).
Customer Reviews
A really entitled idiot
Brilliant audio narrated by the author who is calm and measured and obviously has carried out a great deal of research. The whole family comes over as entitled all be it that the children are not quite as bad as the parents but they were travelling with them and receiving very expensive gifts when they were old enough to understand . Both parents are awful and fergie should have known better but they both have a very common streak going through them not classy at all. If I were Charles I’d dump them both Asap and I’m not sure about the girls being working royals either . All in all a dreadful story told in a way that isn’t biased at all , he found it hard to find people that actually liked them .
Brilliant book
Really enjoyed listening to it. Insightful very layered.
A quite superb listen or read
An incredible biography that informs and above all entertains. The research is meticulous and critical but honest and fair. It really lifts the lid on the lives of the entitled duo. Quite magnificent!