The Palace Papers: Inside the House of Windsor -- The Truth and the Turmoil by Tina Brown

 This was an entertaining, dishy and sometimes humorous look at the House of Windsor post-Diana. Even though the Royal Family hoped to avoid more scandal, of course, that was and is not the case. Camilla and Charles, Prince Andrew, Prince William and Princess Kate and, of course Meghan and Harry all have their own issues which the media has exploited and it is pretty interesting to learn about them. I felt as if I was in good hands with Tina Brown who is first British, second a journalist with great contacts. Also she wrote "The Diana Chronicles" which I want to read next. The only thing is that at the end I didn't find any of the royalty particularly sympathetic. Interesting, but not sympathetic.

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