The Queen, by Andrew Morton, will be published by Michael O'Mara on May 24.NEW YORK (AP) - The British author known in part for his news-making bestseller on Princess Diana has a biography of Queen Elizabeth II coming out Nov. Newsweek has approached representatives of Prince Charles for comment. The revelations also led to Charles and Diana separating the same year it was published, before they finally divorced in 1996. It exposed Charles' affair with Camilla, now the Duchess of Cornwall, for the first time, leading ultimately to a collapse in public support for the future king, from which he has never fully recovered. Morton's first book about Diana changed history in 1992 and was based on tape recorded confessions the princess smuggled out of the palace via a friend. Indeed, it initially led to a degree of strain.'ĭiana had at the time been stripped of her HRH title, having divorced out of the royal family, though she was still based at Kensington Palace with a private secretary. The Queen reads: 'In a telling phrase, he proclaimed: 'She was the people's princess.' Though his words were well intentioned, the phrase 'people's princess'-according to some observers-was not entirely welcomed by the Queen. Tensions with Charles's aides were not the only problem for the queen, who the book says was unhappy with one of the most famous tributes to Diana, paid by then U.K.

'He discussed the issue at length with his lover, Camilla Parker Bowles, who was at her Wiltshire home.'

'His first instincts were about how the public would blame him for the tragedy-an assumption that was largely accurate. The book reads: 'When news of Diana's death came through, Charles wept, saying over and over: 'What have we done to deserve this?' He added: 'In short, Charles's camp were prepared to throw anyone under the bus in order to protect their man-and that included the Queen and other members of the Royal Family.'Ĭharles is painted as being conscious almost immediately of the reputational damage he might experience due to Diana's death. 'In reality, both the Queen and her private secretary, Sir Robert Fellowes, had agreed from the very beginning that a plane should be sent to Paris to carry her back to the UK, that she should lie in state at the Chapel Royal, and that there should be a full ceremonial funeral.' Morton wrote: 'It seemed that during this traumatic time, certain courtiers allied to Charles were playing an unpleasant game of one-upmanship.

Journalists, Morton writes, were also told the Princess had been destined for a public mortuary in West London until Charles intervened to ensure she rest at the Chapel Royal, in the grounds of St James' Palace. Politician Calls for Fans Who Booed William To Be Held 'Responsible' Why Was Prince William Booed? Liverpool Fans' Actions Explained.Prince William Being Booed Is 'Healthy Disrespect,' U.K.

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