The Prince Of Wales: A Biography

Description for THE PRINCE OF WALES: A BIOGRAPHY by Jonathan Dimbleby:

For this remarkable study of the heir to the throne, Jonathan Dimbleby was given unprecedented access to his subject. As well as spending many hours in wide-ranging and candid conversation with Prince Charles, the author has interviewed at length scores of people, including his personal staff and close friends, most of whom have never talked openly about the Prince before. He has also drawn freely from the Prince's own archives, including more the 10,000 letters, private journals and diaries, non of which has hitherto been made public.

Based on this huge wealth of original material, Jonathan Dimbleby's biography provides a vivid insight into the turbulent life of a remarkable individual. To an extent that has never before been possible, he tells the full story of the Prince's childhood and upbringing, his adolescence and adulthood, analyzing the public role and illuminating the private man.

Exploring beneath the tabloid headlines which have caricatured Prince Charles first as 'Action Man' and then as 'The Loony Prince', Jonathan Dimbleby reveals the full complexity of an extraordinary personality, his attitudes and beliefs, his feelings about himself and his family.

At a critical juncture in the history of the Royal Family, Dimbleby also examines the relationship between the heir to the throne and government ministers, the armed services, and the Church. In analyzing the role of the monarchy, the author also explores the constitutional implications of the breakdown of the Prince's marriage to the Princess of Wales.

In this vivid, searching and intimate portrait of a life which is trapped by destiny, THE PRINCE OF WALES provides a uniquely authoritative account of the man born to be King.