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      Battle of Brothers

      June 24, 2021

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      The Crown Volume 2: The Official Companion

      November 19, 2019

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      The Crown: The Official Companion

      October 1, 2017

      8.3
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      Model Woman

      June 16, 2015

      8.3
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      Grace: Her Lives – Her Loves

      June 11, 2014

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      Gulf Charities and Islamic Philanthropy

      March 18, 2014

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      A Brief Life of the Queen

      January 31, 2012

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      If only Meghan had continued her film and…

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      Harry yes, Meghan no: coronation plan fuels more…

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      What King Charles did in Berlin that his…

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      Harry and Meghan? John and Yoko? Spot the difference! 

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      The Crown does NOT tell lies

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    Harry yes, Meghan no: coronation plan fuels more speculation about royal rift

    Harry yes, Meghan no: coronation plan fuels more speculation about royal rift

    Is the Duchess of Sussex staying home because of Archie’s birthday? Some say it points to a failure in negotiations.

    Quoted in The Guardian, Robert Lacey said:

    With the invitation going out a month ago, “it seems the result of the best part of a month’s discussions and negotiations have not worked,” said the royal historian and author Robert Lacey.

    The invitation had been on the table for a month, so negotiations were likely, said Lacey, “because it was possible for the Sussexes to reply a month ago”.

    Harry was reportedly not happy over his seating at the Queen’s platinum jubilee service, said Lacey. “It’s all about negotiating over the Abbey equivalent of Siberia as to where Harry was going to be seated,” he added.

    “There are invitations. And there are invitations,” said Lacey, adding that the seating plan “may have been the substance of what has not been resolved to their [the Sussexes’] satisfaction”.

    Read the full article in The Guardian: Harry yes, Meghan no: coronation plan fuels more speculation about royal rift | Monarchy | The Guardian

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  • Prince Harry and the paradox of his publicity-seeking

    April 21, 2022

    According to David Blunkett, Britain’s blind Home Secretary in 2003, his guide dog reacted defensively towards Putin in the course of the Russian’s State visit to Britain.

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  • How anger at Harry and Meghan ran deep at Prince Philip’s funeral

    June 22, 2021

    Despite outward appearances of reconciliation, ill feeling still pervaded the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral, writes Robert Lacey in this extract from his new book in The Times.

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  • ‘What went wrong between Prince Charles and Prince Harry’

    June 21, 2021

    In his new book serialised in The Times this week, Robert Lacey unpicks the Sussexes’ Oprah interview — and says Meghan was right to cry foul when she discovered her father-in-law might not make Archie a prince.

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  • Prince William “split his household from Prince Harry after Meghan bullying claims”

    June 19, 2021

    Allegations against the Duchess of Sussex led to a bitter row between brothers who were once inseparable, says the author Robert Lacey in this extract in The Times from his book Battle of Brothers.

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  • Baby Lilibet’s Name Carries a ‘Great Weight. It Is Intriguing’

    June 11, 2021

    Despite the rich legacy of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s daughter, both in name and heritage, “this little American girl is being brought up free of old-fashioned tradition,” royal historian Robert Lacey tells PEOPLE.

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  • Forthcoming book: Battle of Brothers

    June 22, 2020

    “I have been astonished and sometimes moved to tears by the fresh details and insights I have discovered in researching this story of family conflict,” author Robert Lacey said of his soon to be published book.

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Robert Lacey

Robert Lacey

British historian and writer

Robert Lacey is a British historian noted for his original research, which gets him close to – and often living alongside – his subjects. He is the author of numerous international bestsellers. lege felicter - may you read happily

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As the Platinum Jubilee begins with news of Camill As the Platinum Jubilee begins with news of Camilla’s elevated status, the Queen, Charles and William are making the big decisions as a trio. 

Robert Lacey writes in @thetimes. Article also on Robert’s website: Robertlacey.com

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Robert lacey writes for the BBC as The Queen celeb Robert lacey writes for the BBC as The Queen celebrates her #platinumjubilee 

Full article on the BBC website: www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60201088
As we approach the 70th anniversary of The Queen’s accession on February 6th, Robert Lacey selects his top pick of books about the Royal Family and The Queen. 

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Battle of Brothers: William, Harry and the Inside Battle of Brothers: William, Harry and the Inside Story of a Family in Tumult

First published in hardback: 15 October 2020

What drove Prince William and Prince Harry from the closest of brothers into very different, now distanced men? How has the painful, public unravelling of Prince Charles and Diana’s marriage reverberated through generations? What parts have Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle played in helping their husbands to choose divergent paths? And how does the Queen feel, marshalling her feuding heirs and looking ahead to the future of the British monarchy?

Moving and unvarnished, this is the most intimate insight yet of division in the royal family.

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Little Man - Meyer Lansky and the gangster life by Little Man - Meyer Lansky and the gangster life by Robert Lacey in 1991

Little Man is a book about organised crime unlike any other yet written. If, in the mythology of organised crime, Al Capone symbolised the crude menace of the machine gun and the baseball bat, Meyer Lansky stood for the brains, the sophistication, the hot money, the sheer cleverness of it all. This brilliant biography and social history separates the strands of fact and legend in Meyer Lansky’s – the Godfather of Godfathers – career, revealing a truth about the gangster life in America that is far more fascinating and dramatic than fiction.

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Extracts from Robert Lacey's book "Battle of Broth Extracts from Robert Lacey's book "Battle of Brothers: William, Harry and the Inside Story of a Family in Tumult" are being featured in The Times this week. 

In Today's article Robert Lacey said allegations against the Duchess of Sussex led to a bitter row between brothers who were once inseparable.

You can read the full article from the link in the bio.

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Speaking earlier, Robert Lacey said: “Prince Ph Speaking earlier, Robert Lacey said:

“Prince Philip has been such an integral part of our life. Playing such a key role in the life of the nation.

It was no accident that we decided to feature Prince Philip very strongly in the Crown episode about the moon landing – capturing his interests in science and how he came to understand that science can only take you so far. He went on to develop a strong personal religious faith.

He also helped in bringing the monarchy into touch with everyday life in a fresh way. So many of The Queen’s fresh ideas and fresh initiatives came from this remarkable man.

Prince Philip will be remembered for his sardonic smile, hands behind the back, often unfailingly 2 steps behind Her Majesty. Always there in the most supporting sense.”

Photograph from 1972 in Robert Lacey's book Majesty. “Queen Elizabeth was always front, but Prince Philip was always center.”
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