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Charles and Camilla

Portrait of a Love Affair

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Charles and Camilla

By: Gyles Brandreth
Narrated by: Stephen Thorne
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About this listen

This is a story of the most well documented, most commented on love affair of our times. Yet the personalities behind the facade remain elusive and the nature of their relationship is an enigma. This is the first major biography of Charles and Camilla, two people who have battled against the curious lot that fate has thrown their way.

Gyles Brandreth returns to the same ground as his last book, the bestselling Philip and Elizabeth; Portrait of a Marriage. This again will be a unique royal biography, as the author has met all the principal players, has had privileged access to the royal family. This will be a powerful and revealing portrait of a remarkable relationship, told with authority and insight and illustrated with photographs from the royal collection.

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Critic reviews

"Book of the year... Riveting, gossipy and touching" (Mail on Sunday)
"Could this be the best book ever written about the Royal Family?... A masterpiece" (Sunday Express)
"Utterly fascinating" (Andrew Marr, Start the Week)
"Highly accomplished... there is much here to entertain and inform" (Sunday Telegraph)
"Completely fascinating - written by the man who really knows" (Richard and Judy)
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Little more than a hagiography. Amazing how CPB has been rehabilitated in the eyes of the public. The guilty have prospered and the innocent have been removed from the picture. Interest in D, POW continues to highlight her memory. KC and CPB made a victim of her. The fates conspired amiss. The narrator does a passable job.

Disappointing

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It’s very nice they are both happy at long last being together but still there is a part they both played at making someone very unhappy and leading to a death Diana so yes it’s nice that they are both together at last Camilla and Charles but I do think he should be king but she shouldn’t be queen

Consequences responsibilities

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The only downside to this book was it repetitive nature and questionable accents by narrator!

A good listen

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Interesting context to the background of our king’s personal life. Sympathetically and fluently told, it describes a relationship that was always strong and deep, without examining fully the reasons for that strength and depth. Not the definitive analysis of such an important relationship but a highly informative account (and an entertaining read).

15+ years later, provides interesting context

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I throughly enjoyed the book. GB is an exceptional narrator and holds your attention throughout.

The only criticism I have is of the chapter with the telephone conversation….very very irritating !!!

12 out of 13

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