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

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AS SEEN IN THE TIMES AND UPDATED WITH NEW MATERIAL

The Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller

THE ROYAL BOOK OF THE YEAR Daily Mail

THIS CRISIS IS AS BIG AS THE ABDICATION SAYS LACEY, HISTORICAL ADVISOR TO THE CROWN.
The world has watched Prince William and Prince Harry since they were born. Raised by Princess Diana to be the closest of brothers, how have the boy princes grown into very different, now distanced men

From royal expert and bestselling author Robert Lacey, this book is an unparalleled insider account of tumult and secrecy revealing the untold details of William and Harrys early closeness then estrangement. It asks what happens when two sons are raised for vastly different futures one burdened with the responsibility of one day becoming king, the other with the knowledge that he will always remain spare.

How have William and Harry each formed their idea of a modern royals duty and how they should behave Were the seeds of damage sowed as Prince Charles and Dianas marriage painfully unraveled for all the world to see In the previous generation, how have Prince Charles and Prince Andrews lives unfolded in the shadow of the Crown What choices has Queen Elizabeth II made in marshalling her feuding heirs What parts have Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle played in helping their husbands to choose their differing paths And what is the real, unvarnished story behind Harry and Meghans dramatic departure

In the most intimate vision yet of life behind closed doors, with the familys highs, lows and hardest decisions all laid out, this is a journey into royal life as never offered before.

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PRAISE FOR BATTLE OF BROTHERS

They were dubbed the Fab Four, but with a smitten Harry exploding at perceived slights to Meghan, the Princes were torn apart by anger that survives today, as Robert Lacey reveals in the royal book of the year
Daily Mail

You've read Finding Freedom now discover the whole story
Tatler

A riveting, well researched book
Piers Morgan

A portrayal of the royal heir and the spare that rebalances our perceptions of both It may also convince some readers that Harry made the right decision
Sunday Times

A poignant account of the princes unhappy childhood
The Times

PRAISE FOR ROBERT LACEYS PREVIOUS BOOKS

'Robert Lacey is the King of royal biographers'
Kitty Kelley

'A unique insight Respected for the depth and extend of his research and contacts, Robert Lacey knows arguably more about the Queen than any other commentator writing today'
Daily Mail

'Robert Lacey makes you feel like you're right there, in the palace, in the castle
Vanity Fair

Lacey has arranged his material beautifully; not one of these 400 pages is tiresome or dull
Evening Standard

[Lacey] has an eye for the telling image Smart, thorough and well crafted, it is absolutely of its time
Scotsman

Has bestseller written all over it
Observer

Compulsively readable
Sunday Telegraph

'Beautifully written and thought-provoking Robert Lacey has written a highly accomplished book which should go into the bags of anyone who has to travel to the kingdom'
Literary Review

'Incisive The real triumph of this book is the way it peels away the layers of mystery that shroud a civil society of which we have almost no knowledge'
Sunday Times

Author Bio

Robert Lacey is the New York Times bestselling author of twenty books, including The Queen; Ford: The Men and the Machine; The Year 1000; and Inside the Kingdom. He lives in London.