Edna Healey has had complete access to the Royal Archives and co-operation from the Royal Family to produce a history of the changes that have occurred since 1763, including the war years and the protocol complications of a new Labour ...

Here is the story of Mary and the Girls, of Zoot, Pretty-Boy and Oubaas, of the Abrahams family who came from Bo-Kaap, of Last-Knight the barber and his prim wife.

The author follows the Royal Family closely for a year and reports on the present relevancy of the monarchy.

" This is ultimately what palaces are all about: power and impressions. Buckingham Palace is not different, for though it was originally built as a home of a private citizen, once a king bought it, its future was sealed.

The Prince of Wales has asked four wealthy entrepreneurs and their wives to Buckingham Palace to discuss a fantastic idea: the construction of a six-thousand-mile railroad that would stretch the full length of Africa.