Royals
at War: The Untold Story of Harry and Meghan's Shocking Split with the House of
Windsor
by Dylan Howard (Author), Andy Tillett (Author)
Reveals
Shocking Revelations about Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, and the British Royal
Family—and the Divisive Rifts Between Them
This explosive exposé, Royals
at War, takes readers inside a riven Buckingham Palace to provide the
definitive account of the unfolding abdication crisis of 2020—dubbed
Megxit—during which the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan
Markle, became royal outcasts.
Through revealing interviews
with royal family insiders, friends, aides, historians, royal watchers, and
others with intimate knowledge of The House of Windsor, this tell-all book
looks back at the events, motives and crises which led to Harry (sixth in line
to the throne) dramatically abandoning his birthright—in a move not seen for
nearly a century, when King Edward VIII also gave up the crown for the woman he
loved as Europe teetered on the brink of fascism and war. Like Edward and
Wallis Simpson, the catalyst for the scandal here is also an ambitious,
controversial American woman.
Dylan Howard, bestselling
author of Diana: Case Solved and Epstein: Dead Men Tell No Tales, charts how
Meghan’s relationship with Harry was viewed as controversial from the start—and
how her brief honeymoon with the British public began to sour shortly after she
and Harry announced in November 2018 that they would be leaving Kensington
Palace to move to Frogmore Cottage, an hour outside London. As senior royals
expressed disapproval, the public at first seemed to enjoy the royal spat, with
many still supporting Team Meghan—until it emerged that the bill to renovate
Frogmore Cottage to Meghan’s lavish expectations would be $3 million . . . and
be picked up by British taxpayers.
Finally, in a move nobody saw
coming, Harry announced he was turning his back on the role he had been groomed
for since birth—giving up his HRH title, repaying the renovation costs of
Frogmore Cottage, abandoning his royal duties, and leaving Britain for good.
Buckingham Palace reeled.
Howard’s unique access and
insight into this constitutional crisis will not only address the tensions and
tantrums behind closed palace doors, but seek to answer the questions many are
still asking:
Has Prince Harry ever really
recovered from the death of his mother Diana—and the resentment he feels
against the institution that tried to destroy her?
Why did Meghan, once hailed as
a breath of fresh air, rile up the monarchy?
Why did she refuse to conform
to royal conventions in the way that Catherine did before her?
Did the public and media
criticism of Meghan go too far? And just how valid are the accusations of
racism?
How did these modern royals
treat the tabloids differently to tradition? And did it backfire?
What next for Harry and Meghan?
And how will they—and the institution they’ve turned their back on—react to
their new lives outside the confines of the Palace and free from the strict
codes and conventions that bind all members of the Royal Family?
Caught in a trap by virtue of a
life entombed in a gilded cage, Royals at War answers these questions and more
. . . and reveals how Harry’s infatuation with Meghan and desire to modernize
the monarchy could yet end in disaster for the House of Windsor. Played out
against the cataclysm of the British tabloid's laser focus on the duchess’
every movement—for good or ill—this is the true story of Harry and Meghan’s
split from the Establishment . . . and perhaps just the beginning of a whole
new Monarchy, redefined for the modern age.
