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Drawing on sources close to Prince Charles and the Royal Family, this is an account of the forces that shaped the life of the Prince of Wales and almost overwhelmed him. It describes how, as a sensitive person drowned by royal protocol, he fought back after separation from his glamorous wife and struggled to overcome his unpopularity and depression, and to regain his self-esteem. The book examines Charles's childhood, when he would cry with fright at children's parties and cling to his nanny's legs; it delves into his schooldays at Gordonstoun; it explores his relationship with his mother, his sister - and, perhaps most importantly, his father; it portrays him as "one of the most selfish men I've ever met" (as a friend describes him) - vain and unable to accept criticism - and yet at the same time sensitive, honourable and decent; and it deals with his relationship with Camilla Parker Bowles. Ross Benson was a classmate of Prince Charles at Gordonstoun, and writes a daily column in "The Daily Express". He is the author of "Paul McCartney: Behind the Myth".
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This biography of the Prince of Wales is at once foolish and poignant--and how could it be otherwise, since the man who would be king has established that reputation himself. Benson, a columnist for the London Express and a former classmate of the prince at Gordonstoun in the wilds of Scotland, recalls how the students there made great sport of following the heir-apparent in packs taunting him with "clamorous slurping noises." We also read that throughout the prince's youth his parents were distant from him, that he was a latch-key kid with only his nannies to change his nappies. Denial of parental affection, the author suggests, left a "resonating hollow in his life." Benson trails the prince from his nursery years to that of his mother's annus horribilis , titillating us with anecdotes purportedly told by "members of the household" without making clear whether the tales he repeats were gleaned by him or learned third hand. But we've heard it all before, in any case.
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- PublisherV. Gollancz
- Publication date1993
- ISBN 10 0575056770
- ISBN 13 9780575056770
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages253
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