First published 2010
Christopher Andersen chronicles the nearly ten-year courtship between Prince William and Kate Middleton, from their university days through their anticipated wedding. The author examines how William's role as confidant to Princess Diana shaped his approach to relationships. He details the couple's efforts to maintain privacy, including their early days as students when William watched Kate model at a fashion show. Andersen explores William's other romantic relationships, the forces behind their temporary breakup, and Kate's successful campaign to reunite with the prince. The book reveals scandals involving Kate's family members, William's struggles with depression and his aristocratic friends' influence, and security threats that echo Diana's tragic fate. Andersen also uncovers Queen Elizabeth's historic plans for the couple that will reshape the monarchy. The author presents their relationship as both a fairy tale romance and a complex family drama, showing how two college students nearly lost everything before finding their way back to each other.
Genres: biography, romance, british-literature, non-fiction, 21st-century
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: United Kingdom
Period: 21st-century
320 pages · Hardcover · Gallery Books