<![CDATA[Following a hugely successful cover story about
Prince Charles for Time Magazine,
British-American journalist Catherine Mayer has another set of
stories about The Prince in the works. Only this time, it
isn’t just an article – it’s Prince Charles’s biography.
This new biography about the much documented Prince of
Wales will hit the shelves on the 5th of February,
2015. Charles: The Heart of a King, as it is called,
documents the life of the longest serving heir apparent to the
British throne. The biography ‘reveals Prince Charles in all his
complexity’ and gives a detailed insight into The Prince’s two
marriages – the first to the late Diana, Princess of Wales, and the
second to Camilla, who Charles describes as his “dearest wife”.
The book also promises to deal with His Royal Highness’s passions
for art, architecture, preservation and gardening, amongst others.
The author draws a comparison between Prince Charles and his
mother, The Queen, and highlights his personal successes and
achievements during a lifetime of Royal duties and
engagements. Readers will also get a glimpse of Prince Charles like
they have never seen him before – as a joker, a thinker, a friend,
and a father.
Writing Charles: The Heart of
a King meant a year of doing research for
Ms. Mayer, who spoke to Charles’s friends (including the most
ardent fan of The Prince’s dancing skills, Emma Thompson),
Palace insiders and even spent time with The Prince of Wales
himself. Mayer’s book has been researched and written with the
Prince Charles’s knowledge and permission, and will be published by
WH Allen in the UK.
However, Royal watchers from America need not despair. Henry
Holt and Company have recently purchased the rights to the
book, a slightly shorter version of which will be
published in the USA next February, but with a different cover and
under the title, Born to Be King: Prince Charles on Planet
Windsor.
Catherine Mayer’s interview with Prince Charles for Time
Magazine can be read online here. Charles: The Heart of
a King can be pre-ordered on Amazon.
Featured photo credit: Karen Roe via photopin cc]]>
