Betrayal: Power, Deceit and the Fight for the Future of the Royal Family - From the bestselling author of Revenge
Tom Bower
Synopsis "Betrayal: Power, Deceit and the Fight for the Future of the Royal Family - From the bestselling author of Revenge"
*THE EXPLOSIVE NEW ROYAL BIOGRAPHY FROM THE NO.1 BESTSELLING INVESTIGATIVE BIOGRAPHER, TOM BOWER *AS SERIALISED IN THE TIMES
'A fascinating read' - Evening Standard
The Royal Family's vulnerability was exposed... Treachery in the family was rarely rewarded - as Harry and Meghan realised. The Palace chose silence as its only option...
Few could anticipate the endgame.'The British Crown is in crisis, with constitutional threats at home and abroad. Since their infamous 'Megxit' split from the Royal Family, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have dominated global headlines. Ferociously controversial, not least for demanding privacy while seeking the spotlight, the Sussexes have remained a subject of gripping fascination for both supporters and cynics alike.
Both camps are united on one platform: what is the endgame?Fighting to preserve their royal titles and privileges, In their attempts to create a Sussex brand the couple have fuelled bitter hostility. Accusations of disloyalty have been trumped by recriminations about dishonesty. Amid High Court battles with the government and the media, and the infamous publication of Spare, the Sussexes have reeled after successive Netflix flops and their doomed collaboration with Spotify - only to be ridiculed for Meghan's self-invention as a domestic goddess.
At a landmark moment in royal history, the Sussexes' challenge to the British monarchy echoes worldwide. The fallout always threatens to be catastrophic. Just five years on from 'Megxit', can King Charles overcome the scandals that blight the family and limit the Sussexes' threat to the monarchy? Can the broken bonds between the Houses of Sussex and Windsor ever be repaired or will the King choose to strip them of their titles and banish them forever? The Sussexes are in a race against time to solve their predicament.
With inimitable research and exclusive interviews from insiders, Britain's leading investigative biographer Tom Bower exposes the latest contortions in the explosive Royal saga of power and betrayal. 'Tom Bower is the Inspector Morse of investigative biographers, a fluent, phlegmatic story-teller and a master of intricacies.' Sunday Times
Thomas Michael Bower, conocido como Tom Bower, es un periodista, escritor e investigador británico nacido en Londres en 1946. Formado en Derecho en la London School of Economics, inició su carrera como abogado antes de incorporarse a la BBC, donde trabajó durante más de dos décadas como reportero y productor en programas de investigación. Su trayectoria se ha caracterizado por un enfoque incisivo y polémico, centrado en examinar figuras de poder en los ámbitos político, empresarial y mediático.
Es autor de numerosas biografías no autorizadas, entre ellas Betrayal: Power, Deceit and the Fight for the Future of the Royal Family, así como obras dedicadas a figuras como Richard Branson, Boris Johnson o el príncipe Carlos. Su libro Broken Dreams: Vanity, Greed and the Souring of British Football recibió el William Hill Sports Book of the Year, destacando su impacto en el periodismo investigativo. Su estilo se distingue por la profundidad documental y una narrativa crítica que suele generar controversia en sus retratados.