4 ‘The Prince and the Papers’, Time, 23rd January 1956.
5 In fact, the celebrated courtesan was said to have been the lover of no fewer than six crowned heads of state – also including Britain’s King Edward VII and Tsar Nicholas of Russia.
6 Christian de Massy and Charles Higham, Palace: My Life in the Royal Family of Monaco (New York, NY: Atheneum, 1986), p. 12.
7 Madame Figaro, 13th August 1994.
8 ‘Royals Seek Lower Profile at Monaco Birthday Bash’, Reuters, 2nd January 1997.
9 ‘Swimmer Tells of Dream Date with Prince Charming’, Sunday Times [South Africa], 1st July 2001.
10 David Isaacson, ‘SA “Blondie” Laughs Last’, Sunday Times [South Africa], 24th June 2010.
11 ‘Prince Albert Finally Settles Down and Ends Monaco’s 30-Year Wait for a Monarch’s Wedding’, Daily Mail, 24th June 2010.
Chapter 9
1 ‘Bernhard zakenprins (1911–2004)’ [‘Bernhard, the Businessman Prince (1911–2004)’], De Groene Amsterdammer, 3rd December 2004.
2 William Hoffman, Queen Juliana: The Story of the Richest Woman in the World (New York, NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1979), p. 69.
3 ‘Die Gesundbeterin’ [‘The Faith Healer’], Der Spiegel, 13th June 1956.
4 Hoffman, op. cit., p. 214.
5 Newsweek, 5th April 1976.
6 Hermione Hobhouse, Prince Albert: His Life and Work (London: Hamish Hamilton, 1983).
7 ‘The Queen’s Husband’, Time, 21st October 1957.
8 de Monpezat, op. cit., pp. 231–32.
9 BT, 3rd February 2002.
10 Annelise Bistrup, Margrethe (Copenhagen: Politiken Bøger, 2005).
11 Trine Villemann, 1015 Copenhagen K: Mary’s Dysfunctional In-Laws (Burnham, UK: Andartes Press, 2008), p. 74.
12 Gyles Brandreth, Philip and Elizabeth: Portrait of a Marriage (London: Century, 2004), pp. 253–54.
13 Davies, op. cit., p. 118.
14 Ibid., p. 118.
15 ‘The Crown Jewel’, Sunday Telegraph, 11th November 2007.
16 Ibid.
17 ‘Prince Phillip’s Secret Letters to the Showgirl’, Mail on Sunday, 20th December 2008.
18 http://trondni.blogspot.com, 28th March 2010.
19 Aftenposten, 29th August 2008.
Chapter 10
1 Gyles Brandreth, Charles and Camilla: Portrait of a Love Affair (London: Century, 2005), p. 140.
2 Ibid., pp. 122, 126.
3 Ibid., p. 129.
4 J.M. Ledgard, ‘The Man Who Would Be Useful’, Intelligent Life, Autumn 2008.
5 Brandreth, Charles and Camilla, op. cit., p. 141.
6 Time, 20th March 1964.
7 Brandreth, Charles and Camilla, op. cit., p. 140.
8 ‘Britain’s Prince Charles: The Apprentice King’, Time, 27th June 1969.
9 Crawford, op. cit., p. 16.
10 Ibid., p. 28.
11 ‘The Netherlands: Woman in the House’, Time, 13th May 1946.
12 Hoffman, op. cit., p. 37.
13 Ibid., p. 55.
14 Aftonbladet, 1st December 2005.
15 Preston, op. cit., p. 49.
16 Ibid., p. 1.
17 Ibid., p. 101.
18 Villemann, op. cit., p. 17.
19 Gitte Redder and Karin Palshøj, Frederik: Kronprins af Danmark [Frederik: Crown Prince of Denmark] (Copenhagen: Høst & Søn, 2008).
20 This was despite obtaining only two A levels, at a time when at least three were the norm – and not especially good grades at that: a B in history and a C in French.
21 ‘The Princely Life’, Time, 20th October 1967.
22 Tina Brown, The Diana Chronicles (London: Century, 2007), p. 86.
23 De Gelderlander, 30th October 2004.
24 Willem-Alexander himself once declared the only princesses he fancied were the Princess of Wales and Stéphanie of Monaco.
25 De Standaard, 11th October 2007.
26 Point de Vue, 30th August 1994.
27 Villemann, op. cit., p. 170.
Chapter 11
1 Interview with the author, April 2010.
2 ‘Kronprinsens nye kjærlighet’ [‘The Crown Prince’s New Love’], Fædrelandsvennen, 29th December 1999.
3 Interview with the author, 9th November 2009.
4 ‘Norwegian Crown Princess’s Father Weds Former Stripper’, Associated Press, 11th March 2005.
5 Håvard Melnæs, En helt vanlig dag på jobben [A Normal Day at Work] (Oslo: Kagge, 2007).
6 Anette Gilje, Sven O. Høiby: Et portrett [Sven O. Høiby: A Portrait] (Oslo: Glydendal, 2007).
7 Gonzalo Álvarez Guerrero and Soledad Ferrari, Máxima: Una Historia Real [Máxima: A True Story] (Buenos Aires: Editorial Sudamericana, 2009).
8 Gitte Redder and Karin Palshøj, Mary, Kronprinsesse af Danmark [Mary: Crown Princess of Denmark] (Copenhagen: Høst & Søn, 2004), p. 28.
9 Ibid., p. 169.
10 In the traditional manner, he had already written a long letter to Mary’s father, asking for her hand – though with the added proviso that, even if he said no, he would still propose.
11 ‘Papal Path’, Sun, 28th July 2007.
12 ‘They Sealed It with Kisses and a Surprise Drive: William and Kate Marry’, Times, 30th April 2011.
Chapter 12
1 It is also not an option in Norway, which is not a member of the EU.
2 Paul Richards, ‘Secret Web of the Black Spider Prince’, Mail on Sunday, 26th June 2010.
3 ‘Europe’s Royals as Climate Activists’, Financial Times, 27th March 2010.
4 ‘IOC Won’t Pressure Prince Politically’, Copenhagen Post, 16th September 2009.
5 Brigitte Balfoort, Barend Leyts and Pol Van Den Driessche, Albert II, 10 jaar koning [Albert II: Ten Years as King] (Leuven: Van Halewijck, 2003).
6 Associated Press, 25th January 2007.
Chapter 13
1 ‘Märtha Louise von Norwegen, Interview mit einem Engel’ [‘Märtha Louise of Norway, Interview with an Angel’), Bunte, 5th May 2010.
2 Noel Botham, Margaret: The Last Real Princess (London: Blake Publishing Ltd, 2002), p. 9.
3 Christopher Warwick, Princess Margaret: A Life of Contrasts (London: Carlton Publishing Group, 2002), p. 190.
4 Ibid., p. 223.
5 Ibid., pp. 229–30.
6 Ibid., p. 255.
7 ‘Fergie “Sells” Andy for £500k’, News of the World, 23rd May 2010.
8 Mazher Mahmood, Confessions of a Fake Sheik (London: HarperCollins), 2008, p. 261.
9 ‘It’s a Royal Cock-Up’, Guardian, 5th March 2002.
10 Under the rather arcane rules that govern royal titles, there has been some downgrading of their status, however: Friso is no longer a Prince of the Netherlands and his daughters are countesses rather than princesses.
11 ‘Op zijn achttiende vroeg hij me wat “een halve plus een halve” was. Hij wist dat gewoon niet’ [‘When he was eighteen, he asked me what “a half plus a half” was. He really didn’t know’], Humo, 24th December 2001.
12 ‘The Global Class: Royal Flush’, International Herald Tribune, 4th April 2002.
13 Belien, op. cit., p. 55.
Chapter 14
1 Ibid., p. 67.
2 Ibid., p. 95.
3 Neal Ascherson, The King Incorporated: Léopold II in the Age of Trusts (London: George Allen & Unwin, 1963), p. 262.
4 ‘Unprivate Lives’, Time, 23rd November 1936.
5 Lacey, op. cit., p. 179.
6 ‘Royal Teatime’, Time, 24th January 1949.
7 Richard Tomlinson, ‘Trying to Be Useful’, Independent, 19th June 1994.
8 Bradford, op. cit., p. 45.
9 Ibid., p. 166.
10 Interview with the aut
hor, April 2010.
11 Neil Blain and Hugh O’Donnell, Media, Monarchy and Power (Bristol: Intellect, 2003).
12 ‘The Forgotten Royal Nanny’, Daily Express, 30th July 2011.
13 Pittsburgh Press, 13th December 1936.
14 Associated Press, 14th December 1981.
15 ‘Wie wichtig ist Ihnen die Wahrheit, Herr Prinz?’ [‘How Important to You Is the Truth, Mr Prince’?], Der Spiegel, 6th March 2009.
16 Carla Joosten, Het Koningshuis in een notendop [The Royals in a Nutshell] (Amsterdam: Uitgeverij Bert Bakker, 2006), p. 109.
17 Ibid., p. 110.
18 Andreas Whittam-Smith, ‘Debate the Monarchy’s Future, but It Will Change Nothing’, Independent, 11th December 2000.
Chapter 15
1 Interview with the author, October 2009.
2 Poll by Rambøll/Analyse Danmark, published in Jyllands-Posten, 4th, 14th April 2010.
3 Interview with the author, April 2010.
4 Peter Whittle, Monarchy Matters (London: The Social Affairs Unit), p. 55.
5 ‘A Spectacular Jubilee’, Guardian, 5th June 2002.
6 ‘How BBC Bosses Ordered Me to Downplay the Queen Mother’s Death’, Daily Mail, 24th January 2011.
7 ‘Prins moet weg uit vastgoedproject’ [‘Prince Must Leave Real-Estate Project’], de Volkskrant, 5th October 2009.
Chapter 16
1 ‘Why Charles and Camilla Are Now Living Such Separate Lives’, Daily Mail, 29th June 2010.
2 ‘Prince William: Let My Father Become King’, Sunday Telegraph, 28th November 2010.
3 In exile in Rome, he indulged his passion for fine eating, growing to more than 130 kilos and dying at the age of forty-five, appropriately enough, over a meal in a restaurant.
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