William: The Inside Story of the Man Who Will Be King - Softcover

Davies, Nicholas

9780312206833: William: The Inside Story of the Man Who Will Be King

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312206836 ISBN 13: 9780312206833

Publisher: Griffin, 1999

A biography of the young English royal explores his childhood and teen years, his experiences at boarding school, and the effects of his mother's untimely death

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About the Author:

Nicholas Davies was the foreign editor at The Daily Mail for fifteen years. He is the only Royals author who knew both Prince Charles and Diana when they were dating in the late 1970s. His books include the New York Times bestseller Diana: A Princess and Her Troubled Marriage and Diana: The People's Princess. During Diana's funeral, watched by more than two billion TV viewers worldwide, he served as a commentator for CNN. He lives in Surrey, England.

"By December 1992, the Palace had admitted defeat--a reconciliation between the couple was totally out of the question, the royal fairy tale was well and truly over....To his eternal credit, the young William responded to this dreadful news with a maturity far beyond his years. He turned to his mother, kissed her on the cheek and said, 'I hope you will both be happier now.'"

Throughout that first week, both William and Harry seemed riveted to the television screen, wanting to learn all they could about the death of their mother....William quickly became convinced that it was the paparazzi who were responsible for the accident and, therefore, her death. Over the years, William had developed a loathing for the paparazzi, indeed, any photographers, who dogged Diana every time she ventured out of Kensington Palace. William had seen his mother break down in tears when chased by the photographers; he had seen the effect cameramen had on his mother when she would arrive home, her makeup smudged, the tears drying on her cheeks, her emotions almost at the breaking point."

"The manic screaming was like nothing William had ever faced before, when three hundred teenage girls, tears streaming down their cheeks, appeared desperate to shake William's hand or simply to touch him....And yet, in a matter of a few hours, William had learned how to cope with such strident acclamation. When a group of girls were asked why they found William so appealing, attractive and desirable, one answered, 'He's rich, he's gorgeous and he's a prince. What more do you need?'"

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