William's Princess: The Love Story that will Change the Royal Family Forever [Hardcover]

Robert Jobson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 30, 2006

Having courted throughout his time at St. Andrews University, Kate Middleton and Prince William are now a permanent item. Having managed to maintain a rather low profile so far, Kate has recently been issued with her own security force, similar to that of Camilla, Prince Charles’s consort. This move has been widely interpreted as the beginning of getting Kate accustomed to the media spotlight into which she will step by marrying Prince William. From an upper-middle class background, she is seen as a much-needed breath of fresh air by the monarchy, and her grooming has already begun in earnest—and crucially, with Her Majesty’s approval.

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About the Author

Fifteen years as a respected royal correspondent on Fleet Street and CNN broadcaster have afforded Robert Jobson unprecedented access to the very heart of the Royal Family. He was the award-winning journalist who broke the scoop that Prince Charles was to marry Camilla in 2005. Since 1990 he has been working at the forefront of royal news as the staff royal correspondent for The Sun and later as the Royal and Diplomatic Editor, as well as Assistant Editor for the Daily Express. He currently writes on royal matters for the London Evening Standard. He is also the co-author of the Sunday Times bestselling Diana: Closely Guarded Secret. He uses his experience, insight and unique anecdotes to illuminate the unfolding drama of the new royal order.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 262 pages
• Publisher: John Blake; 1St Edition edition (September 30, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1844543153
• ISBN-13: 978-1844543151
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 5.9 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #999,495 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not a book about William's Princess, December 11, 2006

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kramax (Melbourne, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: William's Princess: The Love Story that will Change the Royal Family Forever (Hardcover)

At the time of writing this book, the author was taking a punt on an impending marriage between the subjects, Prince William and Kate Middleton. Seasoned royal watchers would know that a book of this kind is unusual in that there has been no engagement announcement. Regardless, the title is a misnomer since only around 10% of the books 250 odd pages relate to the relationship! The rest is a rehash of old ground. The author tops and tails each chapter with a Kate and William sum-up and then proceeds to write about Charles and Camilla or Charles and Diana. There are a few snippets in the book about the W & K relationship, but not enough to sustain a whole book. Only for the real British royal fanatics. Wait until there is a marriage before writing another book, Mr Jobson and then you may have some material to work with.

21 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The book was written too early., November 22, 2006

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This review is from: William's Princess: The Love Story that will Change the Royal Family Forever (Hardcover)

I had mixed feelings before I bought the book, and I still have mixed feelings after reading the book! The book itself was well written, (although in the first couple of chapters the author focused more on Charles and Camilia), it left me wanting to ask the author quite a number of questions!

The type of questions I would ask Mr. Jobson would be for an example: "Why would you write a book when Prince William and Kate Middleton are not even engaged yet?" or "Just how reliable are you're 'sources'?"

I will say this about the author, Mr. Jobson has a lot of courage to write a book before Prince William and Ms. Middleton are even married, and he is also taking a chance, as well as possible risking his career, that he will eventually be proven right (or wrong)about his predications.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A self-glorifying book about the media, and the author--not W & K, September 12, 2010

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Alesia - See all my reviews

This review is from: William's Princess: The Love Story that will Change the Royal Family Forever (Hardcover)

This book is about the author's self-proclaimed genius in tracking down William and Kate and breaking stories on them (including unsubstantiated tips he got from other sources). The second most prevalent topic is how great the media are. The third is a tie between Prince Charles and the Queen. Finally, it is a book about William and Kate--but barely.

What kind of book is it when the author talk about his own perspective of the topic covered--instead of covering the topic? A lame one.

So many paragraphs in the book contain phrases such as "The issue now, one on which royal observers including myself...," "I revealed....," "I had exclusively broken the story...," etc. It is arrogance at its finest, and irrelevant, especially since (having been written in 2006) his conclusion that an engagement announcement was imminent was 100% wrong.

Tellingly, there is no bibliography--the author is his own source for all of the information, stale and superficial as it was.