Títulos en Realeza

I serien DEN ENGELSKE KONGEFAMILIE kan du komme helt tæt på personerne fra den britiske kongefamilie, der siden 1917 har tilhørt huset Windsor. Vi skal på en rejse gennem de sidste hundrede år, hvor du blandt andet skal tilbringe tid med Prinsesse Diana, Prins Harry og Meghan, Dronning Elizabeth og resten af den store og fascinerende royale familie. Serien er baseret på virkelige begivenheder fra 100 års royal historie og omsat til filmiske scener.

Selvom prins Charles er født som kronprins, er han ikke altid komfortabel i den rolle. Som barn er han følsom og genert og har et kompliceret forhold til sin strenge og fraværende far, prins Philip. I tyverne er han en eftertragtet ungkarl, men det er svært at finde en hustru, der er værdig til at blive dronning. Han gifter sig med den unge Diana Spencer, men deres ægteskab er ulykkeligt. Og i baggrunden spøger Charles’ ungdomskærlighed, Camilla Parker Bowles.

I starten af 2020 vælger prins Harry og hertuginde Meghan at forlade det britiske kongehus, og i et interview med Oprah Winfrey tager de bladet fra munden og anklager den britiske kongefamilie for racisme og mobning. Efterfølgende vælger de to at forlade England og starte det nye kapitel af deres liv i USA. FARVEL ENGLAND OG GODDAG HOLLYWOOD er anden del af to om prins Harry og Meghan Markles kærlighed og deres kampe mod pressen og det stive engelske monarki.

Selvom Philip bliver født som prins af Grækenland og Danmark, ligger det langt fra i kortene, at han en dag skal blive gift med dronningen af et imperium. Philips familie er omgærdet af skandaler og forfald, og hans opvækst er ensom og tumultarisk. Han finder sin vej i livet hos militæret, men allerede da Philip er 30 år gammel, dør hans svigerfar, kong Georg VI. Med ét må den stolte militærmand indse, at han fra nu af må leve i skyggen af sin hustru. Som dronningens mand. I DRONNINGENS SKYGGE fortæller i nedslag om prins Philips 99-årige liv.

Dronning Elizabeth II er den længst levende og sidende monark. Hun har altid været kendt for at sætte pligten over lysten, men det har ikke altid været let. Pressen har flere gange kritiseret kongefamilien, særligt efter at flere af Elizabeths børns ægteskaber er gået i opløsning og Prinsesse Dianas død i 1997. Året 1992 beskriver hun selv som sit annus horribilis. DEN LÆNGST SIDENDE MONARK er anden del af to om dronning Elizabeth II. Lyt også til de øvrige episoder om blandt andre prinsesse Diana, Harry og Meghan, og prins William og Kate Middleton.

This is the story of how King Charles was shaped and moulded by his heritage. His mother was the woman he always loved but could never be close to. As Queen she held the Pandora’s box of the crown and all he could do was wait and learn. In his mother’s old age, he finally received the affection and respect from her he had craved for so long. This book documents his life through many personal anecdotes from his family and his friends from the moment the guns saluted his birth until St. Edwards Crown was placed on his head and he was officially declared as the King at his Coronation.

“A fierce, scholarly tour-de-force. . . . Hunting the Falcon brilliantly shows how time, circumstance and politics combined to accelerate Anne’s triumph and tragedy."" —Tina Brown, New York Times Book Review “A sumptuous drama of lust, intrigue, and betrayal, underpinned by the harsh...

Endgame, the explosive book from longtime royal journalist Omid Scobie and author of the international blockbuster Finding Freedom, is a penetrating investigation into the current state of the British monarchy—an unpopular king, a power-hungry heir to the throne, a queen willing to go to...

Powerful. Influential. Captivating. Royalty fascinates us. Luxurious portraits of kings and queens showcase their riches and power. Tales of daring rulers transform monarchs into almost divine figures. And tragic stories underscore the high stakes for royals. The life of a royal was not always roses. Child monarchs, royal imposters, and political upheaval could change the course of history–and steal away the crown. Royal Life is a backstage pass to 5,000 years of royal history.

Unforgettable as it was, the public response to the death of Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022 was not without precedent. When her great-grandfather King Edward VII - glamorous, cosmopolitan and extraordinarily popular - died in May 1910, the political, social and cultural anxieties of a nation in turmoil were temporarily set aside during a summer of intense and ritualised mourning. In The King Is Dead, Long Live the King! Martin Williams charts a period of tension and transition as one era slipped away and another took shape.

Für Harry ist der Moment gekommen, endlich seine Geschichte zu erzählen. Es war eines der berührendsten Bilder des 20. Jahrhunderts: Zwei Jungen, zwei Prinzen, die hinter dem Sarg ihrer Mutter gehen, während die Welt voller Trauer und Entsetzen zusieht. Beim Begräbnis von Prinzessin Diana fragten sich Milliarden von Menschen, was die Prinzen in diesem Moment dachten und fühlten - und welchen Verlauf ihr Leben von diesem Augenblick an wohl nehmen würde. Für Harry ist jetzt der Moment gekommen, endlich seine Geschichte zu erzählen.

Henry VIII is Britain's most notorious monarch, remembered for his six wives and splitting the church in two for the sake of annulling his first marriage. But few know the full story of his tempestuous reign. This captivating biography chronicles Henry VIII's life and times, from his early childhood at Eltham to his dominant role as one of the leading players on the international stage. It includes his love affairs, military campaigns, the scheming and plotting of his courtiers and the way in which sex and politics were sometimes fatally intertwined with the Tudor Court.

Focusing purely on Queen Elizabeth II's relationship with television, this book shows how she was ahead of the game in helping to change the face of British television from the outset of her reign in 1953 when she let the cameras into Westminster Abbey. The queen embraced television at a time when Winston Churchill and her government advisors recommended that she should keep them out--on the grounds that the cameras would destroy her royal mystique--right through the 1950s, which was Britain’s television decade.

Als bekannt wird, dass Prinz Harry eine amerikanische Schauspielerin kennengelernt hat, löst das einen internationalen Medienrummel aus. Vor einem internationalen Publikum geben er und Meghan ihre Verlobung bekannt, richten eine glanzvolle Hochzeit aus und bringen ihren ersten Sohn Archie zur Welt. Die Journalisten Omid Scobie und Carolyn Durand gehören zu einem Kreis von ausgewählten Reportern, die direkten Zugang zur britischen Königsfamilie haben und das Paar kennen wie nur wenige Außenstehende.

During her 70 years on the throne, few got to know the Queen well, but there is one body of work that sheds new light on her thoughts, personality and the issues that really concerned her: the Queen's own speeches. Based on in-depth research and interviews with many of those who knew the Queen best, this audiobook sheds new light on the life and career of our much-missed monarch.

For more than 70 years, the marriage of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip was at the centre of the nation's life. Now, in My Husband and I, Ingrid Seward reveals the real story of their loving and enduring relationship. This audiobook is not only a vivid portrait of a hugely important marriage, it is a celebration of the power of love.

We live in a world where Netflix makes lavish dramas about the current royal family, whilst Prince Harry and Meghan continue to indulge us with tell-all interviews, articles, upcoming biographies and documentaries. So what if Oprah gave Kate and William the opportunity to tell their sides of the story and - against all the odds - they agreed?

Die aktuellste Biografie mit Exklusivmaterial aus den Royal Archives. Schüchtern, aber mit stählernem Selbstbewusstsein. Unergründlich trotz eines Lebens in der Öffentlichkeit. Gläubig. Unsentimental. Neugierig. Mit all diesen Begrifflichkeiten ließe sich Queen Elizabeth II. beschreiben. Eine Regentin, die mit stärkeren Veränderungen konfrontiert wurde als alle anderen royalen Staatsoberhäupter der englischen Geschichte. Dabei wurde sie nicht als Thronfolgerin geboren, ihr Leben wurde durch die Abdankung König Edwards VIII. unvermittelt in andere Bahnen gelenkt.

This intimate, personal biography of Queen Elizabeth II tells the story of her remarkable life, reign and times, from a perspective unlike any other. Gyles Brandreth writes the Queen's tale candidly with grace and sensitivity from the view of someone who met her, talked with her and kept a record of those conversations. Brandreth knew the Queen's husband well and knows the new King and Queen Consort.

King Edward I was the first of three Edwards who reigned in perfect succession. He was one of the most important kings in English history, but he was also one of the most controversial. This was the king who subdued Wales and fought Scotland to a standstill for much of his reign. He battled leading Scottish figures that are recognizable to even novice history students. Both William Wallace and Robert the Bruce butted heads with this English ruler.