Courtiers

FEATURING A BRAND NEW CHAPTER ON KING CHARLES III AND HIS CORONATION<BR><BR>'Fascinating' The Times<BR>'Tantalising' Telegraph<BR><BR>The gripping account of how the royal family really operates. Valentine Low, royal correspondent for The Times, asks the important questions: who really runs the show and, with Charles now crowned as King, what will happen next?<BR><BR>Today, as ever, a vast team of people hidden from view steers the royal family's path between public duty and private life. The question of who is entrusted to guide the royals has never been more vital, and yet the task those courtiers face has never been more challenging.<BR><BR>With the departure of both Harry and Meghan and the disgraced Prince Andrew from royal life, the complex relationship between modern courtiers and royal principals has been exposed to global scrutiny. William and Kate - equipped with a very twenty-first-century approach to press and public relations - now hold the responsibility of making an ancient institution relevant for the decades to come.<BR><BR>Courtiers reveals an ever-changing web of complex characters, shifting values and ideas over what the future of the institution should be. This is the story of how the monarchy really works, at a pivotal moment in its history.

'Fascinating' The Times<BR><BR>'Tantalising . . . Low's conclusion is a valuable one.' The Telegraph<BR><BR>The gripping account of how the Royal family really operates from the man who has spent years studying them in his role as Royal correspondent for The Times. Valentine Low asks the important questions: who really runs the show and, as Charles III begins his reign, what will happen next?<BR><BR> Throughout history, the British monarchy has relied on its courtiers - the trusted advisers in the King or Queen's inner circle - to ensure its survival as a family, an ancient institution, and a pillar of the constitution. Today, as ever, a vast team of people hidden from view steers the royal family's path between public duty and private life. Queen Elizabeth II, after a remarkable 70 years of service, saw the final seasons of her reign without her husband Philip to guide her. Meanwhile, newly ascended Charles seeks to define what his future as King, and that of his court, will be.<BR><BR> The question of who is entrusted to guide the royals has never been more vital, and yet the task those courtiers face has never been more challenging. With a cloud hanging over Prince Andrew as well as Harry and Meghan's departure from royal life, the complex relationship between modern courtiers and royal principals has been exposed to global scrutiny. As the new Prince and Princess of Wales, William and Kate - equipped with a very 21st century approach to press and public relations - now hold the responsibility of making an ancient institution relevant for the decades to come.<BR><BR> Courtiers reveals an ever-changing system of complex characters, shifting values and ideas over what the future of the institution should be. This is the story of how the monarchy really works, at a pivotal moment in its history.

I cortigiani ci affascinano, per ovvi motivi. Sono figure di potere, ma non regnano e non governano. Tramano nell'ombra, lavorano in silenzio, senza mai entrare in scena, senza mai farsi vedere. Abitano un mondo chiuso, impenetrabile ai comuni mortali, con regole strane e abiti bislacchi. Eppure sono la migliore garanzia del buon funzionamento della monarchia. Specie della monarchia più famosa e importante al mondo, quella inglese. Ma come funziona realmente il dietro le quinte della Corona? Chi sono le persone che, con la loro professionalità, garantiscono che i protocolli e le procedure vengano rispettate? Valentine Low è probabilmente il giornalista inglese che meglio conosce le dinamiche dei "Reali" e con questo libro racconta la lunga storia dei grandi servitori, dei grandi consiglieri, dei migliori confidenti di Sua Maestà la regina e della sua famiglia. Racconta anche le frizioni interne, le divergenze caratteriali e le fratture di quel mondo che sembra perfetto ma perfetto non è, e lo fa attraverso le storie, gli aneddoti, i retroscena di chi da sempre è incaricato di provvedere come un angelo custode alle persone più importanti e famose d'Inghilterra. "Cortigiani" è un libro che rivela moltissimi particolari inediti sulla Corona e sulla famiglia reale, dall'ascesa al trono di Elisabetta II fino ai nostri giorni, alle polemiche che riguardano Harry e Meghan, a Carlo come nuovo re, ai timori evidenti che agitano il presente e il futuro di questa amatissima istituzione. Das Urheberrecht an bibliographischen und produktbeschreibenden Daten und an den bereitgestellten Bildern liegt bei Informazioni Editoriali, I.E. S.r.l., oder beim Herausgeber oder demjenigen, der die Genehmigung erteilt hat. Alle Rechte vorbehalten. (lib)