King Charles, Robert Jobson
King Charles, Robert Jobson
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King Charles
The Man, The Monarch, and The Future of Britain

Author: Robert Jobson

Narrator: Matthew Lloyd Davies

Unabridged: 9 hr 48 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 11/12/2019


Synopsis

An explosive and revealing new biography of Britain's future king by the journalist dubbed "the Godfather of royal reporting" by the Wall Street Journal.

Based on extensive fresh material and resources, Robert Jobson's biography provides a definitive insight into the extraordinary life of His Royal Highness Charles, Prince of Wales, as he approaches his seventieth birthday at a watershed moment in the history of the modern British monarchy.

Exploring well beyond the banal newspaper headlines that have caricatured Charles over the years, the book debunks the myths about the man who will be King, telling his full, true story; exploring his complex character, his profoundly held beliefs and deep thinking about religion—including Islam—politics, the armed services, monarchy, and the English constitution, providing an illuminating portrait of what kind of monarch Charles III will inevitably be.

Although this book is not an official biography, the Prince's office, Clarence House, has agreed to cooperate with the author, who has spent nearly thirty years chronicling the story of the House of Windsor as an author, journalist, and broadcaster.


About Robert Jobson

Robert Jobson has been dubbed "the Godfather of royal reporting" by the Wall Street Journal. He is the Royal Editor of the London Evening Standard, Australia's Channel 7 shows Sunrise and The Morning Show, and royal commentator for the ABC network's Good Morning America. In the UK he is a regular on BBC, ITV, and Sky News. A bestselling author and award-winning correspondent, he has been at the forefront of royal reporting for well over twenty-five years.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jill on January 20, 2020

As a long-time reader of royal biographies, I'm very familiar with the bios of the current royal family members being either "pro" or "anti". This is particularly true about biographies about Prince Charles and his late wife, Princess Diana. The authors make their biases known in what they write. An......more

Goodreads review by Fiona on November 28, 2018

Interesting but it sometimes feels a bit gushing and sycophantic which is off putting and also seemingly at odds with the man Jobson is describing.......more

Goodreads review by SundayAtDusk on January 21, 2020

Author Robert Jobson seems to be jumping the gun a bit here by choosing the title of the book that he chose. Charles is not king and may never be king, something that Charles himself even acknowledges in this book. Mr. Jobson does everything he can to show why Charles should be king, however, althou......more

Goodreads review by Carolyn on June 25, 2020

A good overview of The Prince of Wales's public engagements and overseas tours in recent years, views on a variety of subjects and growing responsibilities. The book is at its best when it discusses the "job share" monarchy and how Prince Charles has assumed more of the duties once undertaken by his......more