Can you recommend a book on the subject of the British royal family?

Question

How they operate, how they are connected to the government, etc.?

Answer 1

Royals by Kitty Kelly for fun.

PBS used to offer a DVD Royal Family. It was about 5 hours long, included allot of history.

HamiltonBooks.com carries some good books at fairly reasonable prices.

Answer 2

Yes, the antichrist and a cup of tea by tim cohen..Excellent information. Go to prophesyhouse.com

Answer 3

Go to this website.  It has much more than what I've listed here.

http://www.royalty.nu/Europe/England/Win...

Books About the British Royal Family

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The Royal Family

The Firm: The Troubled Life of the House of Windsor by Penny Junor. This book promises an in-depth look at how the royal family really operates and how they behave behind closed doors.

The Women of Windsor: Their Power, Privilege & Passions by Catherine Whitney. Examines the lives of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, the Queen Mother, Princess Margaret, and Princess Anne.

Wives of the Kings of England: From Hanover to Windsor by Mark Hichens. Discusses Queen Alexandra, Queen Mary, the Duchess of Windsor, the Queen Mother, and others.

The British Monarchy for Dummies by Philip Wilkinson. Explains the origins of the monarchy, how it works, what the royals do all day, and more.

The House of Windsor by Andrew Roberts, edited by Antonia Fraser. The history of the royal family, including the death of Princess Diana and that tragedy's aftermath.

On Royalty: A Very Polite Inquiry Into Some Strangely Related Families by Jeremy Paxman. With a mixture of popular history, direct reportage, and funny anecdotes, the author examines how the role of Britain's head of state has changed over the years.

The Decline and Fall of the House of Windsor by Donald Spoto. Excellent introduction to the personalities and events that shaped the Windsor dynasty, from the days of Queen Victoria to the 1990s. Despite the title, the author is not unsympathetic to his subjects. Out of print, but available from Alibris.

The Royal Scrapbook by Robert Opie. Over 1,000 images illustrating more than 100 years of royal events, beginning with Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee and ending with Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee.

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