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The Rise and Fall of the House of York

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Von: Andrew Lownie
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THE SUNDAY TIMES #1 BESTSELLER

** NOW INCLUDING AN EXCLUSIVE BEHIND-THE-SCENES INTERVIEW WITH ANDREW LOWNIE**

‘This isn’t a book; it’s a case for revolution’ CAMILLA LONG, SUNDAY TIMES

‘A damning cannonball of truth through the York ramparts’ MAIL ON SUNDAY

‘Surely has a claim to the title of book of the year, for its seismic impact’ JANINE GIBSON, FINANCIAL TIMES

‘This book has changed the way its readers think. Possibly the most important book that touches on the British monarchy since the days of Thomas Payne’ WILL LLOYD

‘As represented in the book’s pages, the royal family, with its appendages and penumbra, can be seen as an impossible entity, toxic to those in it and attached to it, and subtly contaminating the rest of us.’ DAVID AARONOVICH

Drawing on four years of research, numerous FOI requests and interviews with over a hundred people who have never spoken out before, the book traces the lives of the late Queen’s second son and his ex-wife through their childhoods, courtship, marriage, divorce, careers, and royal and charitable activities.

Having still lived together until their departure from Royal Lodge in 2025, they claimed to be "the happiest divorced couple in the world". The book investigates the reality of their relationship and their love lives. It charts Andrew’s record in the Falklands, his business activities and reveals details of how the couple have been able financially to sustain their extravagant lifestyles. It also recounts the full story of their links with Jeffrey Epstein.

Chronicling their lives in parallel, the picture that emerges is of a spoilt former prince unable to connect and a former duchess pushed by her insecurities into a desperate need to maintain the attention her ‘royal’ status brought. Rigorously researched and packed full of revelations, this is eye-watering biography at its best.

‘This isn't just a royal biography. It's a study in reputational collapse and the danger of unchecked power inside Britain's most protected institution' THE STANDARD

‘A catalyst for Andrew’s de-princing’ THE TIMES

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‘The most damning royal takedown since Spare paints Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson as venal, grifting and obsessed by sex' OBSERVER
‘Those who think Andrew has been hounded by a vengeful mob, and that it’s all gone too far, should read Lownie’s book and then wonder why it didn’t go further and faster' JANICE TURNER, THE TIMES
‘This isn't just a royal biography. It's a study in reputational collapse and the danger of unchecked power inside Britain's most protected institution' THE STANDARD
‘Explosive … Makes Prince Harry’s Spare look positively restrained’ SUNDAY TIMES
‘The most devastating royal biography ever written’ DAILY MAIL
'Less a biographer than a mortician, he has delivered a 456-page obituary for the Duke and Duchess of York. It may also prove to be the first line of an obituary for the monarchy itself' NEW STATESMAN
'This searing biography of Prince Andrew crackles with scandals about sex and money on almost every page. The author's best-selling biographies have a habit of changing the reputation of famous figures… Although in the case of Entitled, he hasn't so much cemented Prince Andrew's reputation, as put it in concrete boots and thrown it in the river. It is hard to see how he might come back from this' BBC NEWS
‘Devastating … this is more than just a hit job on the duke. By examining Andrew’s taxpayer-funded role as the UK’s “special representative” for trade and investment, the author takes aim at an “Establishment cover-up”' THE TIMES
‘Indispensable’ THE NEW YORKER
'A jaw-dropping account of arrogance, financial incontinence, greed and, indeed, entitlement' DAILY EXPRESS
'In the latest devastating biography by Andrew Lownie, which – in any rational scheme of things – should surely drive the final nail into the woodwormed remnants of his reputation' THE INDEPENDENT
'Among the most lurid, marmalade-dropping outlandish books published about a senior royal’ SUNDAY TIMES
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The long anticipated book by the author of 'Traitor King' leaves much to the Imagination. He seems to be somewhat following the characterization of A and S as they were his previous royal subjects.
The book feels like a chronologycal collection of the Media coverage on these extremely greedy people. One being a sloppy fool born as a prince, and 'Fergie' (also dubbed as the 'Duchess of Pork'), who is so tasteless in every way, even constantly trying to Cash in on vulnerable children through many charities.
Only 10% of the approached 3000 people corresponded on this book and the writer himself admitted in an interview that he is still researching his 'royaltie's. So, technically the book is still 'unfinished'?
And there's the repeatedly mentioned few names in the Epstein-Saga, nothing really groundbreaking or new, it just feels overtly used.
I wonder if Mr. Lownie was not too Quick to the race this time?

swift to the race

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nüchterne und unaufgeregte Rechercheergebnisse über den Lebensweg und die mutmaßlichen Verfehlungen bzgl. Pr. Andrew und den Personen, mit denen er sich privat und beruflich umgeben hat

gut recherchiert und umfangreich

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Der Autor liest das Buch selbst. Das ist schade, weil er oft undeutlich spricht und das dem Verständnis nicht hilft. Ein Profi hätte zudem der Geschichte viel mehr Leben einhauchen können. Ich habe viel über die (ehemaligen) Yorks erfahren, aber die Unmengen an Zahlen, die vorgelesen werden sind in der Hörbuchversion schlecht fassbar und tendenziell eher langweilig. Die Begeisterung hält sich insgesamt in Grenzen.

Viele Zahlen im Spiel

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The book is narrated by the author, who is obviously not a professional. Although I find the story interesting, the flat and monotone narration makes it boring, lots of words are mumbled.

I don't recommend this audiobook, hardcover is probably much better read.

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