In the Shadow of the Crown

The Counterfeit Court: Royal Fictional Satire

von Anthea Thomas

224 Seiten, Taschenbuch

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In the Shadow of the Crown: The Counterfeit Court takes readers behind the polished veneer of ancient palaces and glittering flashbulbs, into a ruthless game of ambition, image and calculated survival.When a fading American television actress sets her sights on a vulnerable, media-weary prince, a calculated campaign of modern manipulation begins. Between secret rendezvous at Soho House in London, tightly managed palace audiences and a relentless war of public narratives, the lines between authentic affection and calculated staging blur beyond recognition. As long-buried secrets, strategic leaks and institutional defences snap into place, both the Crown and the couple are pushed towards an explosive fracture.From glittering global deals to mounting legal debts, the narrative follows their self-imposed exile and attempted return as private citizens, where grand demands for taxpayer-funded security and royal protection collide with ordinary school runs, irritated local residents and the King's settled constitutional boundaries. A privately financed relocation to the Cotswolds becomes the final stage of Sutton's attempt to convert proximity to the Crown into permanent entitlement, until everyday life exposes the gap between the status she demands and the reality she cannot escape.A sharp, satirical dive into celebrity, royalty and the price of a global spotlight, this novel asks: when an entire life is engineered for public consumption, what remains when the Crown finally closes the door?

• ISBN: 9798174032897
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 13.09.2026
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp