Endgame
Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy's Fight for Survival
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · November 28, 2023
***The Instant New York Times Bestseller*** Endgame, the explosive book from longtime royal journalist Omid Scobie and author of the international blockbuster Finding Freedom, is a penetrating investigation into the current state of the British monarchy—an unpopular king, a power-hungry heir to the throne, a queen willing to go to dangerous lengths to preserve her image, and a prince forced to start a new life after being betrayed by his own family.
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- Who it’s for
- Omid Scobie examines a monarchy in turmoil, where old institutions meet pressure to change.
- Genres
- Royal Lives, Political Lives, 21st-Century Britain
- Published
- HarperCollins, November 28, 2023
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***The Instant New York Times Bestseller*** Endgame, the explosive book from longtime royal journalist Omid Scobie and author of the international blockbuster Finding Freedom, is a penetrating investigation into the current state of the British monarchy—an unpopular king, a power-hungry heir to the throne, a queen willing to go to dangerous lengths to preserve her image, and a prince forced to start a new life after being betrayed by his own family.
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Queen Elizabeth II’s death ruptured the already-fractured foundations of the House of Windsor—and dismantled the protective shield around it. With an institution long plagued by antiquated ideas around race, class and money, the monarchy and those who prop it up are now exposed and at odds with a rapidly modernizing world. Relying on his vast experience as a royal reporter and over a decade of conversations and interviews with current and former Palace staff, trusted friends of the royals and even the family members themselves, Scobie pulls back the curtain on an institution in turmoil to show what the monarchy must change in order to survive. This is the monarchy’s endgame. Do they have what it takes to save it?
Behind the Palace Walls
Omid Scobie examines a monarchy in turmoil, where old institutions meet pressure to change.
Come here for
- A close look at the British monarchy after Elizabeth II’s death
- The tensions between royal tradition and a modernizing world
Expect
- Royal reporting informed by conversations with palace staff, friends, and family members
- An investigation into race, class, money, and the monarchy’s future
Where it sits
| Royal Lives | 98% |
|---|---|
| 21st-Century Britain | 44% |
| Political Lives | 34% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Lives in History
- Political Lives
- Lives of the Rich & Famous
- Royal Lives
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- Personal Memoirs
- Activist Lives
- 21st-Century Britain
- Scottish History
- Authors
- Omid Scobie
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- November 28, 2023
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Lives in History