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Table of Contents
FRONT COVER IMAGE
WELCOME
DEDICATION
EPIGRAPH
PHOTO INSERT
AUTHOR’S NOTE
THE ROYAL HOUSE OF WINDSOR
CHAPTER ONE
CHAPTER TWO
CHAPTER THREE
CHAPTER FOUR
CHAPTER FIVE
CHAPTER SIX
CHAPTER SEVEN
CHAPTER EIGHT
CHAPTER NINE
CHAPTER TEN
CHAPTER ELEVEN
CHAPTER TWELVE
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
CHAPTER NINETEEN
CHAPTER TWENTY
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
EPILOGUE
AFTERWORD
CHAPTER NOTES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
ALSO BY KITTY KELLEY
A CORONATION FOR THE ROYALS!
COPYRIGHT
KITTY KELLEY is an internationally acclaimed writer whose last book, Nancy Reagan: The Unauthorized Biography, sold faster than any biography in publishing history. Before that her book about Frank Sinatra, His Way, set another publishing record as the biggest-selling biography. Jackie Oh! and Elizabetha Taylor: The Last Star were also internetional bestsellers. Kelly, who has been honored by her peers, received the 1987 Outstanding Author Award from the American Society of Journalists and Authors “for her courageous writing on popular culture.” She also received the Philip M. Stern Award form Washington Independent Writers for “her outstanding service to writers and the writing profession,” as well as the Medal of Merit from the Lotos Club of New York City. In 1993, Brandeis University National Women’s Committee established a major book collection in her honor. She lives in Washington, D.C. with her husband.
ALSO BY KITTY KELLEY
Nancy Reagan: The Unauthorized Biography
His Way: The Unauthorized Biography of Frank Sinatra
Elizabeth Taylor: The Last Star
Jackie Oh!
OPRAH: A Biography
A Coronation for
THE ROYALS!
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—Washington Post Book World
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