BOOKS THAT SHOCKED THE PALACE!

As news of a new royal biography gets everybody talking, we also take a look back at the eyebrowraising stories that came before it.

FINDING FREEDOM: HARRY AND MEGHAN AND THE MAKING OF A MODERN ROYAL FAMILY by Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand

The British journalists’ upcoming book already has tongues wagging, with the biography promising to set the record straight on one of the royal family’s most divisive and headline grabbing couples, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

DIANA: HER TRUE STORY – IN HER OWN WORDS by Andrew Morton

Upon Diana’s death, Andrew Morton updated his original book to include an 18,000-word transcript from tapes recorded by Diana. The new version provoked a firestorm of controversy in Britain, and Andrew was accused of commercially exploiting the princess’ death.

RELENTLESS PURSUIT: MY FIGHT FOR THE VICTIMS OF JEFFREY EPSTEIN by Bradley J Edwards

This explosive book put Prince Andrew under pressure to speak to the FBI after the author alleged the prince had invited accused paedophile Jeffrey Epstein to Windsor Castle in 2006 and even met his rumoured lover Ghislaine Maxwell.

THAT WOMAN: THE LIFE OF WALLIS SIMPSON, DUCHESS OF WINDSOR by Anne Sebba

The American duchess has never been a fan favourite, after Edward VIII fell in love with her, leading to him abdicating in 1936. This 2012 book shocked by suggesting that her raspy voice, square jaw and flat chest were signs she was born intersex.