Brothers and Wives: Inside the Private Lives of William, Kate, Harry, and Meghan Audiobook

This follow-up to the bestseller Diana’s Boys explores the last twenty years in the lives of Princes William and Harry and the evolution of their relationship as adults.

Diana’s Boys revealed the iron-strong bond between the teenaged princes, and how it strengthened even more in the wake of their mother’s tragic death. Now, twenty years later, Queen Elizabeth II is in her mid-nineties, Prince Charles is in his seventies, and all eyes are turned increasingly toward William and Harry again. Andersen picks up where he left off, covering everything that has happened to the brothers as they have grown up, gotten married to two remarkable women, and had children—all while facing continual waves of controversy and questions about the ways their relationship has shifted.

Andersen examines how the Queen’s behind-the-scenes maneuvering to mold her grandsons in the Windsor image after Diana’s death, and her expectations of William as the future king, played out. He questions whether the brothers’ famously close relationship can survive Harry’s departure from the Royal Family—the first time this has happened since their great-great-uncle King Edward abdicated the throne to marry a divorcée.

He delves into the impact sisters-in-law Kate and Meghan have had on each other as well as on their princes and how marriage and fatherhood have changed the brothers and in some ways also driven a wedge between them. Andersen also looks with an honest eye at how the princes and their wives have been continuously buffeted by scandal—including headline-making allegations of bullying, racism, betrayal, and emotional abuse that pushed more than one royal to the brink of self-destruction.

Based on in-depth research and with his “fascinating and insightful” (Christian Science Monitor) writing, Christopher Andersen leaves no stone unturned in this intimate and riveting look into the private lives of the world’s most famous princes.

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“Twenty years after Diana's Boys, celeb biographer Andersen follows up on William and Harry at a time when tensions prevail between them, controversy stalks the royals, and Queen Elizabeth II nears the end of her reign. Andersen homes in on the queen's influence, particularly regarding William; the impact of marriage and fatherhood on both brothers; and Harry's departure from the royal family.”

— Library Journal