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Who is King Charles III?
Catherine Mayer has thoroughly revised her well-researched biography and added several chapters.
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These are challenging times that the British royal family is going through.
On February 5th, Buckingham Palace announced that King Charles III.
(75) was diagnosed with cancer during prostate surgery.
It was emphasized that it was not prostate cancer, but the exact type of cancer Charles was suffering from had not yet been officially released.
According to Buckingham Palace, treatment has already begun, according to 24royal.de.
But who is King Charles III?
A biography sheds personal light on the man at Camilla's side.
Chaterine Mayer “Charles III.
– With the heart of a king”: That’s what the book is about
Concern for Charles: The British King Charles III.
is sick with cancer!
Catherine Mayer has revised her biography.
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The renowned writer and journalist Catherine Mayer, who has dealt intensively with the British royal family for many years, presents King Charles in a completely different light in her latest biography.
She shows him as a complex personality, driven by his passions and his past and pursuing a clear philosophy of active action.
Mayer, who had direct access to King Charles III.
and his closest environment, her work is based on a large number of interviews.
She spoke to close friends, companions, co-workers and of course himself.
The Hidden Sides of King Charles: An In-Depth Biography by Catherine Mayer
The work makes it clear that King Charles III.
According to
stern.de
, a complex personality is often insecure, shaped by a strange upbringing, strict but also gentle, influential and yet sensitive.
Even during his time as prince, Charles was much more than just the future monarch on call.
It also becomes clear that life in the royal family is not always idyllic.
The burden of royalty is not an easy one and even a monarch goes through ups and downs - after all, he is only human, according to the magazine.
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The result is a book that shows on every page: Even as a prince, Charles was much more than just the future king waiting to ascend to the throne.
This revolutionary biography sheds a whole new light on him and his diverse passions.
What makes the book special: Catherine Mayer knows her craft and has accompanied Charles at events and trips for years.
Nevertheless, the book is not authorized by the palace, as Catherine Mayer
reveals in an interview with the
Süddeutsche Zeitung .
Nevertheless, it is an extremely well-researched book, it goes on to say.
That's all you need to take a look behind the person of King Charles III.
to throw.
Chaterine Mayer “Charles III.
– With the heart of a king”
Updated and expanded edition
Translated by Andreas Gressmann, Sabine Lohmann, Christa Prummer-Lehmair, Barbara Steckhan
2023 Heyne, ISBN-13 978-3-453-60648-7
Price: Paperback €16, 576 pages
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