Books Written by the Royals - Book Review

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Princess Michael of Kent with her book,
Crowned in a Far Country
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Here is a list of books either authored or illustrated by a Royal. (We have not included books which: only had a forward or introduction written by the royal, are written in a foreign language, very obscure, etc.)

Architecture

• Prince Charles
• A Vision of Britain: A Personal View of Architecture (1989)

Art

• Prince Charles 
• HRH the Prince of Wales Watercolours (1991)
• Featuring art from Charles
• Princes As Patrons: The Art Collections of the Princes of Wales from the Renaissance to the Present Day (1998)
• Travels with the Prince: Paintings and Drawings Selected by H.R.H.the Prince of Wales (1998) 
• Featuring art from Charles
• Prince Andrew
• Photographs (1985)
• Featuring photographs from Andrew
• Duchess Sarah of York
• Moments: Reflections in Words and Pictures (2003)
• Featuring photographs from Sarah
• Antony Armstrong Jones, Earl of Snowdon
• Snowdon: A Life In View (2014)
• Featuring photographs from Anthony
• Various other books of Photographs
• More here

Biography/ Auto-biography

• Princess Michael of Kent 
• Crowned in a Far Country: Portraits of Eight Royal Brides (1986)
• The 8 brides would become:
• Empress Catherine the Great of Russia 
• Queen Marie Antoinette of France
• Queen Maria Caroline of Naples & the Two Sicilies
• Empress Leopoldina of Brazil
• Empress Eugenie of France 
• Empress Vicky of Prussia 
• Queen Alexandra of England 
• Empress Marie Feodorovna of Russia 
• Cupid and the King: Five Royal Paramours (1991)
• The 5 mistresses:
• Nell Gwyn
• Madame de Pompadour
• Marie Walewska
• Lola Montez
• Lillie Langtry 
• The Serpent and The Moon: Two Rivals for the Love of a Renaissance King
• On the love triangle between King Henri II of France, his wife Catherine de Medici, and his mistress, Diane de Poitiers 
• A Cheetah’s Tale (2017)
• Auto-biography
• Duchess Sarah of York
• Victoria and Albert: A Family Life at Osborne House (1991)
• Travels with Queen Victoria (1993)
• My Story (1996)
• Auto-biography
• Finding Sarah: A Duchess's Journey to Find Herself (2011)
• Auto-biography
• Queen Noor of Jordan
• Leap of Faith: Memoirs of an Unexpected Life (2003)
• Auto-biography
• Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan
• The Thames and I: A Memoir of Two Years at Oxford (1993 Japanese Edition, 2006 English Translation, 2019 Reprinted)
• Memoir about time at Oxford University 

Children's

• Prince Charles
• The Old Man of Lochnagar (1980)
• Duchess Sarah of York 
• Budgie, the Little Helicopter (1989-1996)
• Book & Television Series
• Little Red (2003-2009)
• Book Series
• Tea for Ruby (2008)
• Helping Hand (2007-2011)
• Book Series
• Ballerina Rosie (2012)
• Princess Martha Louise of Norway 
• Why Kings and Queens Don't Wear Crowns (2004)
• Queen Rania of Jordan 
• The Sandwich Swap (2010)

Climate Change/ Conservation (Earth/ Animals)

• Prince Charles 
• Harmony: A New Way of Looking at Our World (2010)
• Climate Change (2017)
• As part of The Ladybird Expert Series
• Prince Philip 
• Wildlife Crisis (1970)

Horses

• Prince Philip
• Competition Carriage Driving (1994)
• Driving and Judging Dressage (1996)
• 30 Years On, and Off, the Box Seat (2005)
• On carriage driving

Gardening

• Prince Charles
• Highgrove: An Experiment in Organic Gardening and Farming (1993)
• Highgrove: A Garden Celebrated (2001)
• The Garden at Highgrove (2012)

Middle-grade Novels

• Duchess Sarah of York
• The Royal Switch (1996)
• Bright Lights (1996)
• Sequel to The Royal Switch

Novels

• Princess Michael of Kent
• The Anjou Trilogy
• The Queen of Four Kingdoms (2013)
• Agnès Sorel: Mistress of Beauty (2014)
• Quicksilver (2015)

Religion 

• Prince Philip 
• A Windsor Correspondence between Prince Philip & Reverand Michael Mann (1984)
• Survival or Extinction: A Christian Attitude to the Environment (1989)

Self-Help

• Duchess Sarah
• With Weight Watchers
• Dieting With The Duchess: Secrets and Sensible Advice for a Great Body (1998)
• Dining with The Duchess: Making Everyday Meals a Special Occasion (1999)
• Win the Weight Game: Successful Strategies for Living Well (2000)
• Reinventing Yourself with the Duchess of York: Inspiring Stories and Strategies for Changing Your Weight and Your Life (2001)
• Energy Breakthrough: Jump-start Your Weight Loss and Feel Great (2002)
• What I Know Now: Simple Lessons Learned the Hard Way (2003)

Other 

• Prince Philip
• Men, Machines and Sacred Cows (1984) 
• a collection of essays, lectures, and speeches on science, technology and design.
• David Linley (Now Earl of Snowdon)
• Various books on Furniture 
• Prince Henrik of Denmark 
• Fit for a Royal Dane: Gastronomic Views and Recipes of Prince Henrik (2002)

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