{"product_id":"power-and-the-palace","title":"Power and the Palace","description":"\u003cp\u003eCovering 200 years of royal history from Queen Victoria to King Charles, and looking forward to the future reign of King William, Power and the Palace is the gossip-laden and highly revelatory account of the relationship between the sovereign and the prime minister - the real story behind The Crown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePower and the Palace lifts the lid on the mysterious power nexus at the heart of the British state: the secretive and little understood relationship between the monarchy and the government. In vivid, page-turning prose, Valentine Low takes us behind the scenes of the weekly audience to uncover the ever-changing dynamic between sovereign and prime minister - from the romance and flattery that bound Victoria and Benjamin Disraeli, to the personal and political gulf that separated Elizabeth II from Margaret Thatcher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe reveals how the monarchy has gradually ceded political power over the past two hundred years while behind closed doors fighting to keep its finances secure - ensuring the long-term survival of the institution. But it has not all been smooth sailing, and the book includes moments of dramatic tension when the relationship threatened to unravel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Headline Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47178261594269,"sku":"9781035418824","price":114.9,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0511\/7575\/1837\/files\/9781035418824_mph.jpg?v=1770968664","url":"https:\/\/mphonline.com\/products\/power-and-the-palace","provider":"MPHOnline.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}