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The Four Wives of Windsor
  • Published: 11 August 2026
  • ISBN: 9781529985283
  • Imprint: Century
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Pages: 352
  • RRP: $36.99

The Four Wives of Windsor

Rivalries, Influence and the Real Power Behind the Crown

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Tr. Paperback
11 Aug 2026
Hardback
13 Sept 2026
EBook
30 July 2026
Audiobook
30 July 2026
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The first joint biography of the women who have shaped - and shaken - the modern Royal Family.

Diana. Camilla. Catherine. Meghan.

Outsiders by birth, insiders by marriage. Four women united by their decision to enter the most famous family in the world, and by their place in the centre of its greatest upheavals.

From Diana’s emotional revolution to Camilla’s unlikely ascent, from Meghan’s dramatic break to Catherine’s quiet consolidation of power, these are the true stories of the women who have shaped – and shaken – the modern royal family.

Drawing on decades of experience as one of Britain’s most trusted royal correspondents, Simon Vigar takes readers behind palace walls to reveal the private tensions, public battles and shifting alliances that have shaped the House of Windsor.

Insightful, revealing and rich with untold detail this is the definitive story of the women who didn’t just marry into the Royal Family, but transformed it forever.
  • Published: 11 August 2026
  • ISBN: 9781529985283
  • Imprint: Century
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Pages: 352
  • RRP: $36.99

About the author

Simon Vigar

Simon Vigar is one of British television’s longest-serving Royal correspondents. Since joining 5 News at its launch in 1997, he has reported from the frontlines of Royal history - covering births, marriages, jubilees, and the State funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, to which he was one of few journalists invited. Simon has interviewed key members of the Royal Family, including Queen Camilla, Prince Harry, Prince Philip and Princess Anne, and has travelled extensively on Royal tours spanning from South Africa to Bhutan.
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Praise for The Four Wives of Windsor

"Sympathetic, perceptive and sharp, Vigar shines new light on four stories we thought we knew well. His analysis is essential reading for understanding how royal marriages shape the monarchy - for good or ill."

Valentine Low

'A compelling study of how outsiders Diana, Meghan, Catherine and Camilla, force the Royal Family to change.

Matt Wilkinson, Royal Editor, The Sun

Simon has breathed new life into the royal beat with this truly original concept. Full of insight and intrigue, this riveting royal read lays bare some of the rivalries and tensions at the heart of the modern monarchy.

Camilla Tominey