Book description
Sarah Goodall spent 12 years working for Prince Charles as a Lady
Clerk from 1988 to 2000 - the period during which his marriage to the
Princess of Wales broke down amid a frenzy of media attention.
Her experiences of life behind the scenes of the Royal Establishment
have inspired this hilarious story of a naive and rather
accident-prone young woman whose dreams all came true when she was
given the opportunity to work for the heir to the throne.
Sarah gets herself into numerous compromising situations, both at
work and in her personal life, but she manages to establish a good
rapport with her Royal employer. When the fairy tale comes crashing to
an end, however, not even a final dramatic encounter with Prince
Charles can save her from the axe.
The Palace Diaries is an entertaining romp of a read that
will delight and intrigue in equal measure.
Sarah Goodall was born in 1964. In 1988, she was employed as a
Lady Clerk at St James's Palace and received her mvo in 1999. She left
the Palace in December 2000 and now works as a freelance secretary.
Nicholas Monson was born in 1955. Author of The Nouveaux Pauvres,
he has written for Tatler and Harpers & Queen,
and most British newspapers, including the Sunday Telegraph and
the Daily Mail. He lives in London.
